Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Matt Shoemaker flirted with a no-hitter and the Angels one-hit the Red Sox, 2-0, to complete a rare sweep in Boston. After plunking the first batter he faced, Shoemaker (12-4) retired 20 straight before Will Middlebrooks broke up the no-hit bid with a double down the …

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor returned to practice on Wednesday just one month after breaking his right arm. Taylor practiced in a limited capacity, running sprints and doing individual drills. He suffered a compound fracture in his right arm when teammate Lawrence Timmons slammed into it with his …

Washington, DC – Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – The New England Revolution return to the road on Saturday to face D.C. United to bring an end to a run of four away contests in the club’s first five games. New England’s first three games produced just one point and zero goals …

LOUDON, N.H. – Morgan Shepherd’s senior status has become an age-old problem in NASCAR. Just much longer can the 72-year-old driver race? Much older and slower than any driver on the track, the 72-year-old Shepherd took out contender Joey Logano in the second half of Sunday’s race at New Hampshire …

SUNRISE, Fla. – The “C” stands for captain. In Willie Mitchell’s case, it may as well stand for Cup. There are 319 people who have appeared in at least one game for the Florida Panthers, and Mitchell isn’t among them. But when the season starts at Tampa Bay on Thursday, …

San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – For the second time this season, one hit was enough for the Padres to win a game. Jesse Hahn had a career-high nine strikeouts over five innings to win his fourth straight start, and Everth Cabrera’s sacrifice fly in the fifth inning accounted for the …

In war and other forms of politics, what a difference a day makes. On Friday, Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi’s forces were en route to destroy the rebellion in Benghazi, with the “brother leader” himself vowing to show “no mercy, no pity” towards those foolhardy enough to challenge his 42-year rule. “We …

Well, America, we made it — for the moment at least. The government did not shut down last week. But we all known that even bigger fights are looming for us as we look ahead to the debate over raising the debt ceiling and the shape of the 2012 budget. …

The debate over this year’s budget is over. Next up: an even more contentious battle over raising the debt ceiling.For this fight, President Barack Obama’s strategy is three-fold. First, warn of catastrophic consequences if the debt ceiling isn’t raised by early July when the Treasury Department runs out of fiscal …

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez is moving to consolidate his hold on Honduras, after orchestrating the return last Saturday of his puppet, Manuel Zelaya. Officials in Chávez’s inner circle are wondering how their cash-strapped government can finance yet another “revolutionary” government in Central America. What they fail to realize is that …