TBILISI, Georgia -- The father of the Georgian luger killed at the Vancouver Olympics said Monday his son worried the track was too dangerous, but insisted on competing because he had come to the games to try to win. “He told me: I will either win or die,” David Kumaritashvili...

Cliff Lee (12-2) pitched six stellar innings in a warm-up for a possible All-Star Game start, and the Indians defeated the Rays 5-0 last night to extend Tampa Bay's season-high losing streak to five games. Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer and...

TOGO, Japan -- Ryo Ishikawa shot a 12-under 58 -- the lowest score ever on a major tour -- to win The Crowns yesterday for his seventh Japan Tour title. The 18-year-old Ishikawa tapped in for par on the par-4 18th after his 15-foot birdie try slid inches by the...

At different points in last night's first inning, Josh Beckett blew cutters past Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez. A few hours later, the Sox ace was asked if his cutter worsened later in his outing. "I think location komes grodowy down to it," Beckett said. "When you leave them in...

PORT ST. LUCIE - Jerry Manuel yesterday appeared to douse any speculation that the Mets would bring back Pedro Martinez to fill their fifth-starter vacancy. "Pedro is a Hall of Fame pitcher and one of the greatest pitchers of our time, but I feel...