Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too....

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- In the middle of another tight division race, the Minnesota Twins acquired All-Star closer Matt Capps from the Washington Nationals late Thursday night for prized catching prospect Wilson Ramos and minor league left-hander Joe Testa....

SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) -- The fans following Fred Couples and Tom Watson early Thursday morning were sometimes six- and seven-deep, wedging themselves between tree trunks and ducking under limbs....

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Former NBA big man Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in the woods outside Memphis, was shot to death and the case is being investigated as a homicide, police said Thursday....

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Rick Pitino, worried that his wife and kids would find out he had a one-night stand with a woman he met in a bar, acknowledged Thursday that he didn't immediately tell police about demands for cars, cash and housing in order to keep the tryst secret....

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Lane Kiffin thinks the Tennessee Titans' lawsuit against him and the University of Southern California is more about geography than coaching etiquette....

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) -- Erik Compton is a walking billboard for organ donation and sheer determination....

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- A slimmed-down Albert Haynesworth was deemed unfit to practice, even though the players were wearing shorts, contact was sparse, and the whole thing last only 70 minutes....

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Buck Showalter was hired to manage the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, his latest rebuilding project in a major league career full of them....

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- There's a new Roy in town - and he's an ace, too....