Daily sport news

AP - Morgan Pressel has shot a course record 7-under 65 at Royal Birkdale to get back up among the leaders at the British Women's Open.

AP - Roy Oswalt's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies was a dud. Maybe ex-teammate Lance Berkman will make a better first impression for the New York Yankees.

AFP - Top seeded Andy Murray, who is looking for his first ATP title of the year, has beaten Alejandro Falla 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the 600,000 dollar Farmers Classic.

AP - Brendan Ryan's broken-bat infield hit in the 10th inning drove in the game's lone run and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Friday night.

AP - No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford agreed to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Friday night, with $50 million in guaranteed money.

AP - The Arizona Diamondbacks traded away an All-Star pitcher for the second time in a week, sending right-hander Edwin Jackson to the Chicago White Sox on Friday for rookie Daniel Hudson and prospect David Holmberg.

AFP - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has flown back to Europe during his team's US tour because of a family illness.

Reuters - Roy Oswalt's debut with Philadelphia was a dud as the Washington Nationals pounded the Phillies and their newly acquired pitcher 8-1 on Friday.

AP - Eric Berry's tweet was true.

Reuters - The surging Tampa Bay Rays moved to within one game of New York in the A.L. East with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Yankees on Friday.

AFP - Arsene Wenger wants Arsenal to use this weekend's Emirates Cup clashes against AC Milan and Celtic to send a warning to their Premier League rivals.

AP - The Yankees are working on a trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros and expect the deal to be completed Saturday. New York will send a couple of prospects to the Astros, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing.

AP - It's time for Jeff Fisher to open his 16th straight training camp with the Tennessee Titans, and that first practice Saturday will be a welcome return to football after a busy offseason.

AP - First-round draft pick Maurkice Pouncey had a five-year contract waiting for him at the Pittsburgh Steelers' training camp. Plus an early morning wakeup call.

AP - Jeff Overton shot an 8-under 62 on Friday to take a four-stroke lead midway through the inaugural Greenbrier Classic.

AP - Turns out Miss Iowa really can pitch.

AP - The Yankees are working on a trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros.

AP - Ben Roethlisberger is understandably glad that his troubled offseason is behind him. He's about to find out if the Pittsburgh Steelers' fans are ready to forget about it, too.

Reuters - The Washington Wizards have re-signed free agent Josh Howard, a former All-Star swingman who joined the team late last season.

AP - Tim Tebow is ready for the shots, both on the football field and in the locker room.