I was watching the WNBA Western Conference Finals the other night when I realized that I was smiling. It was kind of like the smile that crept across my face when my mom called from a cell phone at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. "I made it," she said. It didn't quite have the lip-quivering factor of that conversation, but it was one of those proud moments when it occurs to you that someone you care about has accomplished something significant.

Real Salt Lake will look to rebound quickly from its most lopsided defeat in team history as the team returns home for the most important home stand this year. RSL's two home games this week will go a long way toward determining its playoff chances; it plays host to the L.

OAKLAND, Calif.-Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was hospitalized in Boston for the second time this month, checking into Massachusetts General on Tuesday night for further tests on his heart. Ortiz felt heart palpitations about 10 days ago and again before Monday night's game in Oakland, where he was a late scratch from the lineup.