-Mamaroneck's Winged Foot golf course proved challenging to the US Open field on Thursday, with only Colin Montgomerie shooting under par. Tiger Woods finished at a six-over-par 76. With everyone from from ESPN to Sports Illustrated billing this as a battle between Woods and Phil Mickelson, fans will have to wait for that duel to emerge, if it does.With such a tough course, the tournament should be wide open throughout. more ›

-Yankees 6 Indians 1: Make no mistake; Jorge Posada made a mountain out of a molehill. Jason Johnson wasn’t trying to hit him, but when Johnson started barking at Posada to get down to first, the Yankees needed to respond. Randy Johnson took it from there, buzzing Eduardo Perez and earning an automatic ejection since both teams had been previously warned. No matter, it was great to see Randy stand up for his team and especially his catcher. more ›

Eduardo Perez will never be considered a superstar, but on Tuesday night he sure looked like one. Perez blasted two home runs, the second to tie the game in the ninth inning off of Mariano Rivera, in the Devil Rays’ 4-3 victory over the Yankees. The loss dropped the Yankees 4 1/2 games behind the Red Sox. more ›

Pitchers have complete control over three things: strikeouts, walks and home runs. Hits are more about luck than anything else, and they can fluctuate from start to start and year to year. Johnson has given up 16 dingers this year (including two to Eduardo Perez!), and Pavano has allowed 14. more ›