RECENT SPORTS NEWS

• Car won't start but Johnson still wows school kids

  June 18, 2013

  EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) - Ready to thrill a few hundred school kids, Jimmie Johnson hopped into a replica of his No. 48 car to fire up the engine.

• Oly sprinter Campbell-Brown suspended amid probe

  June 18, 2013

  KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Veronica Campbell-Brown's agent insists one of the cornerstones of Jamaica's wide-ranging sprint success ``is not a cheat,'' even though the test results disagree.

• 3's were wild in NBA this season

  June 18, 2013

  MIAMI (AP) - The NBA is more reliant on the 3-pointer than ever.

• Serena Williams comments on rape case in interview

  June 18, 2013

  Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, ``she shouldn't have put herself in that position.''

• Bruins rookie D Hamilton biding time as rookie

  June 18, 2013

  BOSTON (AP) - Dougie Hamilton spent his 20th birthday watching the Stanley Cup finals.

• Calif. city sues MLB over A's proposed move

  June 18, 2013

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

• Stanley Cup Game 3 draws record viewers for NBCSN

  June 18, 2013

  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Stanley Cup finals' Game 3 drew the most viewers for the NHL on NBC Sports Network since the cable channel started televising the league in 2006.

• Giants expect Sandoval to begin rehab games Friday

  June 18, 2013

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval is expected to begin a rehabilitation assignment in the minors on Friday.

• Padres farmhand Tate reports to extended spring

  June 18, 2013

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Padres say minor league outfielder Donavan Tate has reported to extended spring training in Arizona.

• Rangers' Kinsler gets stitches after collision

  June 18, 2013

  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler is back on the field with stitches on his face and blood on his jersey after a vicious collision at home plate.