Wearing a No. 7 red quarterback’s jersey, Michael Vick completed his first pass, shared a laugh with Donovan McNabb and got a handshake from the offensive coordinator.

Padraig Harrington could sense it in the thick, humid air above Hazeltine National. So could Ernie Els.

A Hot August Bite of Half-Baked Jake …

Y.E. Yang won his first major title at the PGA Championship on Sunday, and he took down Tiger Woods to do it.

Julio Borbon had four hits and four of Texas’ eight stolen bases, Derek Holland pitched into the seventh and the Rangers cut Boston’s AL wild-card lead to a half-game with a 7-2 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday night.

— Mark Teixeira hit a home run in the top of the ninth, his second game-deciding homer of the week, and the Yankees rolled on without Alex Rodriguez, beating the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Friday night.

Victor Martinez’s two-run double keyed a six-run ninth inning that lifted the Red Sox to an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night, preserving their lead in the AL wild card.

It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that UConn coach Randy Edsall can shake buildings below from the practice field on the hill when he’s not happy.

Crystal Langhorne had career highs of 22 points and 16 rebounds and made the game-winning shot with 9.1 seconds left in the second overtime as the Washington Mystics ended a two-game skid with a 91-89 win over the Connecticut Sun on Friday night.

It closed with the easiest of plays, Lamont Ulmer strolling in for an uncontested dunk that sealed the comeback, secured the title, sent Harte Nissan fans into a final frenzy and accounted for the final points of one of the most entertaining Greater Hartford Pro-Am games in history.