By MIKE FITZPATRICK 2010-09-03T18:41:02Z NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez and longtime agent Scott Boras have split…. See the rest here: A-Rod confirms split with agent Scott Boras  Read More →

By BARRY WILNER 2010-09-03T18:37:55Z NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger’s suspension has been cut from six games to four by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ star quarterback met with Goodell early Friday and was told he could return on Oct. More here: Roethlisberger’s suspension reduced to 4 games  Read More →

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kim Clijsters erased an early first-set deficit and put her hopes of defending her U.S. Open title back on track with a 6-3 6-0 win against Petra Kvitova on Friday that secured the Belgian a spot in the fourth round. Read the original: Defending U.S. champion Clijsters overwhelms Kvitova  Read More →

By STEPHEN WILSON 2010-09-03T18:26:19Z LONDON (AP) — Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hails as a major breakthrough in fighting the next round of cheating in sports…. Read the rest here: WADA reports breakthrough in gene doping tests  Read More →

By GREG RISLING 2010-09-03T18:22:24Z LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank McCourt, who is battling his estranged wife for ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers, testified Friday that he took out a $60 million loan on land around the team stadium to help her pay off debt on her palatial homes…. See original here: McCourt says he took out Dodger loan to help wife  Read More →

By 2010-09-03T17:58:20Z NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan has received an eight-game suspension stemming his part in a brawl during a game against the Florida Marlins…. View post: Morgan gets 8 games for Nats-Marlins brawl  Read More →

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Washington Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan has been handed an eight-game ban and an undisclosed fine by Major League Baseball after a series of incidents, including a brawl in Wednesday’s game at the Florida Marlins. Read more: Morgan and Volstad suspended after brawl  Read More →

ORIHUELA, Spain (Reuters) – Italian Alessandro Petacchi put his legal problems to one side to roar to a landmark 20th stage victory in the Tour of Spain on Friday. Original post: Petacchi shrugs off legal problems to claim landmark win  Read More →

By MIKE FITZPATRICK 2010-09-03T17:12:18Z NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez and longtime agent Scott Boras have split…. See the rest here: A-Rod confirms that he and agent Boras have split  Read More →

By RACHEL COHEN 2010-09-03T17:09:55Z NEW YORK (AP) — Samantha Stosur defeated Sara Errani, Elena Dementieva eliminated Daniela Hantuchova – and both beat Hurricane Earl with quick victories Friday at the U.S. Open… More here: US Open play gets going with eyes on hurricane  Read More →