
While James sizzles Wade generates Heat
Dwyane Wade got the ball on the left wing, darted toward the basket, leaped to avoid Dwight Howard and dunked from the right side of the rim. A year ...

Celtics on 7-game roll _ even without Rondo
Things appeared pretty grim for the Boston Celtics just a few weeks ago. Rajon Rondo went down with a torn knee ligament, and the team's playoff hopes ...

Devils top Penguins 3-1 for 5th straight win
David Clarkson is well on his way to proving his 30-goal season last season for the New Jersey Devils was no fluke. Clarkson scored two goals to help ...

Vonn undergoes surgery on right knee
The surgeon who operated on Lindsey Vonn's right knee was "optimistic for a full recovery" after she shredded two ligaments during a crash last week ...

Svindal dominates in downhill win at ski worlds
Aksel Lund Svindal was far ahead of his downhill competitors at worlds championships in every aspect — technically, physically and tactically.
Hal Steinbrenner concerned about A-Rod situation
Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner says he's concerned about the latest drug allegations swirling around third baseman Alex Rodriguez, ...
Li Na pulls out of Qatar Open with ankle injury
Li Na has pulled out of next week's Qatar Open because of the ankle injury she sustained in the Australia Open final. Qatar organizers say Timea Babos ...

Lattimore's goal is to play this fall in NFL
Marcus Lattimore is confident he'll be ready to play NFL football this fall. The former South Carolina star tailback has spent the past two months in ...

Celtics rout Lakers 116-95 for 6th straight win
The familiar "Beat LA!" chant started in the third quarter. It's easier to do that now than it was during most of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry.

TCU fulfills dream with 1st Big 12 win over Kansas
Garlon Green dreamed of a victory over Kansas long before he played for TCU. It's hard to think that the Horned Frogs senior forward or anyone else ...

Adrian Peterson has sports hernia surgery
Adrian Peterson put up one of the best seasons by a running back in NFL history to run away with the MVP award. Now imagine what he could do if he was ...

Green shoots Spurs past Timberwolves 104-94
A nationally televised game with Commissioner David Stern in the house, and there sat Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. No controversy or fines coming ...

Wallisch, slopestyle find fast track to Olympics
For years, Tom Wallisch's focus in skiing was more about fun than fame or fortune. An otherworldly video and a surprise decision from Olympic leaders ...
Stern sees HGH testing coming to NBA next year
The NBA for the most part has managed to avoid the major performance-enhancing drug scandals that have plagued the NFL and Major League Baseball over ...

Pau Gasol has torn plantar fascia on right foot
Pau Gasol was diagnosed with a torn plantar fascia in his right foot Wednesday, indefinitely sidelining the 7-foot Spaniard at a key point in the Los ...
Youth group: Students need better sports safety
Student athletes need access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment, a coalition of groups recommended ...

American Ted Ligety wins super-G world title
With Lindsey Vonn injured and Bode Miller already out for the season, it's Ted Ligety's turn to lead the U.S. ski team. A day after Vonn's ...

Vonn to have surgery in US next week after crash
Lindsey Vonn will head home for surgery in Colorado next week after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in her lower leg in ...

Ted Ligety wins super-G world title
Ted Ligety produced a blistering finish Wednesday to win the super-G at the world championships, his first career victory in the discipline.

Column: Vonn back at the bottom of the hill again
The news sounded bad at first, then got better, though it's still a long way from good. So if most of what you know about skiing revolves around the ...

Cardinals RHP Chris Carpenter likely out for '13
Chris Carpenter, one of the best clutch pitchers in the storied history of the St. Louis Cardinals, may have thrown his final pitch. General manager ...

Her knee shredded, Lindsey Vonn done for season
All it took was a moment. Lindsey Vonn landed hard and tumbled face first with a piercing shriek. Just like that, the star American skier was on the ...

World Peace suspended, Howard out for Lakers
Forward Metta World Peace has been suspended for one game because he hit Detroit's Brandon Knight in the face, and the Los Angeles Lakers also will ...
Prime-time coverage of Winter Games to start early
Prime-time television coverage of the Winter Olympics will start a day early next year in Sochi — with Shaun White the likely star. NBC will air ...

Vonn hospitalized after crash in super-G at worlds
Lindsey Vonn crashed and apparently hurt her right knee during a super-G at the world championships Tuesday and was taken to a hospital by helicopter.