Tim Tuttle: Childress, Harvick move from brink of divorce to find new level of success

The revival of Richard Childress Racing into a Chase-quality and Sprint Cup championship-contending team is the best story of the NASCAR season. But the story within the story is the determination of owner Childress to reconcile with Kevin Harvick, to put disagreements in the past and move forward.
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Bruce Jenkins: Has Fish surpassed Roddick as America’s best tennis player?

With the U.S. Open only a few weeks away, Mardy Fish might be the best tennis player in America — a pretty sweet notion if you’ve been among his loyal fans all these years.
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Ross Tucker: Bengals, T.O. should mutually benefit from new union

Terrell Owens reportedly has reached a contract agreement to join the Cincinnati Bengals. As the enigmatic, 36-year-old wide receiver gets ready to play for his fifth NFL team, here are four things we’ve learned about the recent developments:
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Steve Davis: MLS All-Star game preview

HOUSTON — The smaller-market Kansas City Wizards found a way to sneak a little influence into this week’s MLS All-Star game after all.
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Lee Jenkins: Bryant, Lakers unsatisfied with status quo

LOS ANGELES — The easiest way to engender Kobe Bryant’s affection is with a throat slash, a clothesline, or a ball in the face. Throw a few elbows in his ribs for good measure, don’t forget to mention in the post-game press conference that he is coddled by referees, and chances are you will have [...]

Chris Mannix: Mayweather’s actions behind scenes turn Pacquiao negotiations into farce

Floyd Mayweather is a bully, one neatly wrapped in a cut 5-foot-8, 147-pound package. Like most bullies, Mayweather is intimidating. He sends promoters, managers and networks cowering in the corner with the mere threat of withholding his services. He holds the boxing world hostage by saying he will take his gloves and go home unless [...]

Tom Bowles: NASCAR is trying to follow the lead of other sports in policing athlete criticism

Here’s a good one: what do Chad Ochocinco, LeBron James, Mark Cuban and Philip Rivers have in common?
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Andy Staples: Led by savvy commissioner Larry Scott, Pac-10 rebrands its image

It’s only a logo.
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Peter King: T.O. should wait it out; more mailbag

Usually I’d say in the case of the Bengals chasing a player with serious baggage, that it’s owner Mike Brown forcing a guy into Marvin Lewis’ locker room, causing Lewis to roll his eyes and say, “How exactly am I supposed to handle all these divas?”
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Cliff Corcoran: Biggest needs for teams in the hunt as trade deadline nears

As Saturday’s non-waiver trade deadline draws closer, it’s time to shift attention from the supply side of the market (focused on which players are available) to the demand side by looking at some of the biggest holes on contending teams and how they might be able to fill them. Teams don’t necessarily need to add [...]

Ben Reiter: Struggle to milestone homer is same, but A-Rod is very different

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez’s last attempt to reach a major home run milestone was painful to watch. Remember? He had gotten to 499, in the summer of 2007, faster than anyone at the start of the season could have conceived was possible, even for him. He was about to turn 32 years old, and [...]

Cliff Corcoran: Garza’s no-hit gem worth celebrating — not overanalyzing

It doesn’t take a great pitcher to throw a no-hitter. Bud Smith threw one. So did Jose Jimenez, Tommy Greene, Juan Nieves, Joe Cowley, Mike Warren and Charlie Lea, and that’s just a sampling of no-hit authors since 1980 that the average baseball fan in 2010 would likely have to look up. Heck, Dallas Braden [...]

Joe Sheehan: Garza’s fastball will hold the key to his post-no-hitter development

Matt Garza stepped to the mound Monday night an enigma, an enormously talented pitcher who seemed to be taking one small step back every year. Passed by David Price, outpitched by Jeff Niemann, Garza might have been closer to being traded for a middle-of-the-order hitter — and to create room for uberprospect Jeremy Hellickson — [...]

Bruce Martin: Castroneves gets into heated confrontation with chief of security; Duno gets probation

EDMONTON, Alberta — One of the enduring images of the 2010 IndyCar season is bound to be the fit of rage displayed by Helio Castroneves, who created a YouTube-worthy video when he confronted several officials, including chief of security Charles Burns, at the conclusion of Sunday’s race.
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Frank Hughes: Former Harvard standout Lin ready to prove himself with Warriors

As he sat on a couch in the coach’s office at Palo Alto High School in Northern California, the walls festooned with aged, curling photos of teams from 50 and 60 years ago, Jeremy Lin understood the importance of his contract with the Golden State Warriors. After all, his new deal meant as much to [...]

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