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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James took a break from his whirlwind courtship to get back on the basketball court. The NBA's most wanted man made a surpri...

IRENE, South Africa (AP) — They started scattering Sunday to the United States and Europe, never to come together as a group again. All the optimism h...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Leonardo Munoz, wearing a foot-tall blue-and-white wig, is ready to bare it all for the glory of Argentina. Before the ...

Danica Patrick did her best to downplay expectations over the winter, repeatedly saying that her transition from IndyCar to NASCAR would be a lengthy ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The 78-year-old man who's spent much of his life coaching baseball and grooming big league prospects listened intently, slowly shak...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A son of Jim Thorpe is suing the Poconos town that bears his father's name over the remains of the Native American often called th...

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Over and over, everything seemed to go against them. A referee took away a win last week, and a linesman disallowed anot...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller has won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender. Miller won the award Wednesday at the NHL Aw...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of screaming fans saluted the world champion Los Angeles Lakers Monday in a two-mile parade that left no doubt that expec...

MIAMI (AP) — Florida reliever Scott Strickland waited nearly five years to get back to the major leagues, and his faith wavered many times along the w...

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have unveiled a statue outside Fenway Park commemorating the on-field accomplishments and unique camaraderie of four ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Isaac Bruce will go out as a Ram. The Rams announced Monday that they have acquired the four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver from San Fra...

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Bobby Rahal longs to be back in the day when races were shrouded in mystery before drivers started their engines and every car ha...

Kobe Bryant is chasing his fifth championship with the Los Angeles Lakers — the only NBA team he has played for. It's not the one that drafted him, th...

A bouncing ball to the right side of the infield, a flip to the bag, a surprising safe call by the umpire, and a furious manager. Nah, not the play in...

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Check the antifreeze, grab the mittens, make sure the airport's not snowed in. We're going to the Super Bowl. In New Jersey. In F...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Shortstop Barry Larkin got death threats when he spoke out against racial bias during Marge Schott's ownership of the Cincinnati Red...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A city police officer who used a Taser to subdue a teenager who ran onto the field during a Phillies baseball game has the backing...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Whitey Herzog figures he's been to Cooperstown about a dozen times. He knows his next visit will be unforgettable. Herzog, who wil...

NEW YORK (AP) — The last holdout in a long-running land dispute with the developer of an NBA arena agreed Wednesday to sell his home on the site for $...