Russia?s 26-year-old veteran, Vera Zvonareva, shook off four broken strings to surge to a victory over top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, 6-4, 6-3, on Friday.

Johan Santana, the Mets? left-handed ace, will have surgery to repair a tear of the anterior capsule of his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the 2010 season.

The dynamism that defined Brett Favre?s 2009 season ? and certainly the 6-0 start ? was gone on Thursday night.

Matt Moore?s 4-1 finish, including the 41-9 thumping of the Giants to close the old stadium, led Carolina to part with Jake Delhomme in the off-season.

Ryan Mallett is a rare example of a college quarterback who has thrived after transferring, in his case to Arkansas from Michigan.

David Beckham?s return to the Los Angeles Galaxy after a foot injury was more subdued than his initial arrival in M.L.S. in 2007.

The television series ?White Shadow,? shown in Turkey from 1980 to 1982, had a major impact on the growth of basketball there.

The Phillies appear to be healthy enough again and seem to have found their annual late-summer groove. Starting in 2007, the Phillies have a .630 winning percentage in September.

Matt Kuchar shot a seven-under-par 64 to lead Ryan Moore by one shot at the BMW Championship.

The series will drop four races at tracks owned by International Speedway Corp. and add at least three others.

The victory was especially sweet for Chris Collins, an assistant whose father, Doug, was on the team that lost to Russia in the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Josh Thole, Bobby Parnell and Dillon Gee helped fill care packages for servicemen, two days after Carlos Beltran, Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo were criticized for not visiting a military hospital.

Linebacker Bart Scott has dealt with football and adversity using lessons learned on and off the field in Baltimore with the Ravens.

Last season, just a year after finishing first in the N.F.L. in rushing, the Giants ranked 17th, averaging 114.8 yards a game.

Colby Rasmus homered twice as St. Louis dealt Atlanta its sixth loss in eight games.

The Baltimore Ravens? veteran linebacker said he was thrilled that Darrelle Revis was back with the Jets.

Venus Williams takes the court Friday hoping to make her fourth U.S. Open final. Kim Clijsters is trying to be the first reigning champion to successfully defend her title since 2001.

Las Vegas police sought to question the boxer following a domestic battery complaint.

The N.F.L. season gets under way this weekend. Here?s a look ahead at Sunday and Monday?s games.

The Ravens, led by quarterback Joe Flacco, finally seem to see what N.F.L. teams unblessed by great defense have recognized for years: to win consistently, you have to score.