Burnley near drop after loss

A-Rod ties Mays for 4th with 660 HRs; Yanks top Red Sox 3-2 (Yahoo Sports)

With one sweet swing, Alex Rodriguez tied Willie Mays for fourth place in major league history at 660 home runs. Rodriguez jogged around the bases on the pinch-hit shot that broke an eighth-inning tie and lifted the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. ”It’s good to do it in a good team win.” Yankees manager Joe Girardi left Rodriguez out of the starting

Cowboys grab sliding pass rusher Randy Gregory in 2nd round (Yahoo Sports)

Randy Gregory is confident the Dallas Cowboys won’t have to worry about off-the-field issues that caused the former Nebraska defensive end with first-round talent to slide to the end of the second round. ”Because I know where my mindset is at,” Gregory said after the Cowboys made him the 60th overall pick Friday night. I really want to show these guys what I can do and I am really serious

Hawks find their groove in finishing off Nets in first round (Yahoo Sports)

The Atlanta Hawks may never duplicate the way they played in January, during the best month in NBA history. The 60-game winners and runaway No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference weren’t sharp when the playoffs started, mostly because they were so good during the regular season that they lost their edge once everything was clinched. Being tied after four games of their first-round series brought out the best in