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Fights have spiked in another shortened NHL season
Wanna fight? If you're an NHL player, you can probably find somebody to drop the gloves. A lockout-delayed and shortened season has created a spike ...
Turkish police examine video for missing American
A special Turkish police task force looking for a missing New York City woman was sifting through "thousands of hours" of video recovered from about ...
AP Global Football 10-Quotebox
James Porteous, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. "Anything you can do ... just hours after (Cristiano) Ronaldo scored his 19th hat trick for Real ...
Istanbul police try to trace missing US woman
Police in Istanbul were scanning security camera footage Monday to try to trace a New York City woman who went missing while vacationing alone in the ...
Italian tourist arrested for refusing to pay bill
An Italian tourist who was accused of refusing to pay a tab at an upscale steakhouse said Friday that he had forgotten his wallet and didn't have ...
'Miracle On Ice' jersey going to auction in NYC
American Mike Eruzione's sensational winning goal against the Soviet hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics will forever be remembered as the ...
Feds: 3 nabbed for widespread Gozi computer virus
A computer virus that spread to more than a million computers worldwide, including some at NASA, and produced at least $50 million in illegal profits ...
Deep freeze to continue into weekend in East
A teeth-chattering cold wave with subzero temperatures is expected to keep its icy grip on much of the eastern U.S. into the weekend before seasonable ...
Forbes: Knicks most valuable NBA team over Lakers
The New York Knicks have surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers as the most valuable team in the NBA, according to Forbes' annual study. Boosted by ...
Judge lets NYPD resume suspicion-less stops
A federal judge let the New York Police Department on Tuesday temporarily resume stop-and-frisk stops she believes are unconstitutional while she ...
Jets coach Ryan uninjured in 3-car accident
Jets coach Rex Ryan was uninjured in a three-car accident in eastern Pennsylvania last week. A team spokesman confirmed Tuesday that Ryan was issued ...
Bruins beat Jets 2-1 in shootout
Patrice Bergeron showed why he's more than just an offensive forward. Bergeron helped kill off a large portion of short-handed time in overtime before ...
Knicks win in London, beat Pistons 102-87
Back in London and back on the basketball court, Carmelo Anthony went right back to his winning ways. The Knicks star was the main attraction at the ...
Stern has no problem with teams miking players
NBA Commissioner David Stern has no problem with teams aiming microphones at their own players during games. If anything, he wants more mikes on the ...
10 things to know about the upcoming NHL season
The lockout that lasted 119 days has ended, the new collective bargaining agreement is in place and the NHL is finally about to play games again after ...
Several teams face pressure to win Cup
The New York Rangers made a big push in trading for Rick Nash to improve their chances of winning a championship for the first time since 1994.
Germany to bring home gold stored in US, France
In what sounds like the setup for a stylish Hollywood heist movie, Germany is transferring nearly 700 tons of gold bars worth $36 billion from Paris ...
US judge fines Russia for not returning collection
A U.S. judge Wednesday fined Russia $50,000 a day until it complies with his earlier order that the country return a Jewish group's historical books ...
A-Rod has hip surgery; recovery time 6 months
Alex Rodriguez had surgery on his left hip on Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined until after the Major League Baseball All-Star break in July.
Spike Lee in London to cheer on the Knicks
Fresh from shooting his new film, Spike Lee walked onto the basketball court at the O2 Arena clad in Knicks gear and ready to cheer on his team.
NYPD looks to GPS bottles to combat pill bandits
The New York Police Department wants pharmacies in and around the city to fight prescription drug thefts by stocking pill bottles fitted with GPS ...
Knicks in London: Light load with 1 game this week
The injury-plagued New York Knicks welcome a week with just one game. The only catch is they had to travel to London for it. That's fine with the ...