Lindsay Whalen scored 31 points, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Stars 94-89 on Saturday night to advance to the Western Conference finals and end the playing career of San Antonio’s Becky Hammon.    

Drew Brees needed less than one quarter of preseason action to prove he’s ready for the regular season.    

St. Louis starting quarterback Sam Bradford has been taken to the locker room after suffering an apparent injury to his left leg.    

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon protested Saturday’s game against the Blue Jays in the fourth inning after the umpires granted Toronto a replay challenge after the next play had begun.    

Jim Furyk was steady. Jason Day was wild. Both wound up with a share of the lead going into the final round of The Barclays.    

Dong Wan Sin’s three-run single helped South Korea defeat Japan 12-3 Saturday in the Little League World Series international championship.    

The Boston Red Sox landed the services of Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo, agreeing to a seven-year, $72.5 million contract, a team source told ESPNBoston.com’s Gordon Edes on Friday.    

There will never be another New York Yankee with a No. 6 on his back.    

Green Bay Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji is out for the season after sustaining a torn right biceps in Friday’s preseason game against the Oakland Raiders, a league source confirmed.    

Kevin Love was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.