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NHL cancels games through November
The NHL lockout has forced the cancellation of all games through the end of November. The NHL announced Friday that 326 regular-season games from Oct.
No. 5 Irish, No. 8 Sooners add to rich history
The words "Play Like a Champion Today" are plastered on the walls leading from the locker room to the field at both No. 5 Notre Dame and No.
Manager's toughest call: sitting a slumping star
Pete Rose sat in the World Series. So did Reggie Jackson, Barry Zito and Paul O'Neill. Tim Lincecum lost his spot in the San Francisco Giants' ...
UCI: Tour winner list stays blank in Armstrong era
The seven Tour de France titles stripped from Lance Armstrong will not be awarded to any riders, and the American cyclist and his teammates should ...
Emanuel Steward, famed boxing trainer, dies at 68
Emanuel Steward, earnest yet easygoing, proved rough and tough wasn't the only way to win in boxing. With a twinkle in his eyes, a smile on his face ...
Halfway to title: Giants win 2-0 for 2-0 WS lead
The Giants' extended family lingered on the field long after the final out, posing for pictures and savoring the win. Cars honked in the streets ...
Star-powered political rallies get party started
Baseball great Hank Aaron is a Barack Obama guy. Golf legend Jack Nicklaus is in Mitt Romney's camp. From athletes and astronauts to singers and ...
Stern to retire as NBA Commissioner in 2014
David Stern took the NBA around the globe in nearly three decades as commissioner, turning what was a second-rate league into a projected ...
Column: Big ball, small ball, Giants have it all
The bunt just wouldn't go foul, despite the best efforts of the Detroit players who gathered around it and tried to will it across the chalk down the ...
Doug Fister takes hard liner off head and loss
The bump on Doug Fister's head from a hard line drive was much less of a concern for the Detroit Tigers' pitcher than the 2-0 hole his team needs to ...
Giants getting good rolls so far this World Series
Gregor Blanco is chasing down line drives in left field, laying down perfect bunts and making run-saving relay throws. He has had a hand, glove and ...
With small ball, Giants win 2-0 for 2-0 WS lead
Long ball one night, a Giant dose of small ball the next. Two wins in two games and suddenly San Francisco doesn't need to dig itself out of a ...
Giants beat Tigers 2-0 in World Series Game 2
The final score is Giants 2, Tigers 0. Sergio Romo closed out a two-hit shutout for Madison Bumgarner and the Giants, who took a 2-0 lead in the ...
Tigers look to rebound against Giants in Game 2
Somehow, Doug Fister appears to be OK. Gregor Blanco hit a line drive right off the side of Fister's head in the second inning. The ball caromed high ...
AIBA lifts USA Boxing's 3-month suspension
Amateur boxing's international governing body on Thursday lifted the three-month suspension of USA Boxing that was imposed over its response to ...
Graduation rate is more bad news for UConn
Connecticut's basketball program — already banned from the postseason for failing to meet other academic standards — has a graduation success rate of ...
Graduation success rate is more bad news for UConn
The NCAA says that Connecticut's basketball program — already banned from the postseason for failing to meet other academic standards — has a ...
NCAA grad rates improving in football, basketball
More men's basketball players are taking advantage of the biggest shot of their life and earning a college diploma. The latest results from the NCAA's ...
Mavs suspend G West for 2nd time in 10 days
Mavericks guard Delonte West was suspended Thursday for the second time in as many weeks for conduct detrimental to the team, putting his future in ...
UK Olympians appeal for help with stolen medals
Two British Olympians appealed Thursday for help in recovering a pair of bronze medals that were snatched from a London nightclub, while police ...
Indiana picked as Big Ten favorite in basketball
Tom Crean didn't really understand what he was getting into when he took the Indiana job four years ago. Now, the mess is gone. Just look at the ...
Julich leaves Team Sky because of doping past
Former American rider Bobby Julich says he used banned drugs during the late 1990s when he finished third in the Tour de France, forcing him Thursday ...
Baseball's best rarely finish on top in October
Best in baseball? The Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants spent much of the season just trying to catch mediocre teams like the Chicago White Sox ...
Stern retiring in 2014, Adam Silver to replace him
NBA Commissioner David Stern will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took charge of the league. He will be replaced by Deputy Commissioner Adam ...