WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head.
WIMBLEDON, England — Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia won their second straight Wimbledon men's doubles title Saturday, beating top-seeded American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3.
NEW YORK — Yankees catcher Jorge Posada returned to the starting lineup Saturday after sitting out with a sore left thumb.
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Rafa Echenique of Argentina held onto his lead at the French Open on Saturday, shooting a 1-under 70 for a one-stroke advantage over Martin Kaymer of Germany after the third round.
WIMBLEDON, England — A year ago, plenty of people were feeling sorry for Roger Federer.
They were sending him letters with good wishes or — believe it or not — tennis tips.
WIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely and even lets her pick which bedroom she wants when they're on the road.
SAN DIEGO — Manny Ramirez is back in the big leagues, looking like a guy who missed 50 games. Returning from his suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, the Los Angeles slugger barely hit the ball out of the infield in the Dodgers' 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
LOS ANGELES — Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season.
NEW YORK — Roger Clemens' lawyer says the pitcher was not among the more than 100 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.
TORONTO — Free agent Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — High Desert's James McOwen has extended his hitting streak to 40 games with a single in the ninth inning of a 6-4 loss at Rancho Cucamonga.
SAN DIEGO — It looks like Padres manager Bud Black is going to get a contract extension.
Despite having an overall losing record in three seasons, Black apparently has done enough to impress new CEO Jeff Moorad, the head of an ownership group that has acquired 35 percent of the team from John Moores.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Clint Bowyer's first victory of the season gave Richard Childress Racing a much-needed boost.
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria is hoping to strike a deal that would allow the Balkan country to host a Formula One grand prix in 2011.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't know when he'll end his winless streak, or how long it will take to turn around his horrendous season.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tony Stewart will start from a familiar spot Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — A year ago, Ryan Hunter-Reay left Watkins Glen International brimming with confidence after a surprising IndyCar victory.