LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake Peavy helped the team with the most series victories in the majors this season to take one from a club that hadn’t lost one in 2½ months.
August 2013
Maine remembers March on Washington at 50
Four attendees recount why they went, the upbeat atmosphere and the Dr. King speech that changed history – and their lives.
Wildfire closing in on SF Bay area’s water source
The fire continues to grow and, at 234 square miles, covers more ground than the city of Chicago.
SCOTT MARTIN: Preseason easier if you’re prepared
You remember the feeling: You’re bent at the waist, struggling to catch your breath, afraid that you might throw up. Your legs struggle to hold your weight. Your hands rest on your knees, tugging your shorts or your knee pads. Sweat drips into your eyes, then into a puddle between your feet on the grass.
GOLF: Scott makes best of bad day
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Masters champion Adam Scott won The Barclays on Sunday after everyone around him did their best to lose it. Scott played bogey-free at Liberty National, making only two birdies on the back nine for a 5-under 66 that put him in the mix of a crowded leaderboard at the top. […]
MLB: Back to the ‘70s for Yankees
NEW YORK (AP) — Daily threats. Blaring headlines. Charges and countercharges.
The New York Yankees have been there before.
NASCAR: Kenseth soaring into Chase after win
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Kenseth had old tires, a sputtering gas tank and Kasey Kahne in his rearview mirror in the closing laps of a race for the third time this season.
The result was the same as it was in Las Vegas, same as it was in Kansas.
Kenseth won again.
NFL: Manning not hitting panic button in Denver
DENVER (AP) — Peyton Manning isn’t panicking.
His supporting cast hasn’t looked nearly as good as he has this summer.
His offensive line has been a turnstile. His two young running backs can’t hold onto the ball. His two trusted tight ends have combined for three catches and three injuries and the chemistry with his new slot receiver has been stalled by Wes Welker’s sprained ankle.
SNAPSHOT: Belgrade island keepers
Bill Meyer, top, and Winter Webb clean up and weed a traffic island on Friday in Belgrade Lakes.
SNAPSHOT: Post modern art
Bob Eldridge paints a sign post on Friday at College Carryout on Mount Vernon Avenue in Augusta.