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Adrian Peterson, J.J. Watt unanimous All-Pros
It's unanimous, on both sides of the ball. Vikings 2,000-yard man Adrian Peterson and Texans pass-swatting end J.J. Watt were unanimous choices for ...
Lance to admit doping in Oprah interview
Lance Armstrong will make a limited confession to doping during his televised interview with Oprah Winfrey next week, according to a person with ...
Ligety of US wins World Cup giant slalom
Ted Ligety won a duel with Marcel Hirscher in a World Cup giant slalom Saturday for a career-best fourth victory of the season in his specialty event.
McKennis of US wins downhill; Vonn 6th in Austria
Alice McKennis of the United States earned her first World Cup victory by winning a downhill Saturday, and Lindsey Vonn was sixth after returning from ...
McKennis of US takes downhill for 1st WCup victory
American Alice McKennis earned her first World Cup victory by winning a downhill Saturday, and Lindsey Vonn placed sixth on her return from a nearly ...
Henley leads and breaks a record in PGA Tour debut
Russell Henley still remembers the celebration, even though the party had been in the works for more than a month. His family was with him when he ...
Durant's 42 helps send Lakers to 6th straight loss
Kevin Durant hit a 3-pointer in the final second of the first half and did a full reverse somersault to celebrate a 16-point lead. The Thunder were ...
Deng scores 33; Bulls go to 3-0 against Knicks
Joakim Noah loved shutting up the chatter almost as much as shutting down the Knicks. He heard how Carmelo Anthony would come out firing after his ...
Rookies rule at the Sony Open
Two days into his PGA Tour career, Russell Henley was in the record book. Henley putted for birdie on every hole Friday on his way to a second ...
Kobe Bryant, wife Vanessa call off their divorce
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant are staying together. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar and his wife both announced they've called off their divorce Friday on ...
McDermott scores 39 to lead No. 13 Creighton
Doug McDermott put on a one-man show for Creighton. The All-America forward scored a season-high 39 points, including all 18 for the Bluejays in the ...
Strahan, Sapp, Ogden among Hall of Fame finalists
Single-season sacks leader Michael Strahan and two players who tried to block him are among 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Westhoff says Jets' handling of Tebow was a 'mess'
Mike Westhoff, the Jets' recently retired special teams coordinator, tells a Florida radio station that the way the team handled Tim Tebow was "an ...
Cowboys hire Monte Kiffin to replace Rob Ryan
The Dallas Cowboys hired former Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin as the replacement for Rob Ryan on Friday. The move signals a switch back ...
Defense: Move Ohio football players' rape trial
The attorney for one of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl says he's seeking to get the trial moved and ...
Chiefs announce coordinators, assistant coaches
Andy Reid is wasting about as much time putting together his first coaching staff in Kansas City as he did in finding his new job. The Chiefs coach ...
Championship hunger rumbles for Stoops, Sooners
After 14 seasons at Oklahoma, Bob Stoops understands the all-or-nothing culture that surrounds his Sooners. Anything less than a national championship ...
Chudzinski thrilled to get Browns' job
Rob Chudzinski's roots run 44 years deep with the Browns. As a kid, he buckled on his orange helmet and ran around his backyard in Toledo, Ohio, ...
Mo. court to appoint lawyer for Belcher baby
A Missouri court will appoint a lawyer to protect the interests of the 4-month-old daughter of the late Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher ...
Sabres G Miller calls NHL lockout 'waste of time'
After rejoining his Buffalo Sabres teammates on the ice for the first time in some nine months, goalie Ryan Miller had a few lingering frustrations ...
It's official: Shafer takes over at Syracuse
As he addressed the media at his first press conference as coach, Syracuse's Scott Shafer briefly fumbled for words as he looked over at his wife and ...
American Pikus-Pace wins skeleton at Koenigsee
Noelle Pikus-Pace got her first World Cup win since 2004, beating two German sliders to the gold medal in a skeleton race on Friday. The American and ...
Alabama's Lacy, Milliner, Fluker enter NFL draft
Alabama tailback Eddie Lacy, cornerback Dee Milliner and right tackle D.J. Fluker are entering the NFL draft after helping lead the Crimson Tide to ...
NFLPA: no formal investigation into RG3 injury
The NFL players' union does not plan a formal investigation into how the Washington Redskins medical staff handled Robert Griffin III's knee injury.
Correction: IndyCar-IMS Speedway-Disabled story
In a story Jan. 10 about disability access at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, The Associated Press misidentified the U.S. Attorney involved in the ...