Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
Andy Pettitte pitched eight shutout innings for his first regular-season win since July 2010, leading the New York Yankees over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 Friday night.
Down 2-0 against the San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Clippers face the tough task of needing two victories at home to keep pace with the NBA's hottest team. Making things worse are injuries to Chris Paul and Blake Griffin that have robbed the superstars of their effectiveness.
Roger Clemens' lawyer jabbed his left index finger and hammered away, relentlessly attacking Brian McNamee over his personal life and accusing the government's chief witness of "making up this stuff on the fly." The attorney finally sprung his trap and pointed out what appeared to be a flaw in McNamee's story about the collection of evidence that turned up in a beer can.
Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons
Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth start.
Standing over his ball in a swale behind the 18th green, Jason Dufner would have been content with a par and a spot in the big group tied for the lead in the Byron Nelson Championship.
Andy Pettitte pitched eight shutout innings for his first regular-season win since July 2010, leading the New York Yankees over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 Friday night.
Golf-Byron Nelson Championship second round scores
May 1 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship on Friday in Irving, Texas. The cutwas set at 142. 133 Jason Dufner (U.S.) 67 66 134 Chad Campbell (U.S.) 68 66 Ryan Palmer (U.S.) 64 70 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 66 68 Pat Perez (U.S.) 67 67 Dicky Pride (U.S.) 66 68 Marc Leishman (Australia) 65 69 135 Keegan Bradley (U.S.) 67 68 Ryuji Imada (Japan) 67 68 Charley Hoffman (U.S.) 66 69 136 Jason Day (Australia) 68 68 Ken Duke (U.S.) 69 67 J.J. Henry (U.S.) 68 68 Scott Piercy (U.S.) 66 70 137 Blake Adams (U.S.) 66 71 Billy Mayfair (U.S.) 69 68 D.A. Points (U.S. ...
UPDATE 1-Golf-Dufner charges one ahead at Byron Nelson
* Dufner takes control with strong finish * Leads by one shot going into third round (Updates at end of round) May 18 (Reuters) - American Jason Dufner birdied four of hislast five holes to go a stroke clear of a congested leaderboardin Friday's second round of the Byron Nelson Championship inIrving, Texas. Three weeks after clinching his maiden PGA Tour victory atthe New Orleans Classic, Dufner fired a four-under-par 66 in thetoughest conditions of the day to post a seven-under total of133. ...
Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons
Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth start.
Cristie Kerr crashed out of the LPGA's Sybase Match Play Championship on Friday, losing to Vicky Hurst 1-up on a day when four of the top-10 seeds moved to the third round.
Kerry Wood, who electrified the worldwide of baseball with an amazing start to his career, pitched his final game in the majors on Friday, retiring after one final, emotional appearance with the Chicago Cubs.
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co will not advertise in next year's Super Bowl because it is too expensive, the top marketing executive for the U.S. automaker said three days after the company announced it was dropping paid ads on Facebook Inc. The 2013 Super Bowl will be broadcast by CBS Corp, which is selling 30-second ads for as much as $4 million. Spots on NBC's broadcast of this year's National Football League championship game, the most heavily watched annual event on U.S. television, cost about $3.5 million per 30-second spot. NBC is majority-owned by Comcast Corp. ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The key witness in former baseball pitching ace Roger Clemens' perjury trial testified on Friday that evidence he turned over to federal investigators showed Clemens had used performance-enhancing drugs but that it also included items used by other players.
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally.
(Reuters) - The Atlanta Hawks have re-signed head coach Larry Drew back for a third season after he steered the injury-hit team to the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference, the National Basketball Association team said on Friday. Despite losing several key players for stretches of the lockout-shortened season, the Hawks made the playoffs for a fifth straight year before losing to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the postseason. ...
Golf-Kuchar rallies to share early Byron Nelson lead
May 18 (Reuters) - In-form Matt Kuchar recovered from anerratic front nine to surge into a five-way tie for the earlylead in Friday's second round of the Byron Nelson Championshipin Irving, Texas. The American world number five, the highest-ranked player inthe field, covered his back nine in four-under-par 31 tocomplete a two-under 68 at the TPC Four Seasons Resort LasColinas as the wind began to pick up for the late starters. That left Kuchar at six-under 134 and level with compatriotsChad Campbell (66), overnight leader Ryan Palmer (70), Pat Perez(67) and Dicky Pride (68). ...
Kerry Wood, who electrified baseball with a 20-strikeout game as a rookie in 1998 and then became a reliever after his career was slowed by injuries, is expected to retire after pitching one more time for the Chicago Cubs.
Finch flies high as Kaymer exits World Match Play
(Reuters) - Top seed Martin Kaymer lost to England's Richard Finch to become one of three major champions who exited the World Match Play Championship on Friday.
Golf-Finch flies high as Kaymer exits World Match Play
May 18 (Reuters) - Top seed Martin Kaymer lost to England'sRichard Finch to become one of three major champions who exitedthe World Match Play Championship on Friday. The world number nine missed a simple putt at the last tolose by one hole, his second defeat in two days after he losthis first round-robin match to Rafael Cabrera-Bello on Thursday. Last year's British Open winner Darren Clarke and 2011Masters champion Charl Schwartzel also finished bottom of theirgroups to beat a swift exit from the competition. ...
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