Professional

Ty Lawson landed in the Denver Nuggets’ hands about an hour-and-a-half into Thursday night’s NBA draft, but the process of getting the speedy point guard in a Nuggets uniform was more than a year in the making.

NEW YORK — Jorge Posada hit a game-ending RBI single in the 12th inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair has been shot and killed.

Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron confirmed that police were called to a residence and found McNair and a woman shot to death inside.

SYLVANIA, Ohio — Eunjung Yi (IHN'-juhng E) shot eight birdies and an eagle at Highland Meadows for a 10-under 61 and four-shot lead Saturday through the third round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title.

SAN DIEGO — Manny Ramirez hit his first homerun since his return from a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy.

BOSTON — Chris Woodward's bases-loaded pop up in the ninth inning dropped behind a partially draw-in infield to score the go-ahead run and lift the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alberto Callaspo drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals eclipsed their run total from their previous four games in a 6-4 victory over the White Sox on Saturday that snapped Chicago's seven-game winning streak.

CINCINNATI — Micah Owings homered and pitched into the seventh inning to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the St.