FAILED EFFORT No stranger to five-set losses, Marcos Baghdatis added another to his résumé when he fell to Arnaud Clément.

YOUNG AND UNSTOPPABLE 18-year-old United States native Melanie Oudin in her first round victory on Monday.

JOB WELL DONE Matt Joyce congratulates Carlos Pena after his home run. The first-place Tampa Bay Rays, now at 80 wins on the season, defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Sunday at Tropicana Field.

YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE Eli Manning was sacked by the Ravens’ Chris Carr at the Giants’ 2 in the second quarter of the team’s 24-10 loss Saturday night.

J-ROLL Jimmy Rollins hits a single in the third inning as the Phildadelphia Phillies go on to defeat the San Deigo Padres 3-2 Friday night at PETCO Park.

PLAYOFF INTENSITY Cappie Pondexter poured in 28 points and the New York Liberty overcame a 10-point deficit in the first half and pulled away with a dominant fourth quarter to take a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals over the defending Eastern champion Indiana Fever Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan.

CRUISING IN COLORADO Jorge De La Rosa was sharp, striking out seven over seven innings, while Derek Lowe yielded homers to Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith as the Rockies defeated the Braves for their third consecutive victory, putting them just four games out of the Wild Card race.

SWEET 16 Chris Johnson celebrates with teammates in the 16th inning of Tuesday night's game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The red-hot but already eliminated Houston Astros won the game 4-2 in 16 innings.

YER OUT...OF THE PLAYOFF RACE The red-hot first place Tampa Bay Rays defeated, yet again, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Sunday night at Angel Stadium in California. The Angels find themselves 9 games out of contention in the American League West, in third place.

WINNING CONTINUES IN THE BRONX CC Sabathia cruised through six frames before a rain delay, while the Yankees hit three homers, including a slam by Robinson Cano, who had six RBIs, as Sabathia extended his home unbeaten streak to 20 starts.

STREAKING SUCCESS Luke Scott crosses home plate as the Orioles improve to 11-4 under new manager Buck Showalter with a victory over Cliff Lee and the first place Texas Rangers.

GIANT WIN, BIG LOSS Pablo Sandoval and Aubrey Huff homered to back Madison Bumgarner's solid outing, as the Giants gained in the NL West and sent the Cards to their fifth straight loss. Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 398 but the Cardinals fell four games behind the Reds in

ROCKET DOWN A federal appeals court Thursday refused to reinstate a defamation lawsuit disgraced former pitcher Roger Clemens filed against his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, who claims he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone more than a dozen times.

FALLING APART, FALLING OUT OF THE PICTURE Joe Mauer had four hits to lead the Twins to another back-and-forth, 7-6 win over the White Sox on Wednesday. The Twins have won six straight and lead the AL Central by five games over Chicago.

PADRES ONLY GETTING BETTER San Diego, now 24 games above .500 and five games up in the National League West is winning and winning and winning. For the first time in franchise history, the Padres have become the first NL team to win 70 games, now standing at 71-47 with a .602 winning percentage.

ELI DOWN, GIANTS LOSE New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is forced to leave Monday night's preseason game with the Jets after suffering a three-inch gash over his eye that requires 12 stitches. The Jets defeated the Giants 36-31.

STRUGGLING Johnny Damon is struggling in the power department since leaving the New York Yankees for Detroit, hitting just seven homers to this point in the season with the Tigers.

DELAYED BY FOG...When a shroud of soupy fog postponed the beginning of the P.G.A. Championship on Thursday morning, Bubba Watson killed time by playing a popular puzzle video game called Angry Birds on his iPhone. At other points, he threw things at his fellow golfer Rickie Fowler as he tried to sleep. Read More

ATLANTA ON TOP Braves ace Tim Hudson has allowed just two earned runs over his last five starts after shutting out the Dodgers on three hits over eight innings as he continues to look like a strong Cy Young candidate. Above, Atlanta celebrates its only run in the 1-0 victory Friday.

SMILING NORTH OF THE BORDER Jose Bautista got the Blue Jays' ninth-inning rally started with his Major League-leading 36th homer, and Fred Lewis capped off the four-run frame with a walk-off sacrifice fly to take the finale away from the Red Sox.

INAPPROPRIATE BRAWL Major League Baseball suspended pitcher Johnny Cueto and managers Dusty Baker and Tony La Russa as a result of the ugly brawl between the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

A HELMET AND A SMILE Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (85) and wide receiver Terrell Owens (81) during player introductions prior to the pro football hall of fame game against the Dallas Cowboys at Fawcett Stadium.

A VIEW TO MATCH A couple ate lunch as Steve Black of Australia dived past their balcony in the lead-up to Round 4 of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Polignano a Mare, Italy. Gary Hunt of England leads the six-round series.

SURGING CINCI The Reds, who notched their first sweep since June, swept the Cubs at Wrigley for the first time since 2005. Joey Votto led the onslaught with a two-run homer and four runs scored to back winner Travis Wood. Cincinnati is in first place for a reason.

DIFFERENT MANAGER, SAME RESULTS Buck Showalter's magical touch as Orioles manager finally met reality Saturday night at Camden Yards. Not a harsh reality, but at least a reminder of why he came to Baltimore in the first place. Playing the first game with Showalter as manager, the O's fell 4-2 to the first-place Chicago White Sox in Baltimore.

FOREVER A HERO Tom Glavine, former member and future Hall-of-Famer' for the currently first place Atlanta Braves was retired with a ceremony at Turner Field Friday night.

SWEET SUCCESS Luca Ferretti of Italy celebrating after winning the men's 5-kilometer open water competition at the European swimming championships in Balatonfured, Hungary. Ferretti finished in 58 minutes 43.4 seconds, The Associated Press reported, beating his teammate Simone Ercoli by 17.1 seconds.

HISTORY IN THE BRONX Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run on Wednesday, becoming the youngest player ever to reach the feat. He is only the seventh player in major leauge history to hit the triumphant milestone.

DENVER DISASTER The Colorado Rockies struggles continued Tuesday night as they fell 7 games out of contention in the NL West after a 10-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants.

EVERY TEAM PLAYS As August rivalries heat up and playoff races get serious, many teams find themselves falling out of postseason contention. Two of those teams, the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals, played Monday night, above.

A-ROD NO MATCH FOR RAYS The Tampa Bay Rays, 6-5 against New York in 2010, completed a series victory with a 3-0 shutout Sunday afternoon. Alex Rodriguez, still sitting on his 599th home run, strikes out in the 5th inning. Now just one game out of first place in the American League East, the Rays are undoubtedly the Yankees biggest challenger for the division crown. Both teams are predicted to face off in this year's ALCS.