NEW YORK (AP) - Amare Stoudemire (ah-MAR'-ay STOO'-duh-my-ur) isheading to the New York Knicks, and both sides are hoping he's notcoming alone. The Knicks say they intend to sign Stoudemire to acontract later this week that could be worth $100 million over fiveyears and the former Phoenix center says he's working on recruitingfellow free agents LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to New York withhim.
UNDATED (AP) - If either LeBron James or Dwyane Wade knows wherethey will be playing in the NBA next season, they weren't talkingyesterday. James was at a camp in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, wasWade was meeting with the owner of the Miami Heat, which seemedprepared to offer the free-agent guard some $127 million to stay insouth Florida the next six seasons.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - At just about the halfway point of thebaseball season, Roy Halladay is halfway to being a 20-game winner.The Philadelphia fireballer tossed a five-hitter, needing just 93pitches to hurl the Phillies to a 3-1 win over Atlanta last night.
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox have won 19 of their last24 to climb within one game of the American League Central leadbehind Detroit and Minnesota. Carlos Quentin hit two home runs andGavin Floyd pitched seven solid innings to lead the White Sox' 9-2win over the Los Angeles Angels.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Uruguay plays Netherlands todayin a World Cup semifinal (2:30 p.m. start Eastern time) with thewinner advancing to Sunday's championship. Tomorrow, Spain takes onGermany in the other semifinal.
