Beltran’s Homer Earns Cheers; Pagan’s Wins Game

With a full count and two outs in the fifth inning Wednesday night, Carlos Beltran walloped a pitch from the St. Louis right-hander Kyle McClellan. The ball soared far over the head of right fielder Jon Jay and dropped halfway into the second deck at Citi Field. His home run merely tied the score in [...]

Cuban Makes the Most Noise With a Title

For years David Stern, the commissioner of the N.B.A., had collected fines from Mark Cuban, the Mavericks’ owner. On Sunday night, the 2011 N.B.A. finals served up one last irresistible subplot when Stern was called upon to present Cuban with the Larry O’Brien championship trophy. The intrigue was enough to keep some dejected Heat fans [...]

Woods to Miss U.S. Open

 Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he would not play in the United States Open next week at the Congressional Country Club near Washington. Woods, who has been trying to rehabilitate his left knee and Achilles’ tendon, both of which were injured when he hit a shot during the third round of the Masters, said the [...]

Collins Picks His Spots to Rant, but Doesn’t Hold Back

 Terry Collins burst into the Mets’ clubhouse after a dreary loss and ripped into his players. He told them they needed to perform better and could not become deflated and give up when they fell behind in a game, as they just had. Minutes later, he repeated the message to reporters and said the team [...]

Top-Seeded Wozniacki Is Out, Too

Mob rule continued in the women’s tournament at the French Open on Friday as Caroline Wozniacki, the world’s No. 1 player, was upset in the third round, 6-1, 6-3, by Daniela Hantuchova. The lopsided defeat will only increase debate about Wozniacki’s worthiness for the top spot, and it came a day after Kim Clijsters, her [...]