AP - Roger Federer is one cool customer.

AFP - Ireland are taking a long trip into unknown territory when they start their Euro 2012 campaign against Armenia in their opening Group B fixture here on Friday.

AP - Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus has been declared ineligible for two games for accepting nearly $2,000 in improper benefits during two trips to Miami.

AP - It was as if the Rose Bowl never ended for Terrelle Pryor.

AP - Michael Vick's first start in four years was merely a cameo.

AP - All of a sudden, losing Ben Roethlisberger for at least a month isn't the Steelers' only quarterback worry. Byron Leftwich, expected to be the fill-in starter, is injured and looks to be out indefinitely.

AP - Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11.

AFP - Maria Sharapova has kept alive her hopes of a second US Open crown, four years after her first, with an impressive 6-1, 6-2 win over Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.

AP - A chart of FedEx Cup standings at the Deutsche Bank Championship showed Tiger Woods at the top, not unusual considering he was won the cup and its $10 million prize every year he has played.

Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" hit a home run with their new baby boy.

Cheryl Cole will be divorced from her footballer husband Ashley on Friday, it was reported.

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is bracing for the possibility of having season-ending surgery on his broken left foot.

England bowler Graham Onions is to have back surgery next week that will rule him out of this winter's Ashes series in Australia.

England manager Fabio Capello is encouraged by Wayne Rooney's return to goalscoring form ahead of Friday's opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria.

Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who are under investigation for spot-fixing, to miss rest of tour Pakistan cricket team manager, Yawar Saeed, right, reads of the spot-fixing allegations during the fourth Test against England at Lord's on Sunday.

Goalkeeper Scott Carson has been released from the England squad to play against Bulgaria following a family bereavement.

Kenny Miller and David Weir are certain starters for Scotland in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier in Lithuania, although manager Craig Levein is yet to name his team.

Andy Roddick found it infuriating that a lineswoman who called him for a foot fault was wrong about which of his shoes touched the line.

Pacquiao and Margarito at New York press con on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Photo: Photo: Top Rank BOXINGA -A Rob Peters, head of Manny Pacquiao's U.S. security detail, advises fans that they are welcome to greet Manny but that fans should not expect the pound-for-pound king to stop and sign autographs and pose for pictures with them.A [ Pacquiao ...

Nyjer Morgan charged the mound after a pitch sailed behind him, triggering a bench-clearing brawl Wednesday night during the Florida Marlins' 16-10 win over the Washington Nationals.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is set to return from the knee injury that wrecked his World Cup after emerging unscathed from a reserve team outing on Wednesday.

Mikel Arteta's dreams of playing for England are destined to end in disappointment.

Chicago White Sox's Manny Ramirez stands on deck during a pitching change in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians Tuesday, Aug.

Day 2 at the U.S. Open was a day for the hot and tired. The hot: Those who played in the glare of the punishing midday sun, when temperatures veered into the mid-90s and forced tournament officials to employ their extreme weather policy.