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A-Rod implicated in PED use again as MLB probes
Alex Rodriguez is in the middle of Major League Baseball's latest doping investigation after an alternative weekly newspaper reported baseball's ...
Allen ready for his return to Boston _ with Heat
Ray Allen has played in Boston as an opponent 15 times before. He knows what it's like to play under the fabled Celtics banners, knows exactly how the ...
Computer tech wins LeBron's contest
A 50-year-old computer technician from McHenry, Ill., made a half-court shot to win $75,000 and a hug from LeBron James. As part of a contest ...
For Chavez impersonator, cancer no laughing matter
It's an hour before showtime, and Gustavo Rios is transforming himself into Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. A makeup artist paints his skin a dark ...
NCAA announces problems with Miami investigation
The NCAA's probe of Miami's athletic compliance practices is ramping up again. Only this time, the Hurricanes aren't exactly the subject of the ...
No. 1 Duke routed by No. 25 Miami 90-63
With a steady din coming from the sea of orange behind the visitors' basket, No. 1 Duke had a tough time making a shot. The Blue Devils went more than ...
AP Sources: Ex-Miami coaches know of allegations
Two former Miami assistant coaches have been told they will be charged with "unethical conduct" when the NCAA presents the Hurricanes' athletic ...
Former Miami baseball coach Ron Fraser dies
Ron Fraser coached the national teams from two different countries, is a member of 10 different Halls of Fame, won two NCAA baseball championships and ...
Judge dismisses terror charges against Fla. cleric
Citing a lack of evidence, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed terrorism support and conspiracy charges against the younger of two Muslim clerics ...
LeBron James piling up milestones at historic pace
LeBron James has reached so many milestones in his NBA career it might be easy to lose track. He hasn't. Just a point shy of becoming the youngest ...
James eclipses 20K points, Heat top Warriors 92-75
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and team president Pat Riley took a moment in the locker room late Wednesday night to give LeBron James the game ball ...
Column: Hiring Kelly risky move for Eagles
Chip Kelly made his bones as a football coach by doing things fast. By most standards, though, his leap into the NFL was agonizingly slow.
Lines at Cuba travel agencies on day 1 of new law
Cubans formed long lines outside travel agencies and migration offices in Havana on Monday as a highly anticipated new law took effect ending the ...
AP Sources: NCAA reviews allegations against Miami
The nearly 2-year-old NCAA investigation into Miami's compliance practices may be nearing an end. Two people with knowledge of the situation told The ...
Argentine currency controls have ripple effect
Maxi Gonzalez and his family settled into a dinner of sirloin strip steaks and salads at the Maya Tapas and Grill along Miami Beach's famed Lincoln ...
Column: Saban restless in a way rest of us are not
At some point, this much success should have brought joy, or at the very least, a deep sense of satisfaction. It's only made Nick Saban chase each win ...
Bama bashes Notre Dame 42-14 in BCS title game
The championship was locked up by halftime. By the time the confetti landed, Alabama was already looking ahead to the next one. That's the way it is ...
40 years ago, Irish-Tide played game for the ages
Ara Parseghian still remembers every little detail of that dreary night in New Orleans nearly four decades ago, when two titans of college football ...
Playoff sites likely to be picked by end of April
The home of the first national championship game under the new playoff system, along with the three remaining semifinal rotation sites, will likely ...
Kelly not paying attention to NFL teams
Brian Kelly says leaving Notre Dame "isn't an option." Alabama's Nick Saban says he has no "unfinished business" in the NFL. While Oregon coach Chip ...
Alabama's Saban, ex-Dolphins coach, back in Miami
Nick Saban returned to his former NFL home and insisted he's not looking for another one. The Alabama coach was back at Sun Life Stadium — where he ...
Boozer leads Bulls past Heat 96-89
Even when seated, the Chicago Bulls outrebounded the Miami Heat. Following one missed shot, the ball rolled between forward Carlos Boozer's legs as ...
In the US, Venezuelans await Chavez's fate
Gilda Sollami left Venezuela five years ago, but her ties to the South American country remain so strong she traveled there in October to vote in the ...
Notre Dame, Alabama arrive for BCS title game
Brian Kelly walked off the tarmac, hopped aboard one of Notre Dame's team buses that bore his image on the side and grinned broadly as he sat in the ...
Championship classic: Notre Dame vs Alabama
At a time when college football was generally considered the domain of eastern blue bloods, Notre Dame and Alabama were upstart teams that gave blue ...