Jason Richardson scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter on Wednesday night to help the Phoenix Suns finally pull away for a 118-94 victory over New Jersey, droppi...

Carlos Boozer had 31 points and 13 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the San Antonio Spurs for the fourth time this season, 105-98 on Wednesday night.The Jazz hadn't ...

Sherron Collins had 28 points and hit his fifth 3-pointer with just over a minute left, helping No. 3 Kansas outlast No. 25 Baylor 81-75 Wednesday night.Kansas (17-1...

Outfielder Andre Ethier and closer Jonathan Broxton have finalized two-year contracts with the Los Angeles Dodgers.Ethier's deal is worth $15.25 million and Broxton'...

Chris Warren had 17 points and No. 22 Mississippi ended Devan Downey's hot streak to beat South Carolina 66-57 on Wednesday night.Downey came in averaging more than ...

Da'Sean Butler scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half to lead No. 11 West Virginia to a 68-60 win over Marshall on Wednesday night.West Virginia (14-3) overca...

James Anderson scored 26 points, Marshall Moses had 20 points and 18 rebounds and Oklahoma State snapped a two-game losing streak by beating Colorado 90-78 on Wednesday nig...

Tracy Smith scored 23 points, Dennis Horner added 20 and North Carolina State stunned No. 7 Duke 88-74 on Wednesday night.Javi Gonzalez had 15 points for the Wolfpac...

Rashad Hassan scored 14 points to help Savannah State overcome a five-point first half and defeat North Carolina Central 46-44 in overtime on Wednesday night.Hassan ...

Josh Young scored 18 points to lead Drake to a 72-65 victory over Evansville Wednesday night.Adam Templeton added 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and Fra...

Jamie Harris scored 20 points and Samme Givens had 15 rebounds as Drexel scored a season-high 51 second-half points to defeat James Madison 78-57 on Wednesday night....

James Posey's driving layup with 1.1 seconds left gave the New Orleans Hornets a 113-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.Chris Paul scored 10 o...

Xavier Silas scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half and Northern Illinois held off Toledo in a 58-54 win on Wednesday night.Darion Anderson had 10 points and ...

Patrick Richard scored 20 points to help McNeese State defeat Southeastern Louisiana 71-67 on Wednesday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.The Cowboys (6-11, ...

Back on the court where he won his only Grand Slam title, Novak Djokovic overcame an early struggle against a journeyman Swiss player before advancing to the third round of...

Osiris Eldridge scored 17 points to lead five Illinois State players in double figures as the Redbirds rallied to defeat Creighton 71-62 Wednesday night.Dinma Odiako...

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DeWayne Reed scored 21 points and Auburn hit six of eight free throws in the final minute, sealing an 84-80 win over LSU on Wednesday night.Auburn, which trailed by ...

Andrew Bogut had 27 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out and the Milwaukee Bucks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 113-107 on Wednesday night, overcoming Chris Bosh'...

Joel Pineiro agreed Wednesday to a $16 million, two-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.Pine...

With more than three months to play in the season, Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder have already reached new heights.Durant had 31 points and 10 rebounds, ...

Trevon Hughes and Rob Wilson led a late scoring surge, powering No. 18 Wisconsin past Michigan 54-48 on Wednesday night.Hughes scored 20 points and Wilson added a ca...

Jake Robinson came off the bench to score 20 points, including 4-for-5 on 3-pointers, as Western Carolina hung on to beat Davidson 77-67 Wednesday night after losing most o...

Keith Cothran scored 23 points to lead five Rhode Island players in double figures as the Rams defeated Duquesne 75-67 on Wednesday night.Lamonte Ulmer had 11 points...

Aaron Johnson hit a jump shot with 6 seconds left to give Alabama-Birmingham a 57-56 win over Southern Mississippi on Wednesday night.The Blazers (16-2, 4-0 Conferen...

Tyler Haws scored a career-high 24 points and No. 14 BYU won its 14th in a row and pulled within one win of the best start in school history with an 81-66 victory over Wyom...

Jerome Jordan scored 17 points and led a Tulsa rally after picking up his fourth foul as the Golden Hurricane overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half to beat Oral Ro...

Jared Mintz tallied a double-double, scoring 17 points and pulling down 11 rebounds, to lead Lafayette in a 61-57 win over Bucknell on Wednesday night.Bryan Cohen we...

Dominic Cheek scored 17 points, Corey Stokes added 16 and No. 4 Villanova rolled to its eighth straight win with a 94-68 victory over reeling Rutgers on Wednesday night.UTEP snaps Memphis' conference win streak at 64

Jeremy Williams scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Randy Culpepper added 13 points, including a key steal and layup with a minute left, and UTEP beat Memphis 72-67 o...

Andy McDonald scored 3:19 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.McDonald scored unassisted as he beat Ca...

Rodney Stuckey scored 27 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 92-86 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.Rash...

Texas needed a jolt. For one game at least, Erika Arriaran provided a thunderbolt.Arriaran scored a career-high 28 points, hitting eight 3-pointers, to carry the No....

Aaric Murray scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots to lead La Salle to a 76-57 win over woeful Penn on Wednesday night.Rodney Green finish...

CJ McCollum scored 29 points to help Lehigh defeat Colgate 74-60 on Wednesday night.The Mountain Hawks (12-7, 3-1 Patriot League) trailed 44-43 with 12:37 remaining,...

Andrew Nicholson scored 26 points and Michael Davenport had 16 points and 10 rebounds as St. Bonaventure held off Massachusetts 70-69 on Wednesday night after losing a 10-p...

R.J. Evans scored 20 points and Andrew Keister had 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead Holy Cross to a 79-60 victory over Navy on Wednesday night.The Crusaders (5-14, ...

Antonio Hanson scored 21 points to lift Georgia Southern to a 68-65 win over Appalachian State on Wednesday night on the same day the NCAA placed the Eagles on probation.Mavericks win another 1-pointer, top Wizards 94-93, Joseph White

Shawn Marion blocked Caron Butler's jump shot with 1.9 seconds to play, and the Dallas Mavericks opened the second half of their season Wednesday night by avenging a loss f...

Trey Hampton and Joe Dukes each scored 17 points to lead Georgia State to a 79-74 victory over North Carolina-Wilmington on Wednesday night.Georgia State, which lost...

Chaisson Allen scored 10 of his 16 points after halftime, and Manny Adako added 12 of his 15 points as Northeastern pulled away in the second half to beat Towson 73-48 on W...

Stephen Jackson scored 24 points, Gerald Wallace added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Charlotte Bobcats completed a 6-0 homestand with their most lopsided victory in te...

Josh Miller scored 14 points and Army routed American University 68-48 on Wednesday night.The Black Knights (12-6, 2-2 Patriot League) scored 27 points off 19 turnov...

Martin Brodeur made 22 saves for his 108th NHL shutout and Travis Zajac scored the winning goal late in the second period as the New Jersey Devils snapped a three-game losi...

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Amanda Thompson scored off a rebound with 9.6 seconds left to give No. 13 Oklahoma a 62-61 victory over Missouri on Wednesday night.Nyeshia Stevenson led Oklahoma (1...

Dwight Howard had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic held off the Indiana Pacers for a 109-98 victory Wednesday night to end a three-game losing streak.Rodriguez leads VCU past William & Mary 81-59, Hank Kurz Jr.

Joey Rodriguez scored 18 points and dished out 10 assists and Virginia Commonwealth used ball-hawking defense to cool off William & Mary 81-59 on Wednesday night.Miller, Bayless lead Blazers over 76ers, 98-90

Former 76ers guard Andre Miller scored 24 points and Jerryd Bayless had 14 of his 18 in the fourth quarter, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 98-90 victory over Phila...

Nikolay Davydenko moved into the third round of the Australian Open in the low-key manner which has typified an 11-match winning streak, including title runs at the World T...

Playing its first game since coach Jim Calhoun took a medical leave of absence, Connecticut got 21 points from Jerome Dyson and the Huskies ended a three-game losing streak...

Louisiana Tech hired Arizona offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes on Wednesday to replace Derek Dooley as head coach.Dykes has coached in college for 15 years and has b...

Chris Singletary scored 18 points and six Kent State players scored in double figures to beat Buffalo 89-54 on Wednesday night, handing the Bulls their first Mid-American C...

The score was tied late, and the Pitt students were stomping their floor-level sets so passionately it caused the grandstands to ripple like a wave. Pitt's home-court advan...

Jamal Crawford scored 20 points to lead a strong effort by Atlanta's backups, and the Hawks bounced back from a sluggish start to beat the Sacramento Kings 108-97 on Wednes...

Freshman C.J. Harris scored a career-high 20 points and Wake Forest beat No. 24 North Carolina 82-69 on Wednesday night to send the Tar Heels to their first three-game losi...

Joe Jakubowski scored 18 points and Bowling Green defeated Ohio 65-57 on Wednesday night.The Falcons (9-7, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) trailed 57-54 with 3:58 left ...

Ben Finney scored 17 points to lead Old Dominion to a 68-49 victory over Delaware on Wednesday night, the Monarchs' sixth straight victory.Old Dominion (15-5, 6-1 Co...

Chris Wright had 14 points and 12 rebounds and sparked an early second-half surge to lead Dayton to a 66-51 victory over George Washington on Wednesday night.Dayton ...

Derrio Green scored eight points during a 15-3 spurt in the second half and Charlotte rallied to beat Richmond 71-59 on Wednesday night.The 49ers (13-5, 3-1 Atlantic...

Ryan Brooks scored 22 points, Lavoy Allen had 16 and No. 16 Temple beat Xavier in a matchup of Atlantic 10 unbeatens, 77-72 on Wednesday night.The Owls (16-3, 4-0 At...

The Florida Marlins plan to announce pitcher Josh Johnson's four-year contract with a news conference Thursday at the construction site of the ballpark they expect to move ...

Chris McKnight recorded a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, to lead Akron in a 69-49 win over Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday night.Zeke Marshall ...

Freshman guard Jaquon Parker scored a career-high 15 points, and Deonta Vaughn matched his season high with 20, helping depleted Cincinnati hold on to beat South Florida 78...

Vanessa House scored 16 points and No. 16 West Virginia earned its 16th straight win, cruising past Marshall 74-42 on Wednesday night.Asya Bussie and Korinne Campbel...

Raymar Morgan scored 16 points and No. 6 Michigan State remained unbeaten in Big Ten play by holding off Iowa's furious comeback bid in a 70-63 victory Wednesday night....

Freshman guard Katie Rutan scored a season-high 25 points in her first career start, leading No. 11 Xavier to a 92-50 victory over Saint Louis on Wednesday night.Rut...

Braylon Edwards hopes to finish his career with the New York Jets amid a published report Wednesday that the team will tender an offer to him after the season.Newsda...

Darren Sharper loves a good story, even more so when it involves him.The NFL's active interception king is on the cusp of only the second Super Bowl appearance of hi...

Andre Berto is heading to Haiti instead of Las Vegas, something that the welterweight champion could not have imagined little more than a week ago. He has no choice because...

So far, Shaquille O'Neal's proposal for a superstar dunk contest to raise money for Haiti hasn't left the ground.On Tuesday night, O'Neal suggested that he would lov...

Colts cornerback Jerraud Powers sat out Wednesday's practice with a foot injury, the only Colts player to miss the entire workout.Coach Jim Caldwell has not said whi...

The Whistler ski resort, home to next month's Olympic downhill, could be auctioned off in the middle of the games after creditors moved to auction off the assets of Intrawe...

The U.S. ski jumping team will go to Vancouver with an Olympic veteran making a comeback and a Winter Games novice enjoying a breakout season.Anders Johnson, 20, who...

Shane Bertsch hopped out of his RV and excelled on a course he hadn't seen in over 10 years, opening with a 10-under 62 Wednesday at the Hope Classic for a two-stroke lead ...

Major League Baseball and the players' association are close to moving a three-game series between the New York Mets and Florida Marlins to San Juan's Hiram Bithorn Stadium...

Pete Carroll's coaching staff with the Seattle Seahawks is coming together with a heavy mix of NFL experience and few ties with Carroll's last coaching job at Southern Cali...

Dallas Mavericks guard Josh Howard will sit against the Washington Wizards because of a stomach illness.Jason Terry started in Howard's spot on Wednesday night.<...

The doctor who performed surgery on Blake Griffin's broken left kneecap says the Los Angeles Clippers' No. 1 overall draft pick should be able to do basketball drills in th...

Peyton Manning is on a simple mission this week: Strike fast, stay on the field and take the Colts back to Miami.The four-time MVP and his Colts teammates can't wait...

That sure looks like Tiger Woods. The face. The rounded shoulders. The eyes staring out from under a cap. Celebrity Web site radaronline.com says the next issue of the Nati...

Dan Fitzgerald, the coach who built Gonzaga into a national basketball power but resigned before the school began its current run of NCAA tournaments, has died at age 67.La. Tech hires Dykes to replace Dooley

Louisiana Tech has tapped Arizona Wildcats offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes to replace Derek Dooley as head football coach.Dykes, who was introduced Wednesday, has ...

The Detroit Pistons will be without three key players against the Boston Celtics.Tayshaun Prince (knee), Ben Gordon (groin) and Will Bynum (ankle) did not play Wedne...

New York Giants receiver Steve Smith will replace Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald on the NFC Pro Bowl team.The Giants announced the change Wednesday, making Smith the tea...

San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore has been added to the NFC squad for the Pro Bowl, replacing injured Rams running back Steven Jackson.Jackson nursed a tro...

Outfielder Andre Ethier has agreed to a $15.25 million, two-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.Ethier gets a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $5.5 mill...

Jim Calhoun's medical condition is not career threatening, according to Connecticut's athletic director, but there is no timetable for the coach's return.Jeff Hathaw...

New Browns general manager Tom Heckert has hired Jon Sandusky, formerly with him in Philadelphia, as Cleveland's director of player personnel.Sandusky spent nine sea...

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards is working hard to get his right knee healthy enough to play in the NFC championship game at New Orleans.Edwards was held...

Mexican sports officials are searching for potential Olympic athletes in the United States with family links to Mexico who might eventually compete for the Latin American c...

A San Francisco-area supplement manufacturer has agreed to plead guilty to unlawfully distributing products laced with designer steroids as the result of an investigation l...

Rick Hendrick didn't have a moment of hesitation when it came to finding a way to aid the Haitian earthquake relief efforts.His wife and daughter had made a mission ...

New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis sat out practice because of a broken left hand Wednesday but is expected to play in the AFC championship game against the Indianapol...

The Russians are back.Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko won the short program at the European championships Wednesday with a spectacular performance that proved he h...

Olympic veteran Anders Johnson, of Park City, Utah, will be joined by two newcomers on the three-man U.S. ski jumping team that will compete at the Vancouver Games.J...

In becoming the Buffalo Bills new head coach, Chan Gailey's first challenge is addressing a familiar problem: Coming up with a starting quarterback.Gailey vows to do...

A person familiar with the hiring says Louisiana Tech has tapped Arizona Wildcats offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes to replace Derek Dooley as head football coach.Dy...

Russia's Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov are the new European pairs champions, upsetting world champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy.The Russians trailed...

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has turned down a chance to play in the Pro Bowl because of a right shoulder problem that developed late in the season.Roethl...

Lenders have seized the assets of Intrawest ULC, including the Whistler ski resort that will be home to the Olympic downhill races next month.A public notice has bee...

A soccer player who acknowledged he killed a heckling fan last year is back playing for Colombian club Atletico Junior.Javier Florez played 75 minutes on Tuesday in ...

The Washington Redskins have hired Kyle Shanahan as offensive coordinator, Matt LaFleur as quarterbacks coach and Jon Embree as tight ends coach.The appointment of S...

The NCAA has placed the Georgia Southern men's basketball program on probation for two years after finding "major" academic violations.The NCAA said Wednesday an unn...

Haile Gebrselassie will run in the first NYC Half-Marathon held in the spring.The New York Road Runners announced Wednesday that the marathon world record-holder wil...

Former welterweight champion Miguel Cotto is expected back in the ring in June, likely challenging junior middleweight titleholder Yuri Foreman at Madison Square Garden.Isles' Sutton suspended 2 games for hit on Dupuis

New York Islanders defenseman Andy Sutton has been suspended two games without pay after leaving Pittsburgh's Pascal Dupuis bloodied with a hit from behind.Sutton, w...

Kobe Bryant has retained his spot atop the list of the NBA's best-selling jerseys, while young stars Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose moved into the top five.Howard va...

Chris Browning is hoping the return of NASCAR's truck series to Darlington Raceway this summer will lead to a longer run than the last time.Darlington officials anno...

Panama officials have lined up Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi for an exhibition game on July 18, just a week after the World Cup finishes in South Africa....

United States midfielder Ricardo Clark is set to join Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt until the end of the season.Frankfurt coach Michael Skibbe said Wednesday t...

Sasha Cohen brought the buzz back to U.S. skating.Looked pretty darned good doing it, too.At her first competitive practice in almost four years, the reigning...

Joshua Clottey smiled for photographs, hugged two Cowboys cheerleaders, then stood behind a podium and thanked Manny Pacquiao for the opportunity to fight him.Three ...

Peyton Manning can't wait to play all four quarters against the New York Jets in this week's AFC Championship game.The four-time MVP was one of many Colts starters p...

Boston Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing officials.NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu...

Justine Henin knows how it feels to waste match points and then lose to a fellow Grand Slam champion.She wasn't about to make the same mistakes Wednesday, particular...

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis has started interviewing potential assistants for next season even while he continues to mull the fate of coach Tom Cable.ESPN.com rep...

Brock Lesnar is ready to resume training to defend his UFC heavyweight title after a serious intestinal problem derailed his career and endangered his life.Lesnar ha...

Hendrick Motorsports has added a second airplane to the Haitian earthquake relief effort, with both planes making daily flights into the devastated nation.The NASCAR...

John Schneider was already a candidate for the Seattle Seahawks' general manager position when the team bolted from the NFL norm last week and hired college czar Pete Carro...

Haile Gebrselassie wants to break his own world record on Friday at the Dubai Marathon.The 36-year-old Ethiopian has extra incentive. He will pick up a $1 million bo...

One game into the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, Super Mario had to change his team's approach and lead by example.Captain Mario Lemieux was in charge of a Canada clu...

Nearly four hours into a grueling match at the Australian Open, James Blake thought he was still capable of beating U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro.He had b...

All season long, U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender has held a little bit back, making sure not to overextend her surgically rebuilt left kneecap.No more.Wit...

The International Olympic Committee is recommending the establishment of special medical centers to deal with athletes who have ambiguous sexual characteristics.The ...

The Miami Dolphins have unveiled the latest name for their home: Sun Life Stadium.A five-year naming rights agreement with the Toronto-based financial services compa...

Czech Republic captain Patrik Elias should recover in time for the Vancouver Olympics despite being put on the injured list by the New Jersey Devils because of a concussion...

For all the talk about the importance of home-field advantage in the playoffs, the cruel truth for top-seeded teams is this: The last time both of them made the Super Bowl ...

A judge ruled on Wednesday that fired Texas Tech coach Mike Leach's lawsuit against the university can go forward but not as quickly as his attorneys wanted.State Di...

Evgeni Plushenko might be better than ever.The 2006 Olympic champion took the lead in the European Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday with a short program tha...

Tom Brady has pulled out of the Pro Bowl after a season in which he played with rib and finger injuries. He has been replaced by Matt Schaub of the Houston Texans.Th...

Manchester United's total debt has risen to $1.17 billion.American businessman Malcolm Glazer's family-owned Red Football Joint Venture Ltd. has filed accounts that ...

Former University of Florida football player Wondy Pierre-Louis, who is accused of choking his girlfriend, has been released from a Florida county jail after posting bail.<...

To the snowboardcross and X-Games world in which she resides, she is Lindsey Jacobellis, the most dominant figure in her sport, a multiple champion at almost every level.Longtime Gonzaga coach Fitzgerald dies

Dan Fitzgerald, the coach who built Gonzaga into a national basketball power but resigned before the school began its current run of NCAA tournaments, has died at age 67.Cuche fastest in WCup training; Miller 10th

Didier Cuche of Switzerland posted the fastest time and Bode Miller was 10th in the first downhill training before the Hahnenkamm races.Cuche sped down the Streif co...

Struggling American skier Julia Mancuso got a boost Wednesday by posting the fastest time in an opening downhill training session.Lindsey Vonn, a winner of the openi...

Shaquille O'Neal has a plan to save the NBA's All-Star dunk contest: Bring back the superstars and do it for devastated Haiti.Following Tuesday night's win over Toro...

Former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy is hoping Tiger Woods will speak in public away from the course before playing in a pro golf event.Ogilvy, one of the eight pl...

U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro held off James Blake in a marathon five-setter Wednesday, while Justine Henin advanced in her Grand Slam comeback with a 7-5, 7-6 (...

Upon introducing Chan Gailey as the Buffalo Bills new head coach, general manager Buddy Nix had a momentary memory lapse."This is the 15th head coach," Nix said, bef...

Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick took an easy road to the third round at the Australian Open on Wednesday with routine victories that kept them on track for a semifinal showdo...

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Nicklas Backstrom and David Steckel scored 46 seconds apart late in the third period, rallying the Washington Capitals past the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Tuesday night for thei...

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Patrick Marleau and Ryane Clowe scored two goals apiece, and the San Jose Sharks completed a remarkable two-day scoring barrage with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles King...

U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters took another step toward winning consecutive Grand Slams with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Tamarine Tanasugarn in the second round of the Australian...

Ryan Getzlaf and Evgeny Artyukhin scored 62 seconds apart to trigger a four-goal first period, Bobby Ryan connected on a power play, and the Anaheim Ducks extended their ho...

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EASTBoston U. 79, Albany, N.Y. 58George Mason 90, Hofstra 72Nyack 73, Dominican, N.Y. 59Old Westbury 80, NYU-Poly 58Sage 67, Yeshiva 55