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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s average salary shot up to more than $3.8 million this year following the steepest rise in more than a decade, ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A witness reported seeing a car speeding away from the exclusive neighborhood where a suspicious fire gutted a mansion owned b...

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL's troubles with domestic violence were selected the sports story of the year Tuesday in an annual vote conducted by The Associ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pirates have won the rights to negotiate with South Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang. Pittsburgh has a 30-day window to sign the 27...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Last week, Bills rookie receiver Sammy Watkins complained how all anyone in Buffalo wanted to focus on was the team’s 14-sea...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Perhaps fitting, Johnny Manziel’s final play was a 1-yard loss. He didn’t get very far in his rookie season. Manziel will sit out Cle...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ramon Foster never stopped believing. Not after the embarrassing meltdown against Tampa Bay. Not after the debacle in Cleveland. Not...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A woman alleges former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald sexually assaulted her after a night of drinking and af...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills receiver Mike Williams' brief Buffalo homecoming is over. The team released the fifth-year player in a one-sentence st...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is expected to take six to 10 weeks, prosecutors said Mo...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Phil Hughes finished his first season in Minnesota one out shy of a $500,000 bonus. His new deal with the Twins more than takes car...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Unable to make the playoffs for the 12th straight year, the Oakland Raiders are doing a good job keeping other teams out of the...

BOSTON (AP) — Loui Eriksson scored 2:14 into overtime, and the Boston Bruins rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Sunday night. Dougie Hamilton s...

NEW YORK (AP) — The showdown for the AFC North title will be played in prime time. NBC says next week’s meeting between the Bengals and Steelers in Pi...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers spent two years rebuilding themselves on the fly, a necessary process that frequently looked more erratic th...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Derrick Pouliot enjoyed one of the best days of his young life, playing a key role in another win for the surging Pittsburgh Penguin...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Philip Rivers prevailed through a balky back and a sore chest to keep San Diego's slim playoff chances alive. Those three i...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Calvin Pickard backstopped the Colorado Avalanche to their most complete victory of the season. The 22-year-old rookie keeps turn...

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have proved themselves to be a mirage, a team that got away with its faults until it couldn't any longer....

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t need to bother with the math, not matter how simple the equation. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback und...