Kevin West

First-time starter Daniel Best limited Mississippi State to two runs over six innings to lead Southern Mississippi to a 5-2 win over the Bulldogs Wednesday night.

A Georgia man who authorities said took explicit pictures of a 12-year-old girl in Nevada, Mo., was convicted Wednesday on child pornography charges, U.S. Attorney Todd Graves said.

Western Kentucky University sophomore guard Patrick Sparks has been granted his release from the men's basketball team.

Running back Olandis Gary is leaving a crowded backfield in Denver, agreeing to terms on a contract with with the Buffalo Bills.

Matthew Brinson drove in the winning run with an eighth-inning double as Mississippi State avoided a three-game weekend sweep by beating South Carolina 2-1 on Sunday.

Vicente Padilla pitched a four-hitter and Mike Hampton struggled in his Atlanta debut as the Philadelphia Phillies stopped the Braves' five-game winning streak with a 4-0 victory Saturday night.

Four U.S. soldiers on patrol were wounded Saturday when an Iraqi girl handed them an explosive and it blew up, American military officials said. They said they believed it was an accident.

Leo Mazzone had stopped rocking and sat up straight to make his point, so clearly he was serious.

Persistent rain forced the suspension of Mississippi State's series-opening game against South Carolina Friday, with the Gamecocks holding a 2-0 lead after six innings.

Australian special forces who seized an Iraqi air base have found 51 MiG fighter jets - one of the biggest enemy aircraft discoveries of the war - as well as armored vehicles, anti-weapons systems and training materials on weapons of mass destruction, off