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Carlos Boozer scored 23 points, Deron Williams notched his 35th double-double of the season, and the Utah Jazz ended a two-game losing streak with a 112-89 victory over the...

Aaron Brooks swished a jumper with 2.9 seconds left and scored 31 points to help the Houston Rockets rally for a 125-123 victory over Denver on Monday night, snapping the N...

Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton left Monday night's game against the San Francisco Giants in the third inning after he was hit on the top of his left hand by a pitch...

Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Michael Finley scored 15 points apiece, and Kevin Garnett had 14 points and eight rebounds on Monday night to help the Boston Celtics coast to a ...

Derek Lowe spent the winter overhauling his mechanics and is pleased with his progress.A few more outings like Monday night's and Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox wo...

Francisco Rodriguez looked like the dominant pitcher he was with the Angels.K-Rod wore prescription sunglasses in a spring training debut delayed by conjunctivitis, ...

If President Barack Obama is looking for a partner to play U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and his daughter in basketball, Connecticut's Maya Moore says she's prepared to serve.<...

Three New York Jets players traveled to Haiti on Monday to help with the relief and recovery efforts following the earthquake that killed a government-estimated 230,000 peo...

Those wild, colorful pants worn by Norwegian curlers at last month's Olympics were so popular that their Paralympic counterparts felt compelled to sport the same look.<...

The Seattle Seahawks re-signed defensive end Darryl Tapp and released starting safety Deon Grant on Monday, part of the continuing changes under new coach Pete Carroll and ...

Antoine Vermette had two assists and scored the clinching empty-netter Monday night to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets past Edmonton 5-3, adding to the Oilers' road woes.Braves 5, Nationals 2

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David Clarkson had a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored three times in the first period against Tim Thomas and held on for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bru...

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Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, Toney Douglas added 20 and the New York Knicks won their second straight on the road by rallying past the struggling Philadelphia 76ers, ...

The anticipated spring pitching matchup of Seattle ace Cliff Lee and his Arizona counterpart Dan Haren ended abruptly when Lee was tossed from the game for allegedly throwi...

Claims that Olympian Johnny Weir was not included in the "Stars on Ice" cast because of his sexual orientation are not true, the figure skating tour said.The Gay and...

The Denver Broncos aren't publicly saying they have another open quarterback competition on their hands.They don't have to.Josh McDaniels' actions and the wor...

Detroit forward Tayshaun Prince limped off the court with assistance during the first quarter of the Pistons' game Monday night against Boston.Prince fell backward a...

Andre Agassi told ESPN.com he was "out of line" and apologized for poking fun at Pete Sampras during a charity match last week.Longtime rivals Agassi and Sampras wer...

Boulder. Denver. El Paso. Akron. Tempe. Ann Arbor. Atlanta. Stillwater. Columbia. Eugene.And Manhattan — as in Kansas, not New York.Arkansas-Pine Bluff went...

Armando Galarraga is not overly concerned with his slow start this spring.Galarraga allowed three runs, all earned in three innings while the Tigers topped the Toron...

A memorial service for former Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Willie Davis will be held at Dodger Stadium.The team says the private service is scheduled for Tuesd...

The Chicago Cubs figured it was going to be a long day when their bus broke down on the side of the highway heading to Hi Corbett Field.Turns out, the rest of the af...

Connecticut's path to another perfect season could include a renewal of the most heated rivalry in women's college basketball.The undefeated Huskies earned the No. 1...

If David Beckham recovers from a torn Achilles' tendon in six months, he would rejoin Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy in time for the team's last six regular-seaso...

Stanford, the last team to beat Connecticut, has earned its first No. 1 seed since 1998 in the NCAA women's basketball tournament.Undefeated Connecticut is expected ...

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Stanford, the last team to beat Connecticut, has earned its first No. 1 seed since 1998 in the NCAA women's basketball tournament.Undefeated Connecticut is expected ...

Ramon Ortiz kept up his bid for the fifth spot in the Dodgers' rotation, pitching two-hit ball for four innings Monday in a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels.The 3...

Yovani Gallardo wants to start on opening day for the first time. He's making his strongest argument yet.Gallardo struck out five in four solid innings and rookie Al...

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Ben Sheets was battered for 10 runs without retiring a batter in his latest poor showing, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Oakland Athletics 13-5 Monday.Sheets signe...

Arizona slugger Mark Reynolds says he's agreed to terms on a new contract with the Diamondbacks.Two people familiar with the talks said on Monday that the deal was w...

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The mother of Murray State reserve guard Picasso Simmons was killed in a car crash Monday, on the eve of the team's departure for the NCAA tournament.Freeda Simmons ...

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The game took less time than the Chicago Cubs' adventurous bus ride.The usual two-hour trip from Mesa turned into a 3 1/2-hour ordeal when Chicago's bus broke down o...

David Beckham won't be the only player forced to watch the World Cup on television, but he is going to be one of the most sorely missed.In pure soccer terms, however...

Derek Lamely had to contend with a rain-delayed start, slow play on a soggy course, and tamping down his inevitable nerves as he inched closer to notching his first win as ...

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Brady Quinn was diplomatic. He wouldn't come right out and say he intends to supplant Kyle Orton as the Denver Broncos starting quarterback.But make no mistake, the ...

Chris Volstad hurt his chances at solidifying a spot in the Marlins' rotation, allowing four runs in 2 1-3 innings in Florida's 5-4 victory over the Twins on Monday....

Mike Lowell made his spring training debut for the Boston Red Sox — at an unfamiliar position.Lowell, who had surgery Dec. 30 to repair a torn ligament in his righ...

An Illinois insurance executive who secretly shot nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after giving a tearful apology tha...

Unless David Beckham can mend it as well as he can bend it, soccer's now-limping glamour boy will miss this summer's World Cup — a blow to tournament organizers, sponsors...

Miguel Cabrera hit his first homer of spring training and Scott Sizemore and Brennan Boesch also went deep for the Detroit Tigers as they knocked off the Toronto Blue Jays ...

DirecTV and Versus have reached a deal after more than six months to return the sports network to the satellite television service.DirecTV dropped Versus after their...

Both the Giants and Jets wanted to open next season in the new Meadowlands Stadium. Both will.The NFL said Monday the Giants will play on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 12,...

Iowa athletic director Gary Barta saw the Hawkeyes rack up loss after loss in an often half-empty arena and decided he'd seen enough.Even though coach Todd Lickliter...

Seattle Mariners ace Cliff Lee was ejected from a spring training game Monday against Arizona for throwing at Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder.Afterward, Diamondbac...

Two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin was suspended Monday for the Washington Capitals' next two games because of a reckless hit.The forward drove Chicago's Brian Campbell into...

The United States will play Australia in an exhibition in South Africa on June 5, the Americans' final game before their World Cup opener against England a week later.<...

Friendship is a beautiful thing and it might end up being a deciding factor in bringing the NCAA championship back to Kansas.Sherron Collins, a gritty point guard fr...

The medal was eight years in the making, and it helped ease some of Brian McKeever's Olympic heartache.McKeever won the 20-kilometer cross-country ski race for the v...

St. Louis starter Brad Penny absorbed a line drive off his pitching elbow and Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was perfect in his spring debut Monday during New York's 6-5 w...

Michigan State's Tom Izzo had a tough time pushing the right buttons with some of his players this season. He suspended a couple of them, kicked one out of practice and ben...

If you think Bob Baffert likes finishing second in the Kentucky Derby, think again.The first time the trainer saddled a horse in the Derby, he was second with Cavonn...

David Beckham's left Achilles' tendon was totally torn, and the doctor who performed the surgery said the England midfielder is expected to be out of action for about six m...

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Relax, people. Notre Dame isn't going anywhere.The fact that the Irish are even talking about it, though, likely means somebody else will, maybe sooner than you thin...

Manager Trey Hillman is still looking for a fifth starter for the Kansas City Royals rotation.Zack Greinke, the 2009 American League Cy Young award winner, and Gil M...

Iowa fired coach Todd Lickliter on Monday, ending a brief and disappointing tenure that included three losing seasons in a row and a parade of players leaving the once-prou...

Iowa fires men's basketball coach Todd Lickliter after 3 losing seasons in a row....

Bob Baffert is looking to win the Kentucky Derby this year, not finish second as he did last year with Pioneerof the Nile.The Hall of Fame trainer may have the 3-yea...

The doctor who performed surgery on David Beckham says his left Achilles' tendon was "totally torn."Surgeon Dr. Sakari Orava says Beckham "is doing well" and that Mo...

The Chicago Fire has signed defenders Kwame Watson-Siriboe and Steve Kinney.Watson-Siriboe was drafted in the second round this year (26th overall) from the Universi...

Brian McKeever has given Canada its first gold medal of the Paralympics, winning in visually impaired cross-country skiing.The 30-year-old McKeever won the men's 20-...

The IAAF is recommending the U.S. women's 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Athens Olympics be stripped of its gold medal because qualifying runner Crystal Cox has admitte...

The surgery on David Beckham's torn Achilles' tendon has been completed.A person familiar with the operation tells The Associated Press on condition of anonymity tha...

Larry Foote quickly realized how much he disliked losing.The inside linebacker is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers, signing a $9.3 million, three-year contract M...

The United Nations has criticized Russia for ignoring the ecological impact of construction projects for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.In a report obtained Monday by The A...

A new study finds the disparity between graduation rates for white and black players on NCAA tournament-bound men's basketball teams grew this year.The annual report...

Kansas was on top of the preseason poll and the Jayhawks were in the same spot in the season's final Top 25.The Jayhawks, the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tourname...

UConn coach Geno Auriemma has been impressed with his Huskies unprecedented run at No. 1.It's easy to get lost in all the streaks, numbers, and stats that Connecticu...

The IAAF is recommending that the U.S. women's 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Athens Olympics should be stripped of its gold medal because qualifying runner Crystal Cox...

The toll from skating at the Winter Olympics days after her mother's death finally has worn down bronze medalist Joannie Rochette.The Canadian champion withdrew Mond...

Iowa has called a news conference to discuss the future of its men's basketball program.Athletic director Gary Barta will be at the news conference Monday afternoon....

David Beckham checked into a hospital Monday for surgery on his torn left Achilles' tendon, hoping for a "swift and full recovery" from an injury that will keep him out of ...

Make it three medals for Canada at the Paralympic Games.Colette Bourgonje captured Canada's first medal Sunday, then Viviane Forest and Josh Dueck added to the count...

Gilbert Arenas says he deserves to be punished for bringing guns to the locker room.The suspended Washington Wizards guard told Esquire magazine that he wasn't using...

The man convicted of stalking ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shooting nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole facing sentencing in a Los Angeles courtroom.M...

David Beckham left his hotel on crutches and headed to the airport Monday morning to catch a plane to Finland for surgery on his torn left Achilles' tendon.The forme...

For maybe the first time in his life, Charl Schwartzel found himself rooting against Ernie Els.Els had a 25-foot par putt on the 14th green. Miss it, and he and Schw...

LaDainian Tomlinson found a new home, while the Cleveland Browns cleaned house.The New York Jets added Tomlinson to last season's top-ranked rushing offense, signing...

David Beckham's loan moves from the Los Angeles Galaxy to AC Milan were to ensure he played in his fourth World Cup for England.An Achilles' tendon injury Sunday whi...

David Beckham wanted so much to become the first player to appear in four World Cups for England.He was close before tearing his left Achilles' tendon Sunday while p...

The selection committee made its choices. Now, it's America's turn.The country's biggest office pool, otherwise known as March Madness, serves up the usual smorgasbo...

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Identical twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin set each other up for first-period goals, Roberto Luongo made 32 saves, and the Vancouver Canucks hung on to beat the Calgary Flames...

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