Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson wore customized

Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson wore customized spikes with the Jackie Robinson Day logo on the back and No. 42 on the tongue. The shoes will be auctioned off later, with proceeds going to the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

On a shelf in his locker, Granderson had a small figurine of Robinson sliding feet-first in his Brooklyn uniform. He pointed out that Robinson's success provided opportunities for so many in baseball, not only blacks.

"It opened up doors for everybody. I think that's the one thing he would be proud of," Granderson said. "You just look at the diversity, all of which started with Jackie Robinson 65 years ago."

He acknowledged that he played poorly

He acknowledged that he played poorly.
Lin did not speak with the news media before or after the game, and it is not certain how badly his left knee is hurt. Woodson did not sound hopeful that Lin would play Saturday.
"He was out shooting today," Woodson said. "We just got to take it one day at time and see how he's doing. When he tells me he is ready to go, that's going to put a smile on my face."
There was no smiling from Woodson on his return to Atlanta. He was fired by the Hawks after they were dismissed easily in the playoffs in 2010 by the Orlando Magic, but he took some local knowledge with him: how to defend the high-flying Josh Smith. 

McIlroy stopped signing autographs for a moment to listen to Wozniacki's

McIlroy stopped signing autographs for a moment to listen to Wozniacki's on-court interview. "He's 100 percent against Maria," she told the crowd.
Asked earlier Monday whether she sent him flowers after his win Sunday, Wozniacki said, "Well, I don't want his head to become too big, so, um, no."
Sharapova and Wozniacki got into the spirit of the exhibition at times: exchanging smiles after a well-played rally, surrendering a point to make up for a missed call, dancing with fans before the final game.
The second-ranked Sharapova wasn't conserving energy, though. After breaking back to 4-4 in the second set, she chased down a drop shot and then a lob, throwing her hands up in frustration when her shot ricocheted off the scoreboard.

The Oilers drafted Brodziak in 2003

"Obviously I'm really happy and just happy it's done with and now I can concentrate more on playing hockey," Brodziak said after the Wild beat Boston 2-0.

The Oilers drafted Brodziak in 2003. He scored 26 goals in 175 games with Edmonton.

"I've never had to deal with anything like this before, so it was definitely on my mind. I'm happy to be part of the organization for a few more years and looking forward to it."

Without Davis, one of the league’s premier free-kick takers

Without Davis, one of the league's premier free-kick takers, it was somewhat ironic that it was a set piece from Adam Moffat that found Taylor at the back corner of the penalty area. Taylor knocked it back to Andre Hainault, who put it in from a couple of yards out.
"As soon as he hit it, I just turned and said, 'Well, I just lost my job on set pieces,'" said Davis, who assisted two of Houston's three goals in its playoff series with Philadelphia with free kicks.
Unfortunately for the Dynamo, Davis said he did not think he would be healthy in time for the final against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Nov. 20 in Carson, Calif. He spent the rest of the game and the trophy presentation on crutches.

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki reached the U.S

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki reached the U.S. Open women's semifinals with straight-set wins, while Novak Djokovic moved into the men's final four on a day when both singles finals were pushed back a day because of rain delays.

Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick and John Isner all won men's fourth-round matches today at the National Tennis Center in New York, where rain prevented any matches from being completed the previous two days.

As a result of the delays, the women's championship is now scheduled to conclude on Sept. 11 with the men's final a day later. It will be the fourth straight year the tennis season's final Grand Slam event will enter a third week.

Samantha Stosur, the No. 9 seeded woman from Australia, and unseeded German Angelique Kerber also reached the women's semifinals with wins today.

Five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer, the No. 3 seed from Switzerland, plays today's last match against No. 11 Jo- Wilfried Tsonga of France in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The winner will face top-seeded Djokovic for a place in the final.

Although rain hasn't hampered today's play, the match between 21st-seeded Roddick and David Ferrer was delayed an hour and moved to a new court because of a water-damaged surface in Louis Armstrong Stadium. The No. 2 court at the National Tennis Center was shut down until further notice.

Roddick Advances

Roddick of the U.S. wound up beating the fifth-seeded Ferrer of Spain 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on the 584-seat Court 13 to reach the quarterfinals. Isner advanced to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4) win over Gilles Simon of France.

Roddick, who had 19 aces while winning 17 of 19 service games in the 2-hour, 39-minute match, celebrated by walking the length of the court while slapping hands with fans who lined the boundaries.

Prior to today, Roddick hadn't played a U.S. Open contest outside the 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium in more than nine years. He said today's experience included hearing "some Van Morrison wannabe playing music," someone screaming in the courtyard, a man scaling a nearby fence and a couple of people giving commentary from the service line.

Refiners have had trouble getting things working properly in Michigan

"Refiners have had trouble getting things working properly in Michigan, Ohio and Illinois," said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service. He said he expected prices to bottom out this summer in a range between $3.25 and $3.75 a gallon depending on the state, with California toward the higher end of the range.