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2 kids injured at Giants-Diamondbacks game AP - 24 minutes ago Two children have been taken to the hospital after being struck by a bat and a ball at Monday's game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants.

Baseball
Giants move closer to NL West lead with 2-0 win AP - 24 minutes ago Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run triple off Aaron Heilman in the 11th inning and the San Francisco Giants inched closer to the NL West lead with a 2-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
A-Rod reaches 100 RBIs for 13th year in row AP - 56 minutes ago Alex Rodriguez reached 100 RBIs for a record 14th season with plenty of time to spare.
A's offense does plenty, gets Anderson another win AP - 1 hour , 2 minutes ago Coco Crisp and Matt Carson each hit solo home runs to back Brett Anderson, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 Monday.
Red Sox recall Triple-A 1B Anderson, start him AP - 10 minutes ago The Boston Red Sox have promoted first baseman Lars Anderson from Triple-A Pawtucket and put him in the starting lineup against Tampa Bay in his major league debut.
Football
Peterson confident he can cure fumbling problem AP - 30 minutes ago For all the time Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings have spent studying his fumbling problem, knowledge and strategy will mean nothing if he loses the ball this week in New Orleans.
Revis signs 4-year deal, returns to Jets AP - 1 hour , 2 minutes ago Darrelle Revis has signed his four-year deal with the New York Jets, officially marking his return to the team after a long holdout.
2010 NFL preview capsules AP - 1 hour , 8 minutes ago Capsules for the 32 NFL teams as they begin the 2010 season, in predicted order of finish:
Houshmandzadeh agrees to terms with Ravens AP - 2 hours , 26 minutes ago The Baltimore Ravens upgraded their receiving corps again by agreeing to terms Monday with T.J. Houshmandzadeh.
Reynaud playing many special roles for Giants AP - 4 hours , 9 minutes ago Sage Rosenfels and Darius Reynaud are doing a lot of cramming for their first game with the New York Giants.
Basketball
US beats Angola 121-66, reaches quarters at worlds AP - 3 hours , 59 minutes ago Before it can win a world championship, the United States needed to start looking like a world champion.
McCoughtry leads Dream past Liberty AP - 20 hours , 43 minutes ago The Atlanta Dream shook off any ill effects of a nine-day layoff and showed why they topped the Eastern Conference for most of the season.
Storm beat Mercury to advance to WNBA finals AP - 21 hours , 21 minutes ago Sue Bird wanted no part of a deciding game with a spot in the WNBA finals on the line.
Turkey eliminates France with 95-77 win at worlds AP - 1 day , 2 hours ago Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win.
Coach K pleased, but US faces higher expectations AP - 1 day , 5 hours ago Those predicting that the United States will fall short of a world championship are focusing on the back of the jerseys.
Hockey
Devils get Kovalchuk, NHL-union get long-term deal AP - 2 days , 4 hours ago The New Jersey Devils did more than sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract.
Avalanche sign F Chris Stewart to 2-year deal AP - 3 days , 22 hours ago The Colorado Avalanche remain committed to their youth movement, signing forward Chris Stewart to a two-year deal.
Sharks sign G Antti Niemi AP - 4 days , 9 hours ago The San Jose Sharks have signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million deal with Antti Niemi.
Jacques Demers facing third operation AP - 4 days , 19 hours ago Jacques Demers, the former NHL coach turned Canadian senator, says he will have a third operation after nearly dying during a botched hernia procedure.
NHL extends deadline on Kovalchuk deal AP - 5 days , 2 hours ago The NHL has extended its deadline to Friday for approving Ilya Kovalchuk's $100 million, 15-year contract with the New Jersey Devils.
Soccer
Honduras edges El Salvador on penalty kicks AP - 1 day , 18 hours ago Goalkeeper Noel Valladares made two saves for Honduras during a penalty-kick shootout for a victory over El Salvador in an exhibition Saturday night.
Cummings leads Rapids past Chivas USA AP - 1 day , 19 hours ago Colorado Rapids forward Omar Cummings turned down an invitation from the Jamaican national team to play in a friendly match this weekend because of green-card issues.
Espindola scores as Real Salt Lake beats Red Bulls AP - 1 day , 20 hours ago Fabian Espindola scored in the 4th minute and Real Salt Lake held off the New York Red Bulls 1-0 Saturday night, stretching their home unbeaten streak to a Major League Soccer record-tying 22.
Cunningham's goal lifts FC Dallas past Toronto FC AP - 1 day , 20 hours ago Jeff Cunningham scored in the 47th minute to help lift FC Dallas to a 1-0 win over Toronto FC on Saturday night, extending its club-record unbeaten streak to 13.
Schelotto scores 7th goal as Crew beat United 1-0 AP - 1 day , 22 hours ago Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored his seventh goal of the season Saturday night as the Columbus Crew increased their lead in the Eastern Conference with a 1-0 win over last-place D.C. United.
College
Maryland stuns Navy 17-14 AP - 24 minutes ago Kenny Tate stopped Ricky Dobbs at the goal line with 34 seconds left, and Maryland stunned in-state rival Navy 17-14 on Monday to break a seven-game losing streak that began last October.
1 Wyoming football player killed, 3 hurt in wreck AP - 25 minutes ago Authorities say a University of Wyoming football player is dead and three teammates injured after the pickup they were in drifted off a Colorado highway and crashed.
Proud powers get early test on rebuilding efforts AP - 15 hours , 8 minutes ago Michigan-Notre Dame seems so last century now.
Potts throws 4 TDs as Texas Tech beats SMU 35-27 AP - 23 hours , 32 minutes ago Tommy Tuberville made good on his promise to keep Texas Tech's passing offense in tact.
Amid NCAA probe, Blake steps down at UNC AP - 23 hours , 54 minutes ago John Blake has resigned his position on North Carolina's football staff, effective immediately, school officials said Sunday night.
Golf
Hoffman wins Deutsche Bank; Tiger stays at No. 1 AP - 53 minutes ago Charley Hoffman was rolling in so many putts he lost track of how many birdies he made Monday. His final stroke on a Labor Day masterpiece was his 11th birdie, more than enough to win the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Davies wins Austrian Ladies Open for 75th victory AP - 19 hours , 10 minutes ago English star Laura Davies won the Austrian Ladies Open on Sunday for her 75th worldwide victory, closing with a 2-under 70 to beat France's Virginie Lagoutte-Clement by a stroke.
LaCrosse has big day on Futures Tour AP - 21 hours , 48 minutes ago Cindy LaCrosse won the Futures Tour's season-ending Price Chopper Tour Championship in a playoff Sunday and took the money title to top the 10 qualifiers for the 2011 LPGA Tour.
Ted Schulz wins First Tee Open AP - 23 hours , 48 minutes ago Ted Schulz won the First Tee Open on Sunday for his first Champions Tour title, holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole at Pebble Beach en route to a 2-under 70 and a one-stroke victory over Tom Pernice Jr.
Kevin Kisner wins Mylan Classic AP - 23 hours , 57 minutes ago Former Georgia player Kevin Kisner won the inaugural Mylan Classic for his first Nationwide Tour title, closing with a bogey-free 4-under 67 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Geoffrey Sisk.
Olympics
WADA reports breakthrough in gene doping tests AP - 3 days , 4 hours ago Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hailed Friday as a major breakthrough in fighting the next frontier in cheating in sports.
Rogge: Cricket scandal highlights bigger problem AP - 4 days , 3 hours ago IOC president Jacques Rogge believes the cricket match-fixing scandal shows that illegal betting has become as big a blight on sports as doping.
Canada's Wickenheiser: 2014 Olympics will be last AP - 11 days , 8 hours ago Canadian women's hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser says the 2014 Sochi Olympics will be her last on the national team.
Rogge says Youth Olympics to have better athletes AP - 11 days , 12 hours ago Better athletes will be coming to the next Youth Olympics, IOC president Jacques Rogge said Thursday.
Rome 1960: When the Olympics went modern AP - 12 days , 16 hours ago They were the Summer Games that ushered in the Olympics as we know them today.
Tennis
Patrick McEnroe resigns as US Davis Cup captain AP - 19 minutes ago Patrick McEnroe resigned as U.S. Davis Cup captain Monday, saying his 10-year tenure will end after the Americans' playoff against Colombia this month.
Soderling moves on; beats Montanes at US Open AP - 24 minutes ago No. 5 Robin Soderling has advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, serving 15 aces in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 victory over 21st-seeded Albert Montanes.
Sharapova loses to Wozniacki in 4th round at Open AP - 2 hours , 1 minute ago Three-time major champion Maria Sharapova lost to top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-4 Monday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
Djokovic beats Fish 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 at US Open AP - 4 hours , 15 minutes ago Third-seeded Novak Djokovic rolled into his sixth straight Grand Slam quarterfinal, defeating American Mardy Fish in straight sets.
Kanepi beats Wickmayer in 3 sets at US Open AP - 2 hours , 56 minutes ago Kaia Kanepi rallied past 2009 U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer after failing to win a game in the first set.
Auto Racing
Smoke rises just in time to make championship push AP - 1 hour , 34 minutes ago Tony Stewart went to Atlanta Motor Speedway mired in a 31-race winless streak and an afterthought, at best, on the list of championship contenders.
Stewart takes his 1st Cup win of the year AP - 18 hours , 32 minutes ago Ten drivers have locked up spots in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Castroneves stretches fuel to win Indy 300 AP - 1 day , 19 hours ago Helio Castroneves crossed the finish line in front.
McMurray holds off Busch to win Nationwide race AP - 1 day , 21 hours ago Jamie McMurray believed he had the fastest car from the first practice to the last lap Saturday night.
Mann becomes 2nd woman to win Indy Lights race AP - 1 day , 22 hours ago Pippa Mann became the second female driver to win an Indy Lights race, dominating the 100-mile event at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night.
Boxing
New 5th Street Gym to Open AP - 9 hours , 2 minutes ago A new 5th Street Gym will open next month on the site of the famous gym where Muhammad Ali and other top boxers trained.
Time for Money Mayweather to shut up and fight AP - 2 days , 4 hours ago Give Floyd Mayweather Jr. credit for one thing. Like any great fighter, he knows when to turn and run.
Body of boxing promoter's son found on Wash. peak AP - 2 days , 13 hours ago A five-day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum's body on a rugged Washington state mountain in North Cascades National Park, authorities say.
Pacquiao focuses on Margarito, not Mayweather rant AP - 3 days , 2 hours ago Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao dismissed a derogatory online video posted by Floyd Mayweather Jr., calling it an "uneducated message" and choosing to instead focus on his upcoming fight with Antonio Margarito.
Pack of son of promoter Bob Arum found in Cascades AP - 3 days , 22 hours ago Searchers in the rugged North Cascades of Washington state have found a climbing backpack and a daypack belonging to the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, but are still looking for the missing climber.
Other Sports
Japanese rider, 19, killed in Moto2 crash in Italy AP - 1 day , 3 hours ago Motorcycle racing endured its second tragedy in eight days Sunday, this time at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Noted bicyclist to ride in Maine Dempsey Challenge AP - 1 day , 3 hours ago Olympic bronze medalist and Tour de France veteran Levi Leipheimer (LEE'-vy LYP'-hy-mur) is visiting Maine to take part in the second annual bicycling fundraiser put on by "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey.
Master chefs offer different contest at US Open AP - 1 day , 5 hours ago There's been intense competition going on at the U.S. Open, and it has nothing to do with aces or foot faults.
Bolt has eyes on professional soccer career AP - 1 day , 7 hours ago Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt says he'll attempt to play professional soccer once he brings his track and field career to an end.
Tell a Kelly wins Darley Debutante at Del Mar AP - 1 day , 21 hours ago Tell a Kelly rallied from last in the early going to win Saturday's $250,000 Darley Debutante for 2-year-old fillies by 4 1/2 lengths at Del Mar.