Posted: 11:12 PM Luis Hernandez, Jay Payton and J.R. House homered in Baltimore's 8-5 triumph over Toronto.

Posted: 1:05 PM Brazil routed the U.S. soccer squad 4-0 in today's Women's World Cup semifinal, snapping the top-ranked Americans' 51-game unbeaten streak.

Posted: 11:53 PM The New York Mets continued their free-fall by blowing leads of 5-0 and 6-2 in a 9-6 loss to Washington. The outcome, coupled with Philadelphia's win over Atlanta, leaves the NL East-leading Mets just a game ahead of the Phillies with four to play.

Posted: 11:12 PM Kyle Lohse tossed seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies scored three unearned runs in a much-needed 5-2 win over the Atlanta Braves.

Posted: 11:10 PM The Toronto Blue Jays erupted for eight runs in the first inning before holding off Baltimore 8-5.

Posted: 12:08 AM A six-run ninth wasn't enough for the New York Mets in a 10-9 loss to Washington. However, New York moved a step closer to clinching the NL East when the Phillies lost to the Braves, dropping the Mets' magic number to four.

Posted: 12:04 AM Frank Thomas went 4-for-4 with three RBIs as Toronto pasted Baltimore 11-4.

Updated: 3:36 PM What may have looked like part of their routine, turned out to be poor sportsmanship on the side of a couple of mascots.

Posted: 10:58 PM The Washington Nationals cut into the New York Mets' division lead by rolling to a 13-4 rout at Shea Stadium. The outcome leaves the first-place Mets with a two-game lead over Philadelphia in the NL East with six games to play.

Posted: 10:44 PM Nick Markakis hit a tiebreaking homer and the Baltimore Orioles capped a season sweep of Kansas City with a 3-2 victory.

Updated: 10:10 AM Atlanta Falcons coach Bobby Petrino says there will be what he calls "significant discipline" for cornerback DeAngelo Hall after his meltdown in yesterday's game against Carolina.

Posted: 12:02 AM It took three weeks, but the New York Giants are now in the win column with a 24-17 final over the Redskins.

Posted: 12:00 AM The Washington Nationals won their final game at RFK Stadium 5-3 over Philadelphia.

Posted: 11:56 PM Kevin Millwood pitched seven scoreless innings for his 10th victory and the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0.

Posted: 12:19 AM Ryan Howard drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning in helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 in 10 innings to stay alive in the NL East.

Posted: 12:15 AM Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit the go-ahead RBI single and Luis Mendoza pitched five innings for his first major league win as Texas beat Baltimore 3-2.

Posted: 11:54 PM Brandon Flowers returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown and Eddie Royal scored on a 60-yard punt return to highlight 17th-ranked Virginia Tech's 44-3 rout of William & Mary.

Posted: 11:53 PM Fifth-ranked West Virginia jumped ahead 27-0 at halftime and routed East Carolina 48-7 today in Morgantown.

Posted: 12:19 AM Jimmie Johnson will start from the pole for Sunday's NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway. He clinched the top spot with a lap of 154-point-765 miles per hour. This is his second pole of the season.

Posted: 12:18 AM Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell homered as the Philadelphia Phillies won 6-3 at Washington to keep the pressure on the Mets in the NL East race.

Posted: 12:17 AM Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit the go-ahead RBI single and Luis Mendoza pitched five innings for his first major league win as Texas beat Baltimore 3-2.

Posted: 11:12 PM Jimmy Rollins' eighth-inning double knocked in the go-ahead run as the Philadelphia Phillies beat Washington 7-6.

Posted: 11:10 PM Suspended players Ellis Lankster and J.T. Thomas have been reinstated to the West Virginia football team after agreeing to enter a pretrial diversion program.

Posted: 10:54 PM Dale Earnhardt Junior announced today that he will drive the number-88 Chevrolet when he moves to Hendrick Motorsports next season.

Posted: 10:52 PM Chuck James allowed only two hits in seven scoreless innings as the Atlanta Braves beat Florida 5-1 to finish a three-game sweep. James and two relievers combined on a three-hitter.