The United Football League remains committed to our little corner of the world. A venue, or venues, will be identified in the coming weeks, as will a small ownership group. Money isn't a major hurdle, at least in the short term. Local fans will get a say in the new team's nickname. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DEqc2-0gqRFndh6mVAfUaQGvyOI/0/da"img…

ERIE, Pa. -- Darren Ford, center fielder for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, was called up by its parent club, the San Francisco Giants, yesterday. Ford joined the Giants last night in Colorado. He became the first player in Flying Squirrels history to be promoted to the major leagues. Ford played ...

NEW YORK -- The scene was simply scary: Victoria Azarenka, a 21-year-old on the rise in the WTA rankings, paused about a half-hour into her second-round match yesterday at the U.S. Open, then staggered, stumbled and collapsed to the court. Azarenka, seeded 10th in the Grand Slam tournament, rolled over…

ISTANBUL -- The United States eased its way to a top seed in the knockout round of the world championship, beating Iran 88-51 yesterday in the first meeting between the countries with a history of contentious relations. The U.S. team, which downplayed the political aspect of the matchup, methodically…

Mopar Muscle will be put to the test during Mopar vs. The World on Friday, Sept. 3, part of the weekendamp;rsquo;s activities for Mopar Thunder at Bristol Dragway.

It's never really an encouraging sign when you see a team less than a week from its season-opener against the No. 3 team in the nation make some significant changes on defense, but in this case, No. 10 Tech seems to have made some moves out of necessity. The Hokies need some depth - bad. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FB0vyJY3MT3WzFf01xnqpLXaj5Y/0/da"img…