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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Williams sisters have advanced to the third round at the Australian Open, with top-ranked Serena fending off set point...

PHOENIX (AP) — Like sandlot players when they were kids, Hall of Famers Chris Carter and Michael Irvin chose sides on Wednesday night. This time, they...

Add underinflated footballs to the list of incidents giving Bill Belichick a reputation for guile and playing above the rules. Softer footballs wouldn...

NEW YORK (AP) — As Eddie George neared the end of his nine seasons in the NFL, the running back began pondering his next play. “Something I’d worked o...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers took a calculated risk last spring when they opted not to re-sign quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with two ye...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Boxing champion Jermain Taylor has been booked back into jail after a judge revoked his bond in an August firearms case. Tayl...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns have their sixth offensive coordinator in six years. Cleveland has hired Oakland Raiders quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Don't look at NFL expansion of the playoffs as a slam dunk. Pittsburgh Steelers President Art Rooney said Wednesday he doesn't expec...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer was introduced by the Washington Nationals as the newest member of their talented pitching staff after finalizing a $21...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Brian Vickers has been medically cleared to return to racing in March, just three months after surgery to repair ...

The NFL says its investigation into whether the New England Patriots used under-inflated footballs in the AFC championship game is ongoing after a rep...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Claude Giroux scored 3:57 into overtime, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers over the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in a fight-filled game T...

The agent for a handful of NFL players has been charged with mail fraud and accused of trying to swindle his clients out of millions of dollars he cla...

NEW YORK (AP) — Chan Gailey will be running the New York Jets’ offense under new coach Todd Bowles. The Jets hired Gailey as their offensive coordinat...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are brushing off and even finding humor in questions about whether they used under-inflated football...

PHOENIX (AP) — The NFL is taking its extra-point experiment to the Pro Bowl. The league has looked into making point-after kicks more difficult as kic...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two former professional wrestlers accuse the WWE of “selling violence” while ignoring concussions that they say left them with ser...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — World Cup ski champion Lindsey Vonn is backing boyfriend Tiger Woods’ account of how he lost a front tooth. One day af...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the Browns search for a new offensive coordinator says the team interviewed former St. Louis Rams coach Mike M...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — South Korean infielder Jung Ho Kang can earn $750,000 annually in performance bonuses based on plate appearances as part of his $11 ...