Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

Real Madrid have signed on Tottenham Hotspur's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric for the next five seasons, the Spanish club announced Monday.

None of this quite makes sense to Samantha Stosur.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's lack of experience was a major factor in their shock 16-16 Rugby Championship draw with Argentina at the weekend but coach Heyneke Meyer does not plan to make wholesale changes for upcoming tests against New Zealand and Australia. Playing in the southern hemisphere tournament, previously …

Defending U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur says she's never done a biceps curl in her life.

Fast friends in the Little League dorms, the boys from Japan and Tennessee played one last game Sunday to decide which team would be crowned World Series champions.

Lydia Ko showed playing partner Stacy Lewis a lot more than a great golf swing in the 15-year-old's historic Canadian Women's Open victory.

Peyton Manning looks like he's ready for the regular season, although he'll never admit it.

Nick Watney always felt the first playoff event for the FedEx Cup was the most important. A good performance in The Barclays could set up a player to reach the Tour Championship, have a mathematical chance at the $10 million bonus and qualify for all the majors next year.

(Reuters) - MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner, who is to have surgery this week to repair damaged ankle ligaments, hopes to be fit enough for a tilt at a record sixth successive win at Phillip Island in October. The Australian told local media on Monday he wanted to race at his home grand prix on October 28 before retiring …

Stints in jail. Hefty fines and restitution. Clouded futures. The consequences of their bad behavior have been steep for the Penn State students who took to the streets and rioted in the chaotic aftermath of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno's firing last November.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - All nine of the bystanders wounded on Friday near the Empire State Building were hit by police gunfire, six by bullet fragments, when officers fatally shot a man who had killed a former coworker, authorities confirmed on Saturday. The shooting was a rare example of the drawbacks posed by so-called hollow-point …

Tennis Australia said Monday it was confident players would not boycott the Australian Open over a prize money disagreement, but it was taking the threat seriously.

(Reuters) - Atlanta starter Tim Hudson maintained his red-hot form, while opposing pitcher Tim Lincecum showed no signs of breaking out of his slump, as the Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 7-1 on Sunday. Hudson (13-4) breezed through seven innings and allowed one run to win his seventh consecutive decision. The right-hander …

MILAN (Reuters) - AC Milan, hit by a flurry of close season departures, fully justified their fans' trepidation over the new season by losing 1-0 at home to promoted Sampdoria in their opening Serie A match on Sunday. Andrea Costa headed the only goal for the visitors just before the hour to stun a half-empty San Siro on …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer looks to cap an "incredible" season when he launches his bid for a sixth U.S. Open title against American Donald Young on Monday. Federer beat Briton Andy Murray to win the 2012 Wimbledon title, regained his world number one ranking and comes into the final grand slam of the year in ominous …

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid's troubled start to the season continued when the champions squandered the lead and slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at city rivals Getafe on Sunday to slip five points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona. The rare domestic reverse for Jose Mourinho's side, who were held to a 1-1 draw at home to …

(Reuters) - Sleep-deprived double Olympic champion Mo Farah was almost caught napping during the two-mile race at a Diamond League meeting in Birmingham, England on Sunday before easing to victory to the delight of a sellout crowd. There was relief for American sprinter Tyson Gay after he safely negotiated his first competitive …

MADRID (Reuters) - AC Milan are trying to persuade Real Madrid to give them Kaka back on loan before the transfer window closes on Friday but the La Liga club are holding out for a sale, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said on Sunday. "The situation is clear: Real want to sell Kaka while we want him on loan," Galliani …

Three preseason games and counting. No trips to the end zone for the New York Jets.

Serena Williams overcame foot surgery and blood clots on her lungs in the past two years to regain the form that has made her a 14-time Grand Slam tennis champion.

Mark Sanchez looked pretty good for nearly three quarters. He just couldn't get the New York Jets into the end zone — again.

Serena Williams earns the nod as a favorite heading into the US Open by virtue of her Olympic and Wimbledon titles, but the field of contenders is otherwise wide open entering the year's last Grand Slam.

Pete Carroll and John Schneider were overjoyed during the April NFL draft when the Seattle Seahawks were able to grab Russell Wilson in the third round.