William Hilden

Second-seeded American Sam Querrey defeated fellow American Rajeev Ram, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), in the semifinals of the Farmers Classic on Saturday.Querrey recorded 11 aces and won one of the two break points he faced in the match, which lasted 96 minutes

Ben Zobrist homered and knocked in two runs, Matt Moore pitched into the seventh inning and the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 3-0, in the middle portion of a three-game series at Angel Stadium.Moore (7-7) scattered four hits and two walks while striking out six over 6

Kyle Boller decided to call it a career on Saturday.The 31-year-old Boller, who signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Chargers on Friday, played in seven games with the Oakland Raiders over the past two seasons, starting one, and threw for 186 yards on 32 attempts with no touchdowns and

Robert Guerrero delighted his home crowd by unanimously outpointing Selcuk Aydin on Saturday night to win the WBC interim welterweight title.

Matt Moore outpitched C.J. Wilson, scattering four hits over 6 1-3 innings, and Ben Zobrist homered to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 Saturday night.

Steven Lenhart spurned what would have been a Man-of-the-Match performance from Sean Johnson at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday, scoring deep into second-half stoppage time to see the San Jose Earthquakes claim a point in a dramatic 1-1 with the Chicago Fire.The Fire 'keeper was superb in blocking a

The Houston Astros are now officially in the worst slump in the club's 50-year history.

Australian Foundation Investment Co. (AFI.AU), a fund that owns shares in BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP, BHP.AU), said Sunday that it would encourage miners to reassess the viability of new projects amid softer commodity prices.