The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are still tied for first place in the American League Eastern division after wins on Wednesday. Boston hammered Texas 13-2 while New York lost 6-4 to Oakland. Both teams are back in action today. Meanwhile the Los Angeles Angels move to …

An important member of Tennessee’s football program is dismissed and the Peyton Manning watch continues to highlight our Thursday Sports News And Notes…. University of Tennessee coach Derek Dooley has dismissed troubled safety Janzen Jackson from the team. Dooley did not specify the actions by Jackson that led to his …

The Detroit Tigers increase their lead in the American League Central division after beating the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Tuesday night in St. Petersburg. Detroit now leads Cleveland by six games after the Tribe split a doubleheader with Seattle. In other AL games, Boston pounds Texas 11-5 as Oakland downed …

Legendary University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summit said she has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, the Alzheimer’s type. Despite this, Summit says she plans to continue coaching for her 38th season at UT. Summit said she thought she was having memory issues as a side effect to …

Detroit ace Justin Verlander wins his big league best 19th game Monday as his Detroit Tigers stop the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 in St.Petersburg. Verlander’s 19 wins matches his career high and he’s won his last seven decisions. In other American League action, Seattle slips by slumping Cleveland 3-2 as …

Quarterback Terrelle Pryor has a new NFL home; two NFL teams will no longer play each other in the preseason and more problems at the University of Miami highlight our Tuesday Sports News And Notes. Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was selected in the third round of the NFL …

The ninth ranked Gator soccer team is now 2-0 on the young season after winning on the road at Florida International University 2-0 on Sunday. Florida opened the season with a 2-0 win at Miami on Friday. On Sunday, the Gators got great goalkeeping again and enough scoring to win. …

Kyle Busch wins another NASCAR race on Sunday, winning in Michigan to seize the NASCAR points lead. Busch outdistanced Jimmie Johnson to win his fourth Sprint Cup race of the season and the win also gave Busch a 10 point lead over Johnson in the overall Sprint Cup standings. Busch …

The red hot Atlanta Braves complete a sweep of National League West leading Arizona with a 1-0 win over the D’Backs on Sunday. In other NL action, Milwaukee downs New York 6-2 while Washington nips Philadelphia 5-4. Cincinnati downs Pittsburgh 5-4 while San Francisco gains a game on Arizona with …

Hard to believe as it might seem, the ninth ranked Florida soccer team opens its regular season with a game on the road tonight at Miami. Florida returns almost all of its scorers from a year ago mixed in with a group of talented freshmen and with that combination there …