Obama's Pot-Smoking Detailed
Bristol Palin: I Made A Mistake
Rondo leads Celtics to 85-75 Game 7 win over 76ers
BOSTON (AP) — To Doug Collins, Boston's Big Three is already a memory. "I don't look at them as the Big Three. I look at them as the Championship Four," the Philadelphia coach said. "Because if you're going to leave Rondo out, you're making a huge mistake."
Pujols, Callaspo homer and Angels top Mariners 5-3
SEATTLE (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a home run in his third straight game and pinch hitter Alberto Callaspo came through with a grand slam in the sixth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Callaspo's slam came against Mariners starter Felix Hernandez (4-4) and was the first pinch grand slam for the Angels since Shane Halter hit one against Tampa Bay in 2004.
Hamilton homers in 13th, lifts Texas to win
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto had taken a 7-5 lead in the top half, but Elvis Andrus doubled in a run off Ryota Igarashi to start the comeback. Hamilton's third game-ending homer came off Jason Frasor (0-1) and was his 20th home run of the year.
Parents' dilemma: Let children play football?
Already uneasy about the idea of letting her 7-year-old son Jason start playing tackle football, Elizabeth Giancarli made up her mind when former NFL star Junior Seau committed suicide. While many of her son's friends are moving on to tackle, he'll be playing another year of flag football.
Indy 500 wide open as Penske tries to go 5-0
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marco Andretti knows how much heartache his family has suffered at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He needs no reminders that IndyCar could use an American superstar, and with his famous last name, he is quite aware of the hope that maybe he can be the one to elevate this attention-starved series. None of that matters to Andretti as he heads into the Indianapolis 500.
Djokovic bids for 4th consecutive Grand Slam title
PARIS (AP) — As daylight disappeared and wind whipped loose dirt around the court, Novak Djokovic watched one last ace fly off Roger Federer's racket and end their thrill-a-minute semifinal at the 2011 French Open. It's been nearly a year since that evening, and Djokovic hasn't lost a Grand Slam match since.
Dos Santos stops Mir, keeps UFC heavyweight title
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Junior Dos Santos flattened Frank Mir with a huge right hand and finished him on the ground at 3:04 of the second round Saturday night, emphatically defending his heavyweight title at UFC 146 on Saturday night. Dos Santos (15-1) picked apart the two-time ex-champion with superior boxing throughout the fight, eventually stunning Mir before finishing him with one last blow to the head. Dos Santos then wrapped himself in the Brazilian flag while celebrating his first title defense since taking the belt from Cain Velasquez last fall.
They meet again: Heat-Celtics in East finals
MIAMI (AP) — It's a rematch: Miami and Boston will meet in the playoffs again, this time with a spot in the NBA finals at stake. Boston's 85-75 win in Game 7 over Philadelphia on Saturday night earned the Celtics a trip to Miami, where the reigning East champion Heat will host Game 1 of this year's conference title series Monday night.
James, Heat start tuning for East finals
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James shook a few hands, slapped a few fives, gave a few hugs. That was the extent of his celebrating after the Miami Heat ousted the Indiana Pacers.
Column: Time to do away with sports betting stigma
Hard to fault New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for following the time-honored tradition of politicians everywhere: When in doubt, give the people what they want. Turns out what they really want in the Garden State is to be able to bet 100 bucks on the Jets in the sports book at the Meadowlands race track before strolling over to the stadium for the Sept. 9 home opener against Buffalo.
