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Jay-Z: Bringing Nets to Brooklyn an American dream
Jay-Z has accomplished a lot in his career, but his latest feat has him feeling that like he's living the American dream. The 42-year-old music mogul ...
Athletic director Tom Osborne retiring at Nebraska
As Nebraska's coach, Tom Osborne had one of the most successful runs in college football history. As athletic director, he pulled the football program ...
Thunder let veterans leave, count on youth
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook quickly went from being rookies to All-Stars, and now they're practically veterans on the increasingly youthful ...
Heat's Bosh: Ready for camp, injury 'behind him'
Heat forward Chris Bosh insists food tasted better this summer. People were friendlier to him and his family. Everything, he said, seemed more fun.
Seattle City Council approves new arena deal
A wealthy hedge-fund manager won approval Monday for his plan to bring professional men's basketball and hockey back to Seattle, with initially ...
Mom's letter: Gillispie verbally abused son often
The mother of a teenager at Billy Gillispie's summer basketball camp claims in a letter to a top school administrator that the former Texas Tech coach ...
Decades later, Brooklyn has its own pro team again
It was like a death in the family for Brooklyn baseball fans when their beloved Dodgers left the borough behind in 1957 for the California coast.
Gillispie resigns as Texas Tech basketball coach
Texas Tech fans had pinned their basketball hopes on Billy Gillispie. He had turned around two other flagging programs in the state, and they hoped ...
Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson, Evelyn Lozada divorced
Six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Chad Johnson's divorce from reality TV star Evelyn Lozada was finalized Wednesday, a little more than a month after ...
AP Sources: UNC's Roy Williams has surgery
North Carolina coach Roy Williams has had surgery to remove a kidney tumor, people familiar with the situation said Wednesday. Two people spoke to The ...
Planned AEG sale muddies Los Angeles sports future
A for-sale sign for the owner of the Staples Center arena, the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy and a stake in the LA Lakers ...
AEG, owner of LA's Kings, Staples arena, for sale
Anschutz Entertainment Group, the owner of the Staples Center arena and the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, and the top contender to build a stadium and ...
Jeremy Lin begins workouts with Rockets
Jeremy Lin is finally getting his own bed. The 6-foot-3 point guard, who became an international phenomenon during one dazzling month with the Knicks ...
Jeweler settles suit against ex-Duke player
Former Duke basketball player Lance Thomas has settled a lawsuit that accused him of failing to pay nearly $68,000 for jewelry purchased while he was ...
TT's Gillispie ordered to avoid stress for 30 days
Billy Gillispie said doctors have ordered him to avoid any stress for 30 days in an effort to bring the Texas Tech basketball coach's blood pressure ...
On ice: NHL locks out its players
The clock struck midnight, and the NHL turned into another sports league closed for business. Unable to reach agreement on a new labor deal, the ...
Pro sports more gay-friendly as athletes speak out
NFL punters are only seen on fourth down and heard from less than that. But with Minnesota voters weighing whether to ban gay marriage this fall, ...
NHL lockout: What you need to know
The word "lockout" is looming over another major pro sport, this time the National Hockey League. In question-and-answer form, this is a look at the ...
Faust: Harvard cheating not just a sports problem
Harvard President Drew Faust said Thursday that athletes should not be singled out for blame in what is believed to be the largest cheating scandal ...
Haskell Univ. responds to NAIA probation ruling
Haskell Indian Nations University has taken "corrective actions" to address concerns that led to its athletic programs being placed on probation this ...
Column: 'Believe you're special.' Calhoun did.
If you know Jim Calhoun, then you knew exactly what he was going to say on his last day as a coach. He got this far believing he could talk almost ...
UConn faces future with unproven head coach
Kevin Ollie can win as many games, even as many national championships, as his predecessor and former coach did at Connecticut. But he can't transform ...
Retired: UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun quits
As Jim Calhoun stood in his office at Gampel Pavilion, waiting for his final news conference as Connecticut's basketball coach, Pat Calhoun turned to ...
Bulls G Rose says knee's improving
Derrick Rose couldn't hold it in. He had just seen a video clip of himself tearing the ACL in his left knee and then rehabilitating the injury. He was ...
AP Source: UConn coach Jim Calhoun retiring
Jim Calhoun is leaving Connecticut the same way he coached it to three national titles — on his terms. The 70-year-old Hall of Famer scheduled a news ...