Daily sport news

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.

AP - Bernhard Langer overcame a shaky front nine with an eagle and birdie on the back nine Friday to take the clubhouse lead at 3 under in the second round of the U.S. Senior Open.

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.

AP - Tony Stewart unbuttoned the top button on his racing suit and let out a sigh.

AP - Early Friday morning, the cones were lined up 25 yards apart on the field for Albert Haynesworth's conditioning test. He needed to complete the first part in 70 seconds or less to have a chance to pass.

AP - Infielder Cristian Guzman is heading to the first-place Rangers from the last-place Nationals in a deal that sends two minor league pitchers to Washington.

AP - Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum will be together at least five more years, hoping to deliver the New York Jets a Super Bowl.

AP - Laveranues Coles is back with the Jets for the third time.

AP - Asked the amount of his NASCAR fine, Ryan Newman kept quiet.

AP - A bankruptcy judge Friday rejected a last-minute higher bid on the Texas Rangers from Major League Baseball's preferred buyer, a deal that would have canceled next week's auction.

AP - Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday.

AP - Yani Tseng certainly is consistent.

AP - Pocono Raceway has the flipped the switch on a solar energy system that leaders say will make the NASCAR track the world's largest solar-powered sports facility.

Reuters - The Houston Texans have signed their top two picks from the NFL Draft and hope to agree to a new contract with Andre Johnson, the league's top receiver last season, within a couple weeks.

AP - Jeff Gordon has a new spotter this weekend at Pocono Raceway. He won't have to look for a new crew chief for at least three more years.

AP - Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife was threatened at her home by three men who were carrying guns and looking for the former NBA player about six weeks before he was shot to death, the woman's attorney said Friday.

AP - The Mets have put outfielder Jason Bay on the 15-day disabled list with a concussion.