
Penguins win 15th straight; Crosby hurt
Despite losing their captain, the Pittsburgh Penguins found a way to finish the month unbeaten. Pittsburgh, gearing for a run at the Stanley Cup, ...

Barcelona, Madrid held to draws before CL quarters
Lionel Messi's 19th straight scoring effort in the Spanish league wasn't enough to stop Barcelona from drawing 2-2 at Celta Vigo, as the leaders ...

United beats Sunderland 1-0, maintains title surge
Manchester United relied on a first-half own goal by Titus Bramble to beat Sunderland 1-0 on Saturday, securing a seventh straight Premier League win ...

Crosby hit in mouth by puck, will not return
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby lost several teeth and needed oral surgery after he was hit in the mouth with a puck during a 2-0 victory ...

Everton beats Stoke 1-0 in Premier League
Kevin Mirallas scored a superb solo goal Saturday to give Everton a 1-0 win over Stoke in the Premier League that kept his team in the hunt for a ...
Sociedad to miss Vela, Bravo for Espanyol visit
Real Sociedad will be without forward Carlos Vela and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo for Sunday's Spanish league game at Espanyol. Sociedad is on an ...
Atletico's Tiago returns after healing broken arm
Atletico Madrid says midfielder Tiago Cardoso is fit to play after recovering from a broken bone in his right arm. The Portugal international has been ...
Jockey McNamara paralyzed after Cheltenham fall
A doctor says Irish jockey JT McNamara is paralyzed but in good spirits after his fall from a horse at the Cheltenham Festival. Dr. Adrian McGoldrick, ...

Injured Berdych to miss Davis Cup quarters
Tomas Berdych has a shoulder injury and will miss the defending champion Czech Republic's Davis Cup quarterfinal against Kazakhstan next month.
Arsenal's Diaby out for 9 months with knee injury
Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby is facing up to nine months on the sidelines to recover from a knee complaint, the latest in a long line of injuries to ...

Lionel Messi eyes another scoring milestone
With a goal against Celta Vigo on Saturday, Lionel Messi can become the first player to score against every Spanish league opponent in consecutive ...
Barcelona midfielder Xavi back on injured list
Barcelona says Xavi Hernandez's nagging hamstring injury will rule him out of Saturday's Spanish league game at Celta Vigo. The Spanish leader says ...

Penguins acquire Jarome Iginla from Flames
Jarome Iginla spent 16 years chasing a Stanley Cup in Calgary. The Penguins think he'll only need three months playing alongside the likes of Sidney ...
2 German sailors detained in India over death
Germany says two of its citizens were temporarily detained in India after their ship was allegedly involved in a fatal collision with a local fishing ...

Penguins edge Canadiens 1-0 for 13th straight win
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price saw the NHL's leading scorer bearing down on him and figured he had maybe an inch or two over his right ...

Stepanek back from surgery for Davis Cup quarters
Radek Stepanek has recovered from neck surgery and is expected to play doubles for defending champion Czech Republic in next month's Davis Cup ...

Heat win 27th straight, run away from Magic 108-94
Late in the third quarter, the game was tied and the Miami Heat winning streak seemed to be in jeopardy. Then LeBron James got mad. And then the ...

England faces tough qualifier against Montenegro
England will face hostile crowds, an ambitious opponent and some bad memories for Wayne Rooney in a World Cup qualifier at Montenegro on Tuesday.
Germany guards against complacency vs Kazakhstan
Germany is playing down World Cup expectations and battling complacency ahead of its second back-to-back qualifier against Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

Penguins top Flyers 2-1 in overtime
Hockey's hottest team keeps finding ways to win. And even more help is on the way. Tyler Kennedy scored 2:33 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins ...

Devils' Kovalchuk out 2-4 weeks due to shoulder
New Jersey Devils star Ilya Kovalchuk will be out 2-4 weeks after hurting his right shoulder. The high-scoring forward was injured in the third period ...
Spain defender Alba to miss WC qualifier vs France
Barcelona defender Jordi Alba will be sidelined for 7-10 days with a leg injury, ruling him out of Spain's World Cup qualifier against France on ...
Group supremacy at stake in World Cup qualifying
Group supremacy will be on the line in World Cup qualifying when reigning world and European champion Spain travels to play France and England goes ...
Netherlands captain Sneijder out injured
Captain and playmaker Wesley Sneijder has dropped out of the Netherlands squad to play Romania in a World Cup qualifier after suffering a groin injury
Draxler out of Germany's qualifier vs Kazakhstan
Germany midfielder Julian Draxler has been ruled out of Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan while Sven Bender has joined the squad.