Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones signed a free-agent contract Wednesday to play basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the Tulsa...

Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has reportedly told Cricket Australia officials that he doesn't want vice-captain Michael Clarke back in his side until the troubled star has sorted out his off-field issues with model fiancee Lara...

Pakistan's new coach Waqar Younis was Wednesday shocked over the cricket board's decision to ban and fine several leading national...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned two of its world-class batsmen, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, from playing international cricket for life and barred former captain Shoaib Malik and medium-pacer Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan for one year for 'unbecoming behaviour' leading to Pakistan's poor showing recently in...

England and Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard has described football as a science that requires years of understanding and...

Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennel on Wednesday visited the Games Village along with the Chefs de Mission of Commonwealth Games to monitor the preparations for the forthcoming...

Describing the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to impose a life term ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf and middle order batsman Younis Khan as 'unfair' and 'unjustified', former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has said that none of the members of the six-men committee probing the disastrous tour Down Under were...

Former leg spinner and chief selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Abdul Qadir has hailed the board's decision to ban captain Mohammed Yousuf and middle order batsman Younis Khan for life term besides imposing hefty fines on other...

The Pakistani boxing team's participation in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi is under doubt as the government is yet to give a green signal for their visit to...

Acting on the recommendations of the inquiry committee probing the disastrous tour Down Under, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday imposed a life term ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf and experienced middle-order batsman Younis Khan and slapped hefty fines on various players, holding them responsible for the team's pathetic...

Noted cricket commentator Peter Roebuck has said that Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke needs to choose between a fraught personal life and his cricket...

England cricket coach Andy Flower has said that out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen is sure shot starter for the first Test against...

Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell has cast doubts over Michael Clarke's suitability as a future Test captain, after he dashed back across the Tasman to be at the side of his controversy-prone fiancie in the middle of ODI series against New...

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS > > > The C-USA, Big East Men's and W.Va. Girls basketball tournaments are under way. For more information visit our BRACKET BONANZA...

FORT MYERS, FLA. - While the Twins cling to a sliver of hope that closer Joe Nathan can pitch in 2010, they also don't want him to jeopardize 2011. If he ultimately decides to have Tommy John...

The preseason chatter went something like this: Come Selection Sunday, eight, maybe nine teams will represent the Big Ten, aka college basketball's power conference. After sending seven squads to the...

The Nuggets poured it on when they needed it, obliterating a second-half deficit with a 22-4 run, handing the Wolves their seventh straight...

(Wednesday, March 10th) Final Score: Charlotte 102, Philadelphia 87 Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Gerald Wallace led all scorers with 28 points on 9-of-10 shooting to push the Charlotte Bobcats...

On the day that the world's most valuable soccer club, Manchester United, swept aside AC Milan, another side stuffed full of millionaire superstars including David Beckham, 4-0 in a UEFA Champions...

Rose Bowl berth last season, faces a burglary charge in connection with a theft at a campus fraternity house in late January.The Lane Country district attorney's office says Masoli and former Oregon...

(AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)Notre Dame's Luke Harangody dunks for two points in the first half of their second-round NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall in the Big East Conference...

(AP Photo/Thomas Cain)Quinnipiac's Justin Rutty, right, drives the ball past Robert Morris's Dallas Green, left, during first half of the NCAA Northeast Conference college championship basketball...

Bob Knight: When it comes to the fiery former coach's broadcasting work in Big 12 basketball games this season, there's not a lot of middle...

Luke Harangody back in top form, Notre Dame stopped Seton Hall in its run-and-gun tracks to take another big step toward the NCAA tournament.Harangody had 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, and...

Ben Roethlisberger told police in Milledgeville, Ga., no sexual intercourse took place between him and his accuser, a television station in Pittsburgh reported on Wednesday.A 20-year-old woman told...

Associated Press HAMDEN, Conn. -- Robert Morris coach Mike Rice preaches to his team that defense wins.On Wednesday night, the Colonials locked down their second consecutive trip to the NCAA...

admitted to police that there was consensual contact between him and his 20-year-old accuser last Friday, but there was not sexual intercourse.KDKA-TV, which cited persons close to...

John Lackey signed a five-year deal worth $82.5 million. "I hope this team has better balance," Red Sox GMTheo Epstein says. By Nati Harnik,...

Celtics guard Rajon Rondo drives against Grizzlies guard Mike Conley during the first quarter Wednesday night in Boston. Rondo tied with Ray Allen for most Celtics points with...

Dallas Stars on Wednesday night. Aside from helping Buffalo score five goals for the first time in 18 games, the rookie of the year candidate helped the team regain the top spot in the Northeast...

(FSY) deflected a potential game-winning shot then sank two free throws with 7 seconds left as Robert Morris beat Quinnipiac 52-50 for the Northeast Conference championship, the Colonials seventh...

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Grady Green long dreamed of playing major-college basketball, and he still dreams of playing in the NBA. He jokes about TV commercials featuring his own puppet,...

Las Vegas » Every time the Utah women's basketball team plays New Mexico, it gets a tough, hard-fought game from the Lobos. But good for the Utes, they also get wins too, even when the wins...

REGINA — For the University of Regina Cougars, appearing in the CIS women's basketball tournament is not a novel idea.The team — which is set to make its 10th appearance at nationals in a 13-year...

Chelsea , and travel to Hull City on Saturday, the first game in a nine-match run-in that looks easier than both United's and Chelsea's. They are poised on the shoulders of their rivals as the home...

Dominican Republic has become the richest exporter of talent to Major League Baseball, providing some of the biggest names in the game. The influx of Dominican players has also caused baseball major...

Stats They idled in left field, side by side, their buckets down, prepared to pull down a section of the upper deck. The grass field is gone, replaced by shards and chunks of concrete and steel. ...

Stats “It threw me off,” Granderson said. “I wasn’t expecting him to be right there.” They shook hands and shared a brief embrace, wishing each other well, before...

Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Wednesday night. Duke allowed three runs and four hits in 2 2-3 innings. Ty Wigginton also had an RBI single for Baltimore in the first. Top prospect Pedro Alvarez and...

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San Antonio Spurs . He is now aiming to play Friday in Memphis. He has not played since Dec. 17. Since his arrival in New York in October 2005, Curry’s career has been measured in fits and...

New York Knicks , who clinched a franchise-record ninth consecutive losing season. Ginobili kept carrying the Spurs after scoring 38 in a loss Monday at Cleveland, thriving again in his second start...

Player Stats They were two of six players to miss practice Wednesday for the Cavaliers. James missed two games after twisting his right ankle last Friday against Detroit, but will probably play at...

Grizzlies a franchise-record seventh straight road win. It was the Grizzlies' first victory over Boston in seven tries since 2006. O.J. Mayo scored 17 points and Zach Randolph had 13 points and 10...

Carmelo Anthony added 19 points, but it was the contributions of his supporting cast that proved to be the most important for the short-handed Nuggets. With...

Filed at 10:34 p.m. ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Russell Westbrook added 17 points and came up just shy of a triple-double, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the...

Los Angeles Clippers 108-97 on Wednesday night. Michael Beasley scored 15 points before leaving with a thigh bruise late in the third quarter, and Mario Chalmers chipped in with 12 points for Miami....

Detroit Pistons 115-104 Wednesday night. The Jazz had seven players in double figures as they posted their 10th straight victory over Detroit. Former Pistons center Mehmet Okur finished with 18...

Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Boris Diaw contributed 13 points for the Bobcats (32-31), who entered the game in seventh place in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Bobcats, who have...

Go to the Slap Shot Blog Lundqvist, a goaltender who needs to continue to play well if the scoring-challenged Rangers want to grind their way into the Stanley Cup playoffs, was not so stout...