Alex Rodriguez is putting all those playoff failures behind him. The Los Angeles Angels are turning the AL championship series into a defensive debacle. Coming through under pressure once again, Rodriguez hit a tying homer in the 11th inning and the New York Yankees edged Los Angeles 4-3 Saturday night on Maicer Izturis' error in [...]

AP – A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world. Read more

AP – Militants fired on helicopter gunships and attacked Pakistani troops advancing into their main sanctuary near the Afghan border, residents and those fleeing reported Sunday, as the army pressed ahead with its most critical offensive yet against al-Qaida and the Taliban. Read more

Alex Rodriguez homered off Brian Fuentes leading off the 11th inning, and the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels were tied 3-3 Saturday on another bitterly raw, rainy night in the AL championship series. Los Angeles leadoff man Chone Figgins, who had been 0 for 18 in this postseason, gave the Angels a 3-2 [...]

AP – Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter during a gunbattle between rival gangs Saturday, killing two officers and injuring four in a burst of violence just two weeks after the city was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Read more