
John Lackey leaves game with apparent arm injury
Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey, making his first major league start since elbow surgery, left Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with ...

2 shot dead at Canada day care; 53 children safe
A man shot dead another man at a day care center in Quebec then killed himself, and the 53 children present were evacuated unharmed. Police said some ...

They're rolling: Stones add 2 shows to their tour
If you're upset that the Rolling Stones won't be coming to your city on their upcoming tour, don't be too stressed — the rockers say more shows may ...

Rolling Stones announce 9-city tour
Call it satisfaction: The Rolling Stones have announced a nine-city tour. The veteran rockers said Wednesday their "50 and Counting" tour will kick ...

MLB openers feature Strasburg, rivalries, AL vs NL
The Kansas City Royals have been absent from the playoffs since the day Billy Butler was born. They've barely had a winning season in the last two ...
'G.I. Joe' commands No. 1 at box office with $41M
After a nine-month delay, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" deployed to the top spot at the box office. The action film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, ...

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, ...

Iginla makes Penguins debut against Islanders
After scoring more than 500 goals in Calgary, Jarome Iginla just wants to fit in with Sidney Crosby and the streaking Pittsburgh Penguins. The former ...

Penguins move within 3 of NHL consecutive win mark
Sidney Crosby isn't concerned about making history. He'd also prefer not to have the Pittsburgh Penguins repeat it. Sure, Crosby is enjoying ...

Iginla, Penguins embrace expectations after trade
Sidney Crosby knows the Pittsburgh Penguins will be considered Stanley Cup contenders so long as his familiar No. 87 hangs in the dressing room.

Penguins drop Jets 4-0, extend win streak to 14
The Pittsburgh Penguins' perfect march through March is turning into a flat-out sprint. And the latest addition to their star-studded lineup isn't ...

RIM success in 4Q, but too early to declare win
Research In Motion Ltd., once written off as dead amid fierce competition from more modern mobile devices such as the iPhone, surprised Wall Street ...

Ailing A-Rod will make more than Houston Astros
Alex Rodriguez will make more this year than all the Houston Astros combined — a lot more. And he won't even play the first half of the season, if at ...

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 ...

An Olympic life and 7 vital minutes at Sochi Games
For Florent Amodio, it may be now or never. The French figure skater was just 19 at his first Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, in 2010, old enough to ...

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 ...

Yanks on verge of getting Vernon Wells from Angels
Vernon Wells is on the verge of becoming the latest addition to the New York Yankees' injury-depleted lineup. New York neared an agreement with the ...

Yankees' Jeter expected to start season on DL
Derek Jeter will likely join Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson on the New York Yankees' star-studded disabled list for the season ...

Joe Weider, fitness mentor to Schwarzenegger, dies
Joe Weider, a legendary figure in bodybuilding who helped popularize the sport worldwide and played a key role in introducing a charismatic young ...

Anthony scores 37, Knicks clinch playoff berth
When the New York Knicks signed Kenyon Martin last month, they hoped the veteran big man might help them with a playoff push. Left short-handed by a ...
CNOOC posts 9.3 pct profit drop on higher costs
State-owned CNOOC, which made China's biggest-ever overseas energy acquisition last year, said Friday that annual profit fell 9.3 percent because of ...
BlackBerry CEO says iPhone is outdated
Apple's iPhone is outdated, according to the chief executive of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. Thorsten Heins made the comment Thursday on ...

Passing reference in 'Argo' rankles New Zealand
Thirteen minutes into the Oscar-winning movie "Argo," CIA agent Tony Mendez asks supervisor Jack O'Donnell what happened to a group of Americans when ...

One look at the 63 NCAA women's tourney games
Baylor is six wins from a second straight national championship. But, it's hardly a foregone conclusion this year that the Lady Bears will repeat.