home opener

LeBron James watched, waited and wondered if he was ever going back into the game. Once he re-entered, he was hardly needed.

Branded a one-man team in the past, the Cavaliers showed they can survive without their superstar. James scored 22 points but was resting on the bench when Cleveland regained control in the fourth quarter, and the Cavaliers won their home opener 96-79 over Charlotte on...

The Houston Texans will play their home opener against Indianapolis on Oct. 5 in hurricane-damaged Reliant Stadium with the roof open.

The stadium's retractable roof lost five pieces in the storm and officials said large pieces of debris had fallen into the stadium during Hurricane Ike.

The roof won't be fixed in time for the game against Indianapolis, but insurance adjusters and architects said it...

The Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game was rescheduled to Nov. 9 after Reliant Stadium was severely damaged by Hurricane Ike.

The Texans' home opener was originally scheduled for Sunday, then postponed to Monday night as Ike approached the Gulf Coast.

The Category 2 storm slammed into Texas on Friday night and moved into Houston early Saturday morning.

Tampa Bay quarterback Jeff Garcia is out of Sunday's home opener against Atlanta because of a sprained ankle.

He will be replaced by veteran backup Brian Griese. Garcia was injured during the fourth quarter of last Sunday's 24-20 loss to the New Orleans Saints.

He missed most of training camp and three preseason games because of a strained right calf, and his preparation for the season opener was...

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was fined by Major League Baseball on Friday for accusing umpire Phil Cuzzi of having a vendetta against him.

Cuzzi ejected Guillen in the third inning of Chicago's home opener against Minnesota on Monday after he popped out of the dugout following a strike call against Paul Konerko.

Carlos Delgado and the New York Mets botched the final home opener at Shea Stadium the same way they squandered a big lead in the NL East last year.

April or September, doesn't seem to matter.

The Mets can't find a way to hold off Philadelphia.

Jamie Moyer pitched six effective innings, Jayson Werth hit a tiebreaking single and the Phillies rallied past New York 5-2 Tuesday with the help of Delgado's key error in the seventh.