
66-1 shot Auroras Encore wins Grand National
Auroras Encore, a 66-1 long shot, won the Grand National Steeplechase by nine lengths Saturday in a race shadowed by a recent history of horse deaths.

Lizette Salas playing it smart in Kraft Nabisco
Lizette Salas thought like a major champion late in the second round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Come Sunday, her wise decision Friday on ...

Inbee Park takes Kraft Nabisco lead
Lizette Salas got her first look at Mission Hills as a teenager when her father brought her to see Mexican star Lorena Ochoa. "I remember watching ...

Williams sisters win their way into semis
Top-ranked Serena Williams ended a long and successful day for the Williams family as she and sister Venus both won twice Friday to reach the Family ...

Wambach scores 155th goal as US ties Germany 3-3
Abby Wambach scored her 155th international goal, moving within three of tying Mia Hamm's record, and the U.S. women's team wasted a two-goal lead in ...

Ewart Shadoff, Pettersen, Choi share lead
Suzann Pettersen and Na Yeon Choi pushed each other to the top of the leaderboard in perfect morning conditions in the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Williams sisters' matches postponed
Matches for top-ranked Serena Williams and her sister, Venus, at the Family Circle Cup were postponed Thursday after a rain delay of nearly 7 1/2 ...

Finals Watch: Presidential shot, top coach, player
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games

Cornell wrestler charged with raping woman
A Cornell University wrestler accused of raping another student as she slept was arrested after the victim's companion snapped pictures of the young ...

UConn freshmen lead Huskies' postseason makeover
Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma saw a switch turn on inside freshman Breanna Stewart just before the Big East tournament. In the Huskies final six ...

Wozniacki opens with win at Family Circle
An early exit at the Sony Open and a postponed humanitarian trip to Haiti left Caroline Wozniacki with a big hole in her schedule — something she was ...

Rutgers fires basketball coach over abuse, taunts
Once the video went viral, Mike Rice's coaching days at Rutgers were over. Now the question is whether anyone else will lose their jobs — including ...

Baseball still lacks MLB guarantee for Olympic bid
Baseball and softball's joint bid for Olympic reinstatement is still lacking a guarantee that major league stars would be available to play ahead of ...

Louisville women top Tennessee to reach Final Four
Jeff Walz sees no reason to pile on with all the pressure that naturally comes with the NCAA women's tournament. The Louisville coach wants his ...

Notre Dame women beat Duke to return to Final Four
Skylar Diggins and the Notre Dame women's team have a whole week to talk about playing Connecticut again. After a near-flawless performance in the ...

Louisville women Final Four bound with 86-78 upset
Sponging up tales of Jim Valvano and Muhammad Ali, the Louisville Cardinals are embracing the role of the underdog in the most fearless of fashions.
Cuban says he is willing to draft Griner
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he would consider drafting Baylor All-American Brittney Griner. Cuban told reporters before Tuesday night's ...

Notre Dame and UConn headline women's Final Four
Get ready for Connecticut vs. Notre Dame round four. For the third straight season the two Big East rivals will meet in the Final Four. Throw in ...

Diggins leads Notre Dame women past Duke, 87-76
Skylar Diggins and Notre Dame are headed back to the Final Four for another rematch with Connecticut. Before looking ahead, though, they wanted to ...

1st black heavyweight champ's family wants pardon
Relatives and hometown supporters of the nation's first black heavyweight boxing champion are turning to YouTube to convince President Barack Obama ...

Fulmer helps restart football at East Tenn. State
Former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer is returning to college football to help restart the program at East Tennessee State. Fulmer, 62, will serve as ...
Tulsa formally accepts invitation to join Big East
Tulsa officials say they've accepted an invitation to join the soon-to-be-renamed Big East Conference beginning in 2014. The Golden Hurricane, who ...

Baylor's Brittney Griner leads AP All-America team
Brittney Griner has been in a class by herself all season. Now she's part of a select group. Baylor's 6-foot-8 star senior was a unanimous selection ...

Cal rallies past Georgia to reach first Final Four
California coach Lindsay Gottlieb was in elementary school the last time a West Coast women's basketball program not named Stanford reached the Final ...

UConn women reach record 6th straight Final Four
Getting to the Final Four never gets old for Geno Auriemma and his Connecticut women's team. The Huskies reached the national semifinals for a record ...