MLB-Tribune Co. agrees on deal to sell Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field to Ricketts family, Sale will be in region of $845 million, must be approved by Major League Baseball. What Fenway Park hex? Hideki Matsui had two homers and seven RBIs, and Yankees won the highest-scoring game in Red Sox-Yankees history 20-11. http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/scoreboard
NFL-The pomp and circumstance of his arrival faded into the night after a 17-13 victory over the Chiefs, leaving Favre with the reality of the challenge before him. Titans Punter kicks into HD screen over field, but after a 30-10 Dallas win, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he doesn't think it is an issue. Atlanta Falcons starters were flawless. St. Louis Rams starters had no answer, even against the second-stringers, Falcons 20 Rams 13.
CFL- Friday, August 21, 2009-Saskatcheqan Roughriders 25 at Montreal Alouettes 34 and Winnipeg Blue Bombers 37 at BC Lions 10. http://sports.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/cfl/totalstandings.asp
NCAA FootBall- Can Florida just get a pass to the SEC title game? Maybe not, but there hasn't been a sure thing like the Gators winning the SEC East in a long, long time. Two Tulane players diagnosed with swine flu.
NBA-Iverson, a certain Hall of Famer coming off a $20 million-a-year salary who can't find an NBA job, has been waxing poetic about his comeback via Twitter updates. We call it a comeback because, well, Iverson does -- and also because he was for all intents and purposes retired down the stretch of a miserable stint with the Pistons last year.
WNBA-Candace Parker had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the L.A, Sparks to a 67-66 overtime win against the San Anonio Silver Stars on Friday night. Langhorne scores 19 to key Washington Mystics win. McCarville, Christon lead New York Liberty past Connecticut Sun in OT.
NCAA BasketBall- The 2010 Final Four is in Big Ten country. The league has worthy contenders for a trip to Indianapolis, while others are just looking to get over the hump and into the Big Dance. Denis Clemente's H-O-R-S-E shot becomes internet sensation. It's been viewed more than 40,000 times on YouTube.
GOLF-Playing a hand in separate matches Friday at the Solheim Cup, Paula Creamer helped Juli Inkster make history and secure two points to lift the U.S. to a 4½-3½ lead. Tiger Woods ended the suspense a bit earlier than usual, committing Friday morning to The Barclays, the first of four FedEx Cup playoff events beginning next week on the PGA Tour.
SOCCER-The U.S. national team will play at Germany in October in the first meeting of the two most successful women's soccer nations in nearly three years. Padilla is just one of two Mexican-league players to head north this week. Luis Ángel Landín joined Houston on a loan deal that runs through the end of the 2010 season. MLS' two high-profile moves this week could have a great impact on similar moves in the future.
Tennis-A 53-shot rally did the trick for Andy Murray bating Julien Benneteau. The second-ranked Murray will face No. 1 Roger Federer in Saturday's semifinal.
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