Back on track: BP will begin testing new cap that could close off oil from Gulf NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government gave BP permission Wednesday to go ahead with testing its new, tighter cap over the Gulf of Mexico gusher after a daylong delay to satisfy worries about whether the work might make the leak ...

All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez is still sidelined for Florida. Ramirez is scheduled to start for the National League in next week's All-Star game in St. Louis. But he missed his fourth straight game Wednesday with a right hip flexor. The Marlins aren't yet talking about placing ...