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Sharks beat Oilers 3-2 in shootout to open 7-0
After rolling to their first five victories, the San Jose Sharks are showing they can win the tight games, too. Michal Handzus and Dan Boyle scored ...
Union head takes on NFL on player safety issues
So much for labor peace in the NFL. Less than 18 months after the league and players ended a lockout by signing a 10-year collective bargaining ...
NFL expects to have neurologists at games in 2013
NFL general counsel Jeff Pash says he expects independent neurological consultants to be on sidelines during games next season to help diagnose and ...
Lewis says he's 'agitated,' not angry, about story
Ray Lewis is "agitated." Not because the Baltimore Ravens linebacker thinks the magazine report linking him to a company that purports to make ...
Hot ticket: Players make Super Bowl ticket grab
Heading back to his hometown, Jacoby Jones couldn't afford to tell the truth. The All-Pro kick returner for the Baltimore Ravens got 15 tickets for ...
Latest A-Rod troubles have team frustrated
Alex Rodriguez was speaking on a conference call. "A huge debacle," he said. "Distasteful." That was on Dec. 13, 2007, when he re-signed with the New ...
Niners WR-PR Williams questions NFL sanctions
Kyle Williams can't believe the New York Giants weren't punished by the NFL for targeting him in last year's NFC championship game. The punt returner ...
Crashes raise concerns at Winter X Games
The image was chilling: Snowmobile rider Caleb Moore, launched over his handlebars on a backflip gone wrong, rolled down the landing hill with his ...
Brook Lopez replaces Rondo in All-Star game
Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez has been chosen to replace the injured Rajon Rondo on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Commissioner David Stern ...
McKinnie's 'strange journey' ends in Super Bowl
Bryant McKinnie stood in the middle of the Superdome and marveled at the spectacle that surrounded him. Behind the Baltimore Ravens giant left tackle, ...
Winter X contender crashes, in critical condition
Caleb Moore grew up racing all-terrain vehicles in Texas but later switched to snowmobiles, learning to do tricks and flips far from the mountain ...
Ray Lewis avoids talk of report on deer spray
Of all the topics Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis wanted to talk about at Super Bowl media day, deer-antler spray probably was not on the list.
AP Source: Cavaliers interested in Oden
Greg Oden's next comeback could be with the Cavaliers. A person with knowledge of Cleveland's interest said the team is exploring the possibility of ...
Is flag football ahead for NFL?
Making the game safer is making NFL players unsure what's a legal hit. Players on both Super Bowl teams say they are confused about which hits are ...
Column: 'Not like we signed up to play tennis.'
Super Bowl week is beginning to resemble one of those family reunions where your crazy uncle says something outrageous, but just true enough to spark ...
Gore & Rice: Contrasting styles, mutual respect
One guy is a bruiser of a back, just as comfortable running through defenders as around them. The other is more of a slasher, darting this way and ...
NFL players react to Obama's opinions on football
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs respects and understands President Barack Obama's opinion about the dangers of football — and hesitation ...
Iguodala's last-second FT lifts Nuggets
Andre Iguodala's defensive stop in the final moments helped the Nuggets survive a nerve-racking finish against the Pacers. Iguodala made a free throw ...
Grizzlies rally from 17 down to beat 76ers 103-100
Rudy Gay to Toronto. Rudy Gay to Boston. It's easier to count the teams who don't covet Gay. But as long as he's still with Memphis, Gay is doing what ...
49ers' Gore kept hope through all the adversity
Ray Rice has known nothing but winning since he came into the NFL. For Frank Gore, it took a while. Two running backs with contrasting styles and ...
NCAA hopes sports science center helps with safety
The NCAA says it is committed to ensuring the safety of all college athletes and plans to open a national sports science institute to make playing ...
Adelman coaching Timberwolves after 3-week break
Rick Adelman is back on the court and coaching basketball after three weeks away to help his wife through a health scare. His Minnesota Timberwolves ...
Jeter on field for 1st time since breaking ankle
Derek Jeter worked out on a baseball field Monday for the first time since breaking his left ankle last October. The 38-year-old New York Yankees ...
Pavano hospitalized following spleen removal
Carl Pavano's spleen was removed last week after the pitcher was injured when he fell in the snow. The 37-year-old right-hander was hurt in ...
Ravens D-coordinator Pees has own means of success
When it comes to running the Baltimore Ravens defense, Dean Pees has no regard for history, tradition or statistics. Pees doesn't give a hoot about ...