A-Rod hits 522nd homer, passes Williams, McCovey

NEW YORK: Alex Rodriguez hit his 522nd home run to pass Ted Williams and Willie McCovey for 15th place on the career list, and the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox 15-9 on Wednesday in a glacially paced game that took 4 hours, 8 minutes.

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Hornets clinch 1st division title, Lakers earn top seed

NEW YORK: The New Orleans Hornets clinched the franchise's first division championship with a 114-92 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.

Nuggets star Anthony makes apology for arrest

DENVER, Colorado: National Basketball Association star Carmelo Anthony, who was booked on alleged drunk driving Monday, apologized for his arrest on Tuesday.

Canadiens skate closer to series win

NEW YORK: The Montreal Canadiens eked out a 1-0 road win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday to come within a game of advancing to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Federer begins clay-court season in winning style

ESTORIL, Portugal: Roger Federer made a solid start to his clay-court season, relying on the counsel of provisional coach Jose Higueras to advance into the second round of the Estoril Open on Tuesday.

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Late Wigan goal dents Chelsea's title hopes

LONDON: Chelsea's hopes of winning the Premier League took a huge dent at Stamford Bridge on Monday when an injury-time goal from Emile Heskey gave the relegation-threatened visitor a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Controversial free throws give Cavs win

PHILADELPHIA: The Philadelphia 76ers were brought back from their locker room to watch Devin Brown sink two free throws with 0.2 seconds left for the Cleveland Cavaliers to win 91-90 in the NBA on Monday.

Harrison youngest to win main-draw match in 6 yrs

HOUSTON: Fifteen-year-old Ryan Harrison beat Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 6-4, 6-3 in the US Clay Court Championship on Monday to become the 10th player in the Open era to win a main-draw match before his 16th birthday.