RECENT SPORTS NEWS

• Francona manages at Fenway for 1st time since 2011

  May 23, 2013

  BOSTON (AP) - Terry Francona felt right at home in the visiting dugout.

• Rangers scratch Richards for pivotal Game 4

  May 23, 2013

  NEW YORK (AP) - Struggling Rangers center Brad Richards was a healthy scratch Thursday night when New York faced elimination in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Bruins.

• 10 things to know for the French Open

  May 23, 2013

  PARIS (AP) - A look at 10 of the top topics at the French Open, the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Sunday and ends June 9:

• FRENCH OPEN 2013: Capsules on men to watch

  May 23, 2013

  PARIS (AP) - Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:

• Texans give $100,000 to tornado relief efforts

  May 23, 2013

  HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Texans have donated $100,000 to help in relief efforts in the wake of this week's devastating and deadly tornado in Oklahoma.

• LPGA to use as much of flooded course as it can

  May 23, 2013

  PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) - Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round of its inaugural Bahamas Classic.

• Orb, Oxbow still on track for Belmont Stakes

  May 23, 2013

  NEW YORK (AP) - Trainer Shug McGaughey is still thinking Belmont Stakes for his Kentucky Derby winner after Orb galloped a mile Thursday morning at Belmont Park.

• Rules changes may help IndyCar drivers break marks

  May 23, 2013

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - IndyCar officials want to bring record-breaking days back to the Indianapolis 500.

• Browns QB Weeden to help with Oklahoma tornado

  May 23, 2013

  BEREA, Ohio (AP) - Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden is heading home to help his cherished Oklahoma heal.

• Memorial out to battle phone distractions

  May 23, 2013

  DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Almost every pro golfer has a story about an ill-timed phone ring or camera click that ruined a shot.