Steve McNair’s family, friends, former teammates and coaches gathered Thursday night along with thousands of fans to remember the slain ex-NFL quarterback’s accomplishments on and off the field.

Manny Ramirez hit a pair of RBI singles to key an early outburst against struggling starter Livan Hernandez, and Randy Wolf pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers past the New York Mets 11-2 on Thursday night for his first win in eight outings.

The Kansas City Royals rallied from an early four-run deficit and knocked the Boston Red Sox out of sole possession of first place in the A.L. East with an 8-6 victory Thursday night.

Michael Phelps broke the world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. national championships Thursday, just two months after returning from a suspension that was part of the longest layoff of his career.

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Pompei: Steve McNair's death had me thinking about some of the other all-time tough guys. Clearly, measuring toughness is subjective. Your list might be very different from mine. But I would suspect there are a few players we can agree on.

Pedro Martinez says his agent is negotiating with the Philadelphia Phillies, trying to get the pitcher back into the major leagues. CandelaDeportiva.com reports that a 1-year, $4 million deal is already done.

Rookie David Price outpitched Roy Halladay, and Carlos Pena snapped a fifth-inning tie with a two-run double that helped the Tampa Bay Rays beat the slumping Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Thursday for a three-game sweep.

Mark Teixeira ended a 23-game homerless drought and the New York Yankees completed a season sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-4 victory Thursday.

Na Yeon Choi leads top-ranked Lorena Ochoa, 2007 champion Cristie Kerr and qualifier Jean Reynolds by one stroke with a 3-under 68 on Thursday.

Four-time All-Star Rasheed Wallace agrees to a three-year deal and says he's willing to come off the bench for Boston.

Mavericks, Grizzlies and Raptors land stars in complex exchange

The Toronto Raptors got their top offseason target, finalizing the acquisition of Hedo Turkoglu on Thursday.

Sporting News: Moving to Europe in an effort to sidestep the NBA’s restricted free-agent rules may have backfired for Josh Childress.