NEW YORK — Katie Douglas scored 16 points and Katie Smith had 14 to help the Eastern Conference cruise to its first victory in seven WNBA All-Star games, 98-82 over the West on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Barry Bonds era in San Francisco is probably headed into its final months.

NASCAR has made significant safety strides since the death of Dale Earnhardt, and many drivers credit recent innovations for an improved safety record: No deaths and few serious injuries in NASCAR’s top three series in the past five years.

PAU, France — Lance Armstrong once said there are no gifts at the Tour de France — a maxim that a Frenchman and a Spaniard showed still holds true, even with the seven-time champion out of the picture.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Durham’s Kevin Witt had a two-run homer and an RBI double to lead the International League to a 6-0 victory over the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A All-Star game Wednesday night.

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KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — He still looks every bit the champion. Only the fiberglass casts on not one but both of Barbaro’s hind legs are indicators of something terribly wrong.

BOSTON — Mark Loretta’s All-Star buzz didn’t last very long.

Terri Duban-Orona doesn’t have any complaints about her daughter Lacey, a 12-year-old who attends St. John’s Catholic School.

It’s not often that a player from an Upvalley team gets to play at Napa’s Memorial Stadium, but St. Helena High offensive and defensive tackle Ivan Ramirez will have an opportunity to do just that on Saturday night for the 34th annual East-West Charity All-Star Football Classic, which begins at 7:30 p.m.

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Looks like a kayak. Paddles like a kayak. But wait, that's a mainsail going up and, whoa, that's a jib being hoisted.

Since the days when the first hunters fashioned tools and projectile points from flint, outdoorsmen have always found a way to devise the equipment they needed.