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Daisuke Matsuzaka was convincing on the mound and Manny Ramirez went 1-for-3, extending his hit streak to 11 games, as the Boston Red Sox staved off a late rally to edge the Seattle Mariners, 4-2, in the middle contest of a three-game set.

L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France Once again, Cadel Evans needs to make up time on a Spanish rider if he wants to win the Tour de France. Runner-up last year to Alberto Contador, the Australian is now chasing Carlos Sastre.

Brandon Flowers will be with the Chiefs today when they leave for training camp. Glenn Dorsey and Branden Albert may not be.

C hiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson doesn’t even like to hear the word “rebuilding.”

PHOENIX Reed Johnson had three hits, including a grand slam in the eighth, and the Chicago Cubs routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Wednesday night.

Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia topped Vania King of the Unites States, while another American, Bethanie Mattek, stunned 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the East West Bank Classic Wednesday.

The Chicago Cubs activated outfielder Alfonso Soriano and left-handed pitcher Scott Eyre from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leaving her just two weeks to pursue any appeals before the Beijing Games begin.

Expect to see more of the Chiefs starters if you’re headed to this year’s training camp.

A doping violation could put a damper on the U.S. swimming medal hopes at the Olympics.

Rich Aurilia's two-run double off Luis Ayala highlighted a three-run eighth inning as San Francisco rallied to down Washington, 6-4, in the second test of a three-game series at AT&T Park.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre, and reports say he has talked with Packers management several times. Goodell would like to see the situation resolved as quickly as possible.

WASHINGTON Barack Obama is going for the gold.

TORONTO Top-ranked Roger Federer was knocked out of the Rogers Cup with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to France's Gilles Simon in a second-round match Wednesday night.

Tim Hudson hurled six shutout innings, and Gregor Blanco and Yunel Escobar each drove in three runs apiece as Atlanta bested Florida, 9-4, in the rubber match of a three-game set.

LOS ANGELES Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leaving her just two weeks to pursue any appeals before the Beijing Games begin.

Brian Mullan and Brian Ching scored goals to help the Houston Dynamo to a 2-0 win over D.C. United on Wednesday in a match that featured a rain delay of nearly three hours.

Top-ranked Roger Federer suffered a shocking loss in the second round Wednesday at the $2,615,000 Rogers Masters in Toronto.

SAN FRANCISCO Rich Aurilia lined a go-ahead two-run double to center field in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Wednesday night.