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Sports year: Sad sagas the story of 2012
Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison, Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions and Joe Paterno passed away. Lance Armstrong ...
AP photographers captured the year in sports
From London to Los Angeles, Miami to Medinah and just about everywhere else imaginable, Associated Press photographers captured countless images from ...
AP source: Swisher, Tribe reach $56M, 4-year deal
The Indians' pitch to bring Nick Swisher "home" worked. Two people familiar with the negotiations said Swisher has agreed to a $56 million, four-year ...
Spradling helps K-State beat No. 8 Florida 67-61
Leave it to the kid from suburban Kansas City to help Kansas State finish off a banner day for the college hoops programs that the city calls its own.
AP source: Ibanez, Mariners agree to $2.75M deal
Raul Ibanez and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated ...
Ross, Diamondbacks agree to $26 million, 3-yr deal
Cody Ross and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a $26 million, three-year contract Saturday that includes a club option for 2016. Ross, who turns 32 ...
AP source: Pirates, Red Sox near deal for Hanrahan
The Boston Red Sox are pursuing another burly right-hander to shore up their bullpen. A person familiar with the talks said the Red Sox and Pirates ...
Greenberg gets minor league deal from Orioles
Adam Greenberg is getting a chance to resume his baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles. The 31-year-old returned to the major leagues for one ...
UCF's Bortles dominates in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
Blake Bortles is just one of the reasons why Central Florida feels good about its chances of being successful in the new-look Big East. The red-shirt ...
Bortles shines for UCF in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
Central Florida will head into the new-look Big East off an impressive showing in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. The Knights dominated Ball State 38-17 ...
Placido Polanco agrees to $2.75M deal with Marlins
Former All-Star third baseman Placido Polanco agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract Thursday with the Miami Marlins, plugging the final hole ...
Snowstorm causing problems from Rockies to Midwest
A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains was causing problems for travelers as it spread across the Plains on Wednesday
Angels trade 1B-DH Morales to Seattle for Vargas
The Los Angeles Angels got the pitching depth they wanted. The Seattle Mariners got the power-bat they so desperately needed. Two foes in the AL West ...
Red Sox look for innings in Dempster
The Boston Red Sox have the reliable starter they sought in Ryan Dempster. He's pitched at least 200 innings in four of the past five seasons, ...
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables ...