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Pick 6: A look at the NBA's late-season races
The races are on in the NBA, both on and off the court. With now less than three weeks remaining in the regular season, the eight teams that will be ...
Wichita State moves on to final 8
Malcolm Armstead and his Wichita State teammates told each other they could be a Final Four team last summer. Now the Shockers are one win away from ...
Penguins move within 3 of NHL consecutive win mark
Sidney Crosby isn't concerned about making history. He'd also prefer not to have the Pittsburgh Penguins repeat it. Sure, Crosby is enjoying ...
Ohio State advances past Arizona on late 3-pointer
When LaQuinton Ross found out Ohio State was using the Los Angeles Lakers' dressing room this weekend, he immediately called dibs on Kobe Bryant's ...
Big East breaking up with a bang
If you're one of the college basketball fans who can't wait for the Big East breakup to be final, hang on. You'll have to wait for the Final Four.
Buzz with an edge: Marquette tops Miami 71-61
Buzz Williams has never been this far in the NCAA tournament before, so it might take a while for him to deal with it. The Marquette coach was just ...
East: Syracuse tops Indiana 61-50; Marquette next
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim knows full well that one of the secrets to success for his team's 2-3 zone defense is the way it confounds opponents who ...
Syracuse's D, Carter-Williams beat Indiana 61-50
An hour after his team finished a dominating defensive performance to close in on the Final Four, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim stood in a hallway and ...
Shockers roll to 72-58 NCAA win over La Salle
Too big, too physical, too quick. Wichita State proved too much of everything for La Salle in a 72-58 victory on Thursday night that put the Shockers ...
Marquette marches on with 71-61 win over Miami
After sweating through a pair of edge-of-your-seat comebacks, Marquette's first Sweet 16 victory in a decade was as straight and smooth as the 15-foot ...
Kobe Bryant has bone spur in left foot
Kobe Bryant has a bone spur in his left foot. Following Los Angeles' 113-103 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, the Lakers revealed the ...
CBS' Gottlieb apologies for "diversity" comment
CBS analyst Doug Gottlieb got coverage of the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 off to an awkward start, saying he was there to bring the "white man's ...
Heat start to move on after streak ends
Take heart, Heat. Look out, NBA. When the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak ended, they hit a bit of a lull before rolling through the ...
Iginla, Penguins embrace expectations after trade
Sidney Crosby knows the Pittsburgh Penguins will be considered Stanley Cup contenders so long as his familiar No. 87 hangs in the dressing room.
Penguins drop Jets 4-0, extend win streak to 14
The Pittsburgh Penguins' perfect march through March is turning into a flat-out sprint. And the latest addition to their star-studded lineup isn't ...
Serena Williams vs Sharapova in Sony Open final
Maria Sharapova keeps drawing a different opponent in the Key Biscayne final, and has yet to find one she can beat. Now she'll give it a try against ...
Points has an old putter and takes early lead
The march to the Masters for Rory McIlroy looks more like a crawl. McIlroy only had four birdie putts on the front nine, none closer than 20 feet.
Michigan gets top-seeded KU in return to Sweet 16
Michigan coach John Beilein briefly lost track of how long it's been since the Wolverines reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.
FGCU, the 15 seed everybody knows now, vs. Florida
A week ago, Florida Gulf Coast University was just another overlooked No. 15 seed — a longshot at best to nearly everyone eyeballing their NCAA ...
Ailing A-Rod will make more than Houston Astros
Alex Rodriguez will make more this year than all the Houston Astros combined — a lot more. And he won't even play the first half of the season, if at ...
Playing Louisville means lots of pressure
The speed. The quickness. The penchant for causing chaos and mayhem. The ability to take a manageable game and turn it into a blowout in a matter of ...
NBA: Referees missed foul on Kobe vs 'Wolves
Everyone in the Timberwolves locker room on Wednesday night believed Kobe Bryant got away with a foul that allowed the Los Angeles Lakers to hold on ...
Pistorius allowed to leave SAfrica with conditions
Oscar Pistorius could compete at this year's world championships after a South African judge eased his bail restrictions and ruled Thursday that the ...
Adam Wainwright, Cardinals finalize $97.5M deal
Adam Wainwright fought to hold back his emotions. "Usually I am not at a loss for words, but the city of St. Louis means so much to me that it's taken ...
Lawsuit against Yankees GM Cashman is dropped
The mother of a woman accused of stalking New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman has abruptly dropped her lawsuit against him. The New York ...