A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson is making another effort to gain the former football star's release from Nevada state prison, where he is serving nine to 33 years for kidnapping and armed robbery in a 2007 encounter with...More >>
A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson filed a new attempt Tuesday to gain his release from Nevada state prison, alleging the former football star was so badly represented by lawyers in his trial and previous appeals that he deserves...More >>
Amid his year-by-year narrative of his complex relationship with Roger Clemens and performance-enhancing drugs, Brian McNamee weaved in a tale of two wives.More >>
Amid his year-by-year narrative of his complex relationship with Roger Clemens and performance-enhancing drugs, Brian McNamee weaved in a tale of two wives. He said it was his own wife who nagged him into keeping evidence...More >>
Bryce Harper hit his first big league home run and Chad Tracy and Xavier Nady each connected in the eighth inning, leading the Washington Nationals to an 8-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.More >>
Bryce Harper is as sentimental about his first big league homer as he is about the rest of the many milestones in his baseball career.More >>
Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 21 shots that got through to him. The other 26 attempts blocked by his teammates were every bit as important in the Rangers' win.More >>
Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 21 shots by the New Jersey Devils that got through to him. The other 26 attempts blocked in front by his teammates were every bit as important in the New York Rangers' Eastern Conference...More >>
After the Texas slugger had maybe the best week ever in baseball, there will be talk about the single-season home run record. Maybe even the Triple Crown.More >>
The numbers for Josh Hamilton are just mind-boggling.More >>
Manchester United's celebrations turned to heartache Sunday as the team's 1-0 win at Sunderland couldn't prevent Manchester City from winning the Premier League title with a last-gasp comeback victory on the...More >>
The players left the field as if shellshocked. The fans looked at each other in disbelief, standing with hands on heads in bewildered silence.More >>
LeBron James loves telling the story about his first MVP award.More >>
LeBron James spent two days trying to figure out the right words. An assistant jotted some ideas on notecards, which were ignored. So when the moment came to deliver his MVP acceptance speech, James spoke emotionally about...More >>
Legendary race driver and Shelby Cobra sports car designer Carroll Shelby has died at age 89.More >>
Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testing his last Mustang Shelby GT500, which sets a...More >>
For a frail little girl and a soon-to-be-famous trainer, it was a love of horses that brought them together. They wound up sharing the ride of a lifetime, basking together in a Kentucky Derby victory that defied history.More >>
For a frail little girl and a soon-to-be-famous trainer, it was a love of horses that brought them together. They wound up sharing the ride of a lifetime, basking together in a Kentucky Derby victory that defied history.More >>
A pickoff move that's been part of baseball strategy for years might get picked off next season.More >>
Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano stepped toward third base and bluffed a pickoff throw, then twirled and made a soft toss to first. No dice, the Tampa Bay runners didn't fall for that ol' trick - they'd seen it...More >>
LeBron James was still on the court, enjoying the moment after ousting the New York Knicks, when the first questions came about what's next for the Miami Heat.More >>
LeBron James was still on the court, enjoying the moment after ousting the New York Knicks, when the first questions came about what's next for the Miami Heat.More >>
Boston Red Sox public address announcer Carl Beane, the voice of Fenway Park since 2003, died in a one-car accident in central Massachusetts on Wednesday.More >>
Boston Red Sox public address announcer Carl Beane, the voice of Fenway Park whose booming baritone called ballplayers to the plate for two World Series champions, died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack while...More >>
After ruling out any connection between the injuries suffered by players and the compressed regular-season schedule, David Stern has started walking that statement back.More >>
Barely a week after ruling out any connection between the injuries suffered by players and the compressed regular-season schedule, NBA Commissioner David Stern has started walking that statement back.More >>
Josh Hamilton's slugfest in Baltimore made him the 16th player with four homers in a game. Here's how his big night stacks up against the rest.More >>
By The Associated Press Josh Hamilton's historic slugfest Tuesday night in Baltimore made him the 16th player in major league history with four homers in a game. Here's how his big night stacks up...More >>
Josh Hamilton expects it will take some time before he realizes the significance of becoming the 16th player in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game.More >>
Josh Hamilton expects it will take some time before he realizes the significance of becoming the 16th player in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game.More >>
The alleged victims of the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal are finding there isn't much in their pasts that the defense isn't trying to find out.More >>
The alleged victims of the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal are finding there isn't much in their pasts that the defense isn't trying to find out. Jerry Sandusky's defense team wants to know their IQs, how...More >>
The Phoenix Coyotes had been waiting so long for a new owner that they barely blinked when NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced a tentative deal was in place.More >>
The Phoenix Coyotes had been waiting so long for a new owner that they barely blinked when NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced a tentative deal was in place.More >>
Linebacker Jonathan Vilma has appealed his season-long suspension under the NFL's bounty investigation, which named him as a ringleader of the system.More >>
Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and three other players suspended in the NFL's investigation of New Orleans' cash-for-hits bounty system challenged their punishments Monday.More >>
The St. Louis Blues threw everything they had at the Kings in the final two periods of Game 4. Although Los Angeles bent to an alarming degree, Jonathan Quick never broke.More >>
The St. Louis Blues threw everything they had at the Kings in the final two periods of Game 4, desperate and determined to avoid a series sweep. Although Los Angeles bent to an alarming degree, Jonathan Quick never broke.More >>
Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another is off to Maryland for the second leg of the Triple Crown, and the chestnut colt isn't wasting any time heading to Maryland.More >>
Doug O'Neill spent all evening celebrating I'll Have Another's victory in the Kentucky Derby, finally returning to his hotel room about 2 a.m. Sunday.More >>
Junior Seau ended his life Wednesday in much the same way as Dave Duerson and former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling: self-inflicted gunshot wounds.More >>
Junior Seau ended his life Wednesday in much the same way as Dave Duerson and former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling: self-inflicted gunshot wounds.More >>
Mariano Rivera drifted back to the outfield wall, just like he'd done in batting practice so many times before, baseball's greatest closer tracking down another fly ball with childlike joy.More >>
Mariano Rivera drifted back to the outfield wall, just like he'd done in batting practice so many times before, baseball's greatest closer tracking down another fly ball with childlike joy.More >>
The baseball made famous when it rolled through Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner's legs in the 1986 World Series is being sold.More >>
The baseball that broke the hearts of Boston Red Sox fans everywhere and turned Bill Buckner into one of the most famous goats in sports history is up for sale.More >>
Jered Weaver pitched the fifth no-hitter ever thrown against the Twins and the second in the majors in less than two weeks, propelling the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-0 victory.More >>
Manager Ron Gardenhire was so furious about everything his Minnesota Twins did Wednesday night that their failure to get a hit against Jered Weaver was almost an afterthought at the lowest point of a rough season.More >>
Former NFL star Junior Seau was found dead at his home Wednesday, authorities said.More >>
Junior Seau's apparent suicide stunned an entire city and saddened former teammates who recalled the former NFL star's ferocious tackles and habit of calling everybody around him "Buddy."More >>
Andy Pettitte looked like he wanted to be anywhere but on the witness stand in the Roger Clemens perjury trial.More >>
With two short answers, Andy Pettitte called into question the validity of his testimony against Roger Clemens, part of a discouraging day for prosecutors in the retrial of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner.More >>
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season by the NFL, one of four players punished for participating in...More >>
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Pro Football Writer New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season by the NFL, one of four players punished Wednesday for...More >>
Eric LeGrand was surprised when his former coach told him that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were interested in signing the paralyzed defensive tackle.More >>
To put it mildly, Rutgers' Eric LeGrand was surprised when his former coach called to let him know the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were interested in signing the paralyzed defensive tackle.More >>
Gregg Popovich was selected as the NBA's Coach of the Year after leading the San Antonio Spurs to 50 wins.More >>
Gregg Popovich can't win like the old days. No longer can the San Antonio Spurs simply feed Tim Duncan the ball, let their defense do the rest and ride that game plan to NBA championships.More >>
Amare Stoudemire draped a towel over his left hand as he walked into the Knicks' training room, needing a sanctuary from prying eyes.More >>
Amare Stoudemire draped a towel over his left hand as he walked into the privacy of the New York Knicks' training room an hour after the game, needing a sanctuary from prying eyes.More >>