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Former NBA All-Star McGrady joins Chinese team
Seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady says he is headed for China to play for the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles in the Chinese Basketball Association.
NCAA imposes postseason bans for Texas Southern
The NCAA banned the Texas Southern football and men's basketball teams from the postseason Tuesday, saying it came close to levying the so-called ...
Heat arrive in China for preseason games
LeBron James is visiting China for the ninth time, which makes him one of the resident Miami Heat experts about the world's most populous nation.
Fever even series with Sun on Zellous' jumper
The Indiana Fever are heading back to Connecticut thanks to Shavonte Zellous' last-second basket. Zellous' jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining lifted ...
Column: Jets mired in a mess of their own making
Walking off the field after wrecking the Jets, J.J. Watt said what fans across the New York metropolitan area were thinking. The Texans' stellar ...
Let the ink flow: Brooklyn Nets tattoos for free
The New York City borough is showing some love for its first professional sports team since 1952. Spike TV offered free tattoos this Saturday.
LeBron expected to play when Heat open preseason
LeBron James will be among the Miami Heat players expected in the lineup on Sunday when the reigning NBA champions open their preseason schedule at ...
Sun beat Fever 76-64 in Eastern finals opener
A pair of Olympians took control on both ends of the court in the second half to help the Connecticut Sun pull away from Indiana in the opener of the ...
Summitt says she was not forced out by Tennessee
Pat Summitt said Friday she decided on her own not to continue coaching the Lady Vols and never felt Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart forced her ...
Lynx beat Sparks 94-77 in Western finals opener
Playing strong close to the basket has the Minnesota Lynx one win away from a return trip to the WNBA finals. Maya Moore scored 20 points, Rebekkah ...
Hoosiers ready for season of big expectations
The Indiana Hoosiers have seen some of the preseason rankings and have heard people talking all over campus. Clearly, they're aware of the debate ...
AP Source: Mannings agree to join Grizzlies' group
NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and his wife, Ashley, and former NBA player Penny Hardaway have agreed to join the group of minority owners for the ...
Rasheed Wallace ends retirement to join Knicks
The quiet of Rasheed Wallace's retirement in North Carolina was interrupted last spring by a call from an old coach. "Out of the blue, coach Woody ...
NBA sets flopping penalties; players may be fined
Stop the flop. The NBA will penalize floppers this season, fining players for repeated violations of an act a league official said Wednesday has "no ...
ACC sticking with 8-game football schedule in 2013
The Atlantic Coast Conference has dropped a plan to play nine conference football games starting next season and revised its scheduling setup for ...
Douglas, Larkins help Fever advance to East finals
The Indiana Fever responded to Atlanta's physical play by pushing back and overpowering the Dream. Katie Douglas scored 24 points and Erlana Larkins ...
Dwight Howard ready to learn from Kobe with Lakers
Dwight Howard flattened the creases across the chest of his brand-new gold jersey and joined his teammates for a group photo, joking around and ...
Lin, young Rockets ready for challenge
Jeremy Lin became a Broadway sensation, a coveted free agent and a merchandising magnet in Asia, all in less than a year. In Houston, Lin will return ...
Rose expects to come back better than ever
Derrick Rose isn't sure he'll be the same player once he returns from his knee surgery. He thinks he might be better. The superstar point guard's ...
Column: Decades-old debt erased in 10 seconds
The debt was outstanding for 21 years. It took less than 10 seconds to erase. Martin Kaymer stood 6 feet below the hole on No. 18 at Medinah Country ...
Danica Patrick could take Newman's crew in 2013
Danica Patrick appears set to work with Ryan Newman's crew for her fulltime Sprint Cup ride in 2013. Stewart-Haas Racing would like to ease Patrick's ...
Whalen scores 20 to lead Lynx past Storm 78-70
With Seimone Augustus and Maya Moore around, Lindsay Whalen's focus generally isn't on scoring. That doesn't mean she can't. Whalen scored 20 points ...
Q&A: Why marches trigger Northern Ireland strife
Belfast is seeing one of its biggest Protestant parades in years Saturday, with thousands participating amid fears that it will degenerate into street ...
Allen settling into new city, new role with Heat
Late Friday night, less than 12 hours before the first practice of Miami Heat training camp, reigning NBA MVP LeBron James updated his Facebook page ...