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Brett Favre held up his new green jersey Thursday evening and said he's ready to get to work. The star quarterback joined the New York Jets before their exhibition game in Cleveland, hours after he was traded by the Green Bay Packers. "The last 24 hours have been crazy," he said. Favre said he never thought he would become a Jet, but said he's excited to play for New York.
Oakland Hills grudgingly gave up low scores in the opening round of the 90th PGA Championship on Thursday. "The Monster," as Ben Hogan called the long and difficult course, also refused to let anyone pull away. Retief Goosen, a player with a game built for difficult layouts, birdied three of the first four holes but bogeys on Nos.
Morgan Hamm's eyes were red, his voice shaky. The bone spurs digging into his left leg made it impossible for him to tumble, and giving up his spot on the U.S. men's gymnastics team was the right thing to do -- the only thing to do. That didn't make it hurt any less. Hamm withdrew Thursday, two days before competition begins.
Clayton Kershaw went right after St. Louis Cardinals hitters who had put up 15 runs the previous two games. It turned out to be the perfect game plan. The 20-year-old rookie worked seven dominant innings and Manny Ramirez homered for the fourth time in six games with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who averted a three-game sweep in a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals and 13-game winner Kyle Lohse on Thursday.
Cito Gaston will return as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays next year. "Cito's definitely going to be back," general manager J.P. Ricciardi said Thursday. "He's done a good job. We're six games over .500 since he took over. We've got a long way to go offensively, but he's really laid the groundwork for some of the right stuff offensively.
The wall of gray haze around the National Stadium and across the city cut visibility down to a mile. On the eve of opening ceremonies, Beijing's polluted air took center stage Thursday as the most visibly pressing problem for Olympic organizers who had promised to clean up the Chinese capital. Despite China's enormous attempts to improve the air quality in the run-up to the Summer Games, the...
David Wright and Johan Santana were feeling a bit numb, for different reasons. Wright hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning after the Mets' bullpen blew another late lead for Johan Santana, lifting New York over the San Diego Padres 5-3 Thursday. Mets players tumbled out of the dugout to pile on Wright following the first game-ending homer of his major league career.
Stuart Holden ended the United States' three-game scoring drought with a goal in the second half, giving the Americans a 1-0 victory over Japan on Thursday in the Olympic opener for both. The Scottish-born Holden struck a loose ball at the top of the penalty area that Japanese goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa was able to slow, but couldn't keep from trickling over the line in the 47th minute.
Chris Volstad treated a playoff-type atmosphere like just another start in the Southern League. Volstad tossed six sharp innings and combined with four relievers on a four-hitter, leading the Florida Marlins to a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. The Marlins, who have the smallest payroll in the majors, took two of three from the NL East-leading Phillies to move within 1 1/2 games...
President Bush's Olympic odyssey started with a game of political one-upmanship Thursday, as his blunt critique of the host country prompted China to warn the U.S. president to stop meddling in its business. The dustup over human rights unfolded just as Bush arrived in Beijing with hopes that the summer games would be all he has ever expected from them: a spirited sporting event devoid of politics.
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