NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds, hoping to become the single-season home run record holder, was named Thursday as the National League Player of th
DETROIT, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Todd Jones squandered a three-run lead for Joe Mays Thursday, but the Minnesota Twins rallied for two runs in the ninth against Detroit closer Matt Anderson and
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Soccer's world governing body (FIFA) announced Thursday the European Group 7 World Cup qualifying match scheduled for Sunday between Israel and Austria had been
COLOGNE, Germany, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Swede Henrik Nystrom and England's Greg Owen, who enhanced his reputation by briefly leading the British Open in July, shared the lead Thursday after the first
MIAMI, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Brad Penny allowed one run in six innings and Derrek Lee had a bases-clearing double to highlight a four-run first inning Thursday as the Florida Marlins cruise
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Former boxing champion Roberto Duran suffered internal injuries after the car in which he was riding crashed on a Buenos Aires highway Wednesday night.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Ichiro Suzuki set the American League record for singles and his team moved closer to the single-season mark for wins as Bret Boone's RBI single snapped an eigh
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The National Football League fined Cleveland Browns rookie defensive tackle Gerard Warren $35,000 Thursday for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Jacksonville Jaguars
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Moses Malone, one of the NBA's 50 greatest players, and legendary college coaches Mike Krzyzewski and John Chaney will be enshrined into the Naismith Memorial B
KAHUKU, Hawaii, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The Turtle Bay Seniors Championship on Friday begins the "Aloha Season" on the PGA Tour, an official marketing relationship between the Tour and the state of Ha
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- On a night when San Diego's Rickey Henderson tied Ty Cobb's 78-year-old record for runs scored, the Los Angeles Dodgers made a habit of crossing the plate Wedne
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Ichiro Suzuki set the American League record for singles and his team moved closer to the single-season mark for wins as Bret Boone's RBI single snapped an eigh
PHOENIX, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Curt Schilling became the first 22-game winner in the major leagues and Craig Counsell had a two-run double Wednesday night as the Arizona Diamondbacks continue
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Roman Turek made a spectacular debut Wednesday night, carrying the Calgary Flames to a season-opening 1-0 blanking of the Edmonton Oilers behind a third-period
HOUSTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Barry Bonds again failed to homer Wednesday night, but he walked three times and scored three runs as the San Francisco Giants pulled within three games of the
BALTIMORE, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- On a night when Tim Raines Jr. became just the second son to play with his father in a major league game, it was the performance of Felipe Lopez that rallied th
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The St. Louis Cardinals' six-game winning streak came to an end Wednesday night as Richie Sexson homered twice and Jose Hernandez contributed his career-best 25
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Rickey Henderson has made his living with his legs and on Wednesday night they carried him into the baseball history book once again.
DENVER, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Vaclav Nedorost scored a goal and set up another in the second period of his NHL debut and Patrick Roy stopped 32 shots Wednesday night as the Colorado Avalanch
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Cleveland rookie C.C. Sabathia allowed two hits in five scoreless innings and Marty Cordova tripled and homered Wednesday night to carry the Indians past the Ka
