There have been significant winning streaks in golf over the years, and there have also been plenty of players who have stressed family over golf. Occasionally the two intersect.

The struggling San Francisco Giants will open a 10-game homestand this evening, when they welcome the Philadelphia Phillies to AT&T Park for the first of three straight games.

A pair of cross-state rivals will begin the Eastern Conference finals tonight, as the second-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins host the sixth-seeded Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series at Mellon Arena.

Former Patriots employee Matt Walsh has reportedly sent the NFL eight tapes showing that the team recorded play- calling signals by coaches of five opponents over six games between 2000 and 2002.