MASON — Roger Federer raised both arms triumphantly when his ace finished it off. After years of having everyone else’s number, he had a special one of his own. Fifty for Federer. The Swiss star reached another measure of tennis greatness on Sunday, winning his 50th tournament title by beating James Blake 6-1, 6-4 [...]

  The NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 3M Performance 400 was postponed Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, setting up the possibility of a November race in the Irish Hills that would decide the winner of the Nextel Cup Series. Moving the race to the back of the schedule, after the Nov. 18 Ford 400 at Homestead, [...]

  BALTIMORE — A hard-hitting preseason game between the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens produced far more injuries than touchdowns. New York won 13-12 Sunday night, but both teams lost key players during a physical affair. Two members of the Giants’ starting defense left in the second quarter. Safety Will Demps, who started all [...]

Lorena Ochoa won the Canadian Women’s Open for her second straight victory and fifth of the season, closing with a 2-under 69 on Sunday for a three-stroke victory over Paula Creamer in Edmonton, Alberta. The top-ranked Mexican star, coming off her first major victory two weeks ago in the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews, [...]

  SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Call him Texas’ two-way threat. Zane Ancell hit a long home run and struck out 11 to lead undefeated Lubbock, Texas, to a 5-1 win over Chandler, Ariz., in the Little League World Series on Sunday. The 12-year-old’s blast easily cleared the 225-foot wall in center field, passing a TV [...]

  Johan Santana finished with a franchise-record 17 strikeouts in eight innings to lead the Minnesota Twins past the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Sunday in Minneapolis. Santana’s 17 strikeouts were the most in the majors since Ben Sheets fanned 18 in Milwaukee’s 4-1 win over Atlanta on May 16, 2004, according to the Elias Sports [...]