Updated: 7:21 AM Javier Valentin's first homer of the season capped Cincinnati's comeback in an 8-to-7 win over Washington.

Updated: 8:14 AM Though the torrents of late spring delayed Spotswood's opener in the Valley District Softball Tournament, there's no denying the Blazers are one of the favorites to end Turner Ashby's run as champs, after knocking off the Knights late in the season.

Posted: 7:38 AM Buffalo Gap swept their two meetings with Riverheads, in the regular season, but the two teams still finished tied, on top of the Shenandoah District standings, so they met for a third time Saturday afternoon, to determine the regular season district champ.

Posted: 7:35 AM Saturday, the JMU diamond Dukes ended their disappointing season at Delaware on an up note.

Posted: 7:32 AM Elkton was trying to improve to 3-0 Saturday night as they hosted New Market.

Updated: 7:29 AM Jay Payton's two-run double in the eleventh inning gave the Baltimore Orioles their second straight one-run win over Washington 3-2.

Updated: 7:26 AM Curlin, the third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, won a tight stretch duel with Derby champion Street Sense to win the 132nd Preakness Stakes.

Posted: 11:39 PM LeBron James scored 23 points in leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 15 years by beating the New Jersey Nets 88-to-72.

Posted: 11:38 PM Matt Kenseth overtook Jimmie Johnson to earn the pole for the Nextel All-Star Challenge.

Posted: 11:36 PM Brian Roberts tied a career high with four hits and Baltimore snapped a five-game losing streak by holding off the Washington Nationals 5-to-4.

Updated: 5:28 PM The The 19th year of our Student Athlete of the Week series comes to a close with Alex who is a triple threat athlete from central, and manages to still keep school his top priority.

Posted: 10:05 PM Felipe Lopez returned from a rare day off by stopping an 0-for-13 skid with a single, double and go-ahead triple in the Washington Nationals' 4-to-3 win over visiting Atlanta.

Posted: 11:10 PM Denny Hamlin's Nextel Cup crew has been overhauled three days after he blamed the group for costing him a race.

Posted: 11:09 PM A.J. Burnett tossed a three-hitter while striking out ten and Troy Glaus singled home the go-ahead run as the Toronto Blue Jays nipped Baltimore 2-to-1.

Posted: 10:54 PM Dale Earnhardt Junior has been docked 100 points from his Nextel total and crew chief Tony Eury Junior has been fined 100-thousand dollars and suspended for six races.

Posted: 10:41 PM The N-B-A has suspended Phoenix center Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw for a game for leaving the bench after a hard foul on teammate Steve Nash during last night's playoff game with San Antonio.

Posted: 10:39 PM Edgar Renteria homered twice and Tim Hudson allowed three hits over seven innings as the Atlanta Braves beat Washington 6-to-2, snapping the Nationals' four-game winning streak.

Posted: 10:38 PM Jesse Litsch sparkled in his major league debut, scattering four hits over eight and two-thirds innings as the Toronto Blue Jays nipped Baltimore 2-to-1.

Posted: 8:16 AM Jason Bergmann took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and got his first major league win as a starter by pitching the Washington Nationals over the Atlanta Braves 2-to-1.

Posted: 11:51 PM Troy Glaus hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat Baltimore 5-to-3.

Updated: 7:39 AM Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Alex Cora and Mike Lowell drove in two runs apiece as Boston clobbered Baltimore 13-4.

Updated: 7:37 AM They'll be no racing under the lights tonight at Darlington Raceway.

Posted: 11:34 PM Shawn Hill threw five no-hit innings before leaving with a sore right elbow but the Washington Nationals snapped their eight-game losing streak by beating the Florida Marlins, 6-0.

Posted: 11:16 PM Nick Markakis and Melvin Mora had four hits apiece to help the Baltimore Orioles win their fourth in a row, 6-3 over Boston.

Updated: 5:28 PM Between track and school work, Amanda Caporelli doesn't get much TV time. Lets hope she can take a break, because she's our student athlete of the week.