Rookie Jaime Garcia beat the Reds for the fourth time, halting the St. Louis Cardinals' five-game losing streak and ending Cincinnati's four-game run in a 3-2 victory on Friday night.
Body of Arum’s son found in CascadesNBCSports 09/04/10 12:45 AMSearchers spotted the body of the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum on a rugged Washington state mountainside Friday afternoon, five days after they began looking for him in North Cascades National Park, authorities said.
UF turns to Brantley as post-Tebow era beginsNBCSports 09/04/10 12:24 AMNo. 4 Florida gets its first chance to respond to looming questions Saturday against Miami of Ohio. First and foremost: Will quarterback John Brantley emerge from Tim Tebow's shadow?
Dumervil confirms his season is overNBCSports 09/04/10 12:20 AMElvis Dumervil, the NFL's leading top sacker, says he won't play at all this season.
LenDale White out for seasonNBCSports 09/04/10 12:15 AMA person familiar with the injury tells The Associated Press that Denver Broncos tailback LenDale White has a ruptured Achilles' tendon and is out for the season.
Venus sparkles to reach fourth round at OpenNBCSports 09/04/10 12:09 AMHer play sparkling as much as her sequined dress, Venus Williams easily eliminated 185th-ranked qualifier Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-1 on Friday night at the U.S. Open.
Woods struggles, may fall from playoffs (AP)Yahoo! Sports 09/04/10 12:07 AMTiger Woods was expecting the worst at the Deutsche Bank Championship, and that's what he got. Only it was from his game, not from Hurricane Earl. Even after the late starters on the TPC Boston came in from occasional bursts of rain -- none of them able to catch Zach Johnson and Jason Day atop the leaderboard at 8-under 63 -- they realized they got off the course in reasonable shape.
The New York Giants acquired quarterback Sage Rosenfels and running back Darius Reynaud from the Minnesota Vikings on Friday for undisclosed draft picks.
AP source: Investigators subpoena UNC's AustinNBCSports 09/04/10 12:48 AMInvestigators from the North Carolina Secretary of State's office have subpoenaed Tar Heels defensive tackle Marvin Austin, a person familiar with the situation said Friday.
Cowboys send Crayton to San Diego, McQuistan to MiamiNBCSports 09/04/10 12:34 AMPatrick Crayton wanted out the minute the Dallas Cowboys drafted Dez Bryant. He finally got his wish Friday, and it might've been worth the wait.
Manny blames himself for sour ending in BostonNBCSports 09/04/10 12:20 AMWhite Sox slugger Manny Ramirez took the blame Friday for his rocky departure from Boston and said he would have joined the Red Sox if they had claimed him when he was placed on waivers this month.
Garza wins 14th as Rays defeat Orioles 4-1NBCSports 09/04/10 12:17 AMMatt Garza pitched into the sixth inning to earn his 14th win, Carl Crawford had three hits and an RBI, and the Tampa Bay Rays cruised to a 4-1 victory over Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
Nadal overcomes great shot to advance at OpenNBCSports 09/04/10 12:08 AMEven Rafael Nadal felt compelled to applaud when his second-round opponent at the U.S. Open hit a spectacular, full-sprint winner. The shot put Denis Istomin within two points of tying the match at a set apiece, but he couldn't close the deal and lost to the top-seeded Spaniard 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5 Friday night.
Rockies send Padres to 8th straight lossNBCSports 09/04/10 12:05 AMJason Giambi and Troy Tulowitzki each hit a two-run home run to ruin left-hander Cory Luebke's big league debut and hand the reeling NL West-leading San Diego Padres their season-high eighth straight loss, 4-3 on Friday night.
Morgan gets 8 games for Nats-Marlins brawlNBCSports 09/04/10 12:05 AMNyjer Morgan's wild week has landed him an eight-game suspension, one of nine punishments handed out Friday by Major League Baseball following a brawl between Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins.