Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Ware and the Dallas Cowboys have finally agreed on a contract extension. The team called a news conference for 4:30 p.m. CDT Monday to announce the signing of a player. The purpose of the news conference was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of [...]

Mark McGwire is returning to baseball as hitting coach under St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. The Cardinals said Monday that La Russa had agreed to a one-year contract for a 15th season as manager and that McGwire will replace Hal McRae. McGwire hit a then-record 70 home runs in 1998 and retired with [...]

They dashed from the dugout and in from the outfield, swarming Alex Rodriguez in a sea of pinstripes only steps from his spot at third base. "I couldn't be more excited," he said. "I feel like a 10-year-old kid." Making it to the World Series for the first time after all those misses will do [...]

AP – A helicopter crash and separate collision involving two other choppers killed 14 Americans on Monday in one of the deadliest days for U.S. troops in the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said. Read more

AP – President Hamid Karzai’s challenger is calling for the removal of Afghanistan’s top election official before the country’s Nov. 7 runoff. Read more