Sports news and stories by mail.com

Sports

AP Interview: Tennis mulls anti-doping step
Tennis is considering whether to adopt blood-testing measures used by cycling and track to catch drug cheats. "We are looking very, very carefully at ...
Elway puts it on the line again in latest comeback
He could have stayed on the sideline. Instead, John Elway wanted back in the game. The king of the comeback is directing his latest rally from the ...
Messi jumps back to top AP soccer rankings
Lionel Messi has returned to the top of the AP Global 10 soccer rankings by breaking Pele's 54-year-old goal-scoring record with his 76th tally, while ...
Oxford chooses 'omnishambles' as word of the year
Britain's media are in a meltdown and its government is gaffe-prone, so Oxford Dictionaries has chosen an apt Word of the Year: "omnishambles." Oxford ...
The BCS is an election, so why not campaign?
Imagine having an election where candidates were criticized for campaigning. Strange, right? Unless it's the Bowl Championship Series. Notre Dame ...
Roethlisberger hurt, Steelers survive Chiefs 16-13
The Pittsburgh Steelers are right where they expected to be heading into a vital three-week stretch that includes two games against the AFC ...
Long Islanders fume over utility's storm response
Priscilla Niemiera has a message for officials at the Long Island Power Authority. "I'd tell them, get off your rear end and do your job," the ...
Storm volunteers mingle with stars at Glamour fest
Sandra Kyong Bradbury was star struck. She had just spied Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a few feet away. "How can you top that?" asked ...
Sundin, Sakic, Oates and Bure enter hockey Hall
There is something missing from Joe Sakic's new plaque at the Hockey Hall of Fame — and it's not because the printer made a mistake. Among the list ...
James scores 38 in Heat's 113-110 win at Houston
LeBron James put on a second-half show and helped the Miami Heat finally put away Houston. James scored 32 of his season-high 38 points after ...
Steelers, Chiefs head to overtime
Ryan Succop hit a 46-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter and the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs entered overtime tied ...
No. 1 Indiana fends off North Dakota St. 87-61
Cody Zeller and his teammates were not themselves Monday night. The 7-foot center had an excuse — he was sick. His teammates looked like they caught ...
Exec: NBC's 'Today' show making leadership change
NBC is changing the backstage leadership at its struggling "Today" show, which has consistently been behind ABC's "Good Morning America" in the ...
Trout, Harper voted Rookies of the Year
Mike Trout and Bryce Harper were teammates on the Scottsdale Scorpions last fall. The outfielders arrived in the major leagues on the same April day ...
College football playoff to have 6 games, not 7
The Big East will compete with four conferences that have not had BCS automatic-qualifying status for a guaranteed spot in the lucrative marquee bowl ...
Lakers intrigued by chance to play for D'Antoni
Pau Gasol got home from the game and read about it on Twitter, while Dwight Howard got a midnight message on his BlackBerry. They shared most Los ...
3 NFL QBs sidelined by concussions on 1 day
Next week's big, nationally televised "Monday Night Football" showcase could feature a quarterback matchup of journeyman Jason Campbell of the Bears ...
Top-ranked Djokovic tops Federer to win ATP finals
Even when Roger Federer had the lead, Novak Djokovic had the answers. The top-ranked Serb recovered from early breaks in both sets and beat Federer ...
Gordon fined $100K, docked 25 points by NASCAR
Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon avoided suspension Monday when NASCAR instead fined him $100,000 and docked him 25 points for intentionally ...
NCAA tourney returns to Madison Square Garden
The last time NCAA tournament games were played in Madison Square Garden was 1961, and the stars of the three winning teams were Tony Jackson of St.
NFL: Refs missed it; Denver TD was a touchback
The NFL said the 76-yard punt return by Denver's Trindon Holliday against Carolina on Sunday should have been ruled a touchback, not a touchdown.
Bills RB Fred Jackson ruled out with concussion
Bills running back Fred Jackson is out with a concussion, and there's at least one teammate who's unhappy with how Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes ...
Nebraska's Pelini: Sideline argument no big deal
Nebraska coach Bo Pelini says he can't change his ways and fans might as well accept that yelling and confrontations between him and him players are ...
Several bowl bids up for grabs in Big 12
The Big 12's attention is on Kansas State's national championship dreams, yet there is plenty left to be decided in the conference over the final ...
Alex Smith threw TD pass with blurred vision
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith threw a 14-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of Sunday's 24-24 tie against the Rams while playing ...