Now the two biggest hits of Dan Johnson’s career have come against the Boston Red Sox. Johnson hit a lead-off homer in the 10th inning that gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 victory Saturday night. He sent a 2-2 pitch from Scott Atchison (2-2) into the right-field stands for his second big homer against [...]

Opening night is less than two weeks away and Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings are still trying to figure out exactly what they have in a banged-up receiving corps and a rotating offensive line. Favre’s two newest targets made pretty good impressions just days after arriving in Minnesota. So did Seattle rookie safety Earl [...]

Ravens wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth broke his foot in Saturday night’s game against the New York Giants and will probably be sidelined for two months. It is unclear when the injury occurred, but it likely occurred during one of Stallworth’s three punt returns. He saw limited time on offense and did not catch a pass. [...]

Brandon Phillips was out of the starting lineup for the third straight game Sunday because of a bruised right hand. The Cincinnati Reds’ All-Star second baseman was hit by a pitch Wednesday and hasn’t played since. Manager Dusty Baker said he was available to pinch run during the final game of a series against the [...]

No way the Braves were blowing this big lead. Not with Tim Hudson on the mound. Hudson struck out a career-high 13 and Martin Prado equaled his career best with five RBIs, powering Atlanta to a 12-3 rout of the Florida Marlins on Saturday night. Matt Diaz and Eric Hinske also homered for the Braves, [...]