ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Texas Rangers' second-longest winning
streak in team history is over at 12 games. Howie Kendrick drove in
four runs and the L.A. Angels erupted with six runs in the sixth
inning to beat the AL West-leading Rangers 9-8 last night.
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League
Baseball squared off in a Delaware bankruptcy court yesterday as
the iconic franchise sought court approval of a $150 million
financing arrangement that MLB is challenging with a financing
offer of its own. The judge hearing the case said he would try and
issue a rule by today.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The NFL labor picture continues to play out in
the hands of lawyers for both sides. The players didn't vote
Wednesday on a full proposal to settle the league's labor dispute,
citing several outstanding issues, although there was agreement
among the 32 team player reps on what items needed to be resolved.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods has fired caddie Steve
Williams, saying "it's time for a change." Woods and Williams
were together for 12 years and some 250 tournaments, a
player-caddie relationship that produced 72 wins, 13 majors and a
friendship so strong that each served in the other's wedding.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Serena Williams is using her special
injury-protected No. 1 ranking to get into the U.S. Open field. She
is ranked 172nd this week, and only the top 105 players have been
granted direct entry into the field for next month's major
championship, but the Open is making an exception for Williams.
