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Retired Pats’ Light reveals fight with Crohn’s

Retired Pats’ Light reveals fight with Crohn’s

Former Patriots offensive tackle Matt Light, who retired Monday, revealed his career-long fight with Crohn’s disease Monday night.

Kings sweep Blues, advance to West finals

Kings sweep Blues, advance to West finals

Dustin Brown scored two goals, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves, and the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings swept St. Louis Blues.

BJ Young’s 15 leads Arkansas past No. 19 Michigan 66-64

BJ Young’s 15 leads Arkansas past No. 19 Michigan 66-64

BJ Young scored 15 points and Arkansas hit its first 11 shots on the way to a 66-64 win over No. 20 Michigan.

Oilers defenseman severely breaks leg on icing play

Oilers defenseman severely breaks leg on icing play

Edmonton defenseman Taylor Fedun broke his right leg Friday when he crashed into the end boards after getting tangled up on an icing play.

Power rankings: Capitals, Sharks ready to rumble

Power rankings: Capitals, Sharks ready to rumble

Voters think the teams can overcome their past playoff disappointments

Athletes posing nude in ESPN’s Body Issue

Athletes posing nude in ESPN’s Body Issue

Alicia Sacramone, Hope Solo, Gretchen Bleiler, Blake Griffin, Jose Reyes and Steven Jackson are posing nude for ESPN The Magazine’s third annual …

Justice Department sets June 30 meeting with BCS director

Justice Department sets June 30 meeting with BCS director

Justice Department attorneys looking into the legality of college football’s Bowl Championship Series will sit down at the end of the month with …

Mariners rookie Michael Pineda puts an end to Phillies’ streak

Mariners rookie Michael Pineda puts an end to Phillies’ streak

Michael Pineda took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the Seattle Mariners ended the Philadelphia Phillies’ winning streak.

News and notes from the NBA Finals between Heat and Mavs

News and notes from the NBA Finals between Heat and Mavs

Go behind the scenes at the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks.

Rangers’ Boogaard died of alcohol, oxycodone mix

Rangers’ Boogaard died of alcohol, oxycodone mix

The death of New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to a toxic mix of alcohol and the powerful painkiller oxycodone.

Tiger Woods rusty but feels better as Players awaits

Tiger Woods rusty but feels better as Players awaits

About all Tiger Woods can say about the injuries to his knee and Achilles’ tendon is that he is “good enough to play” in The Players Champio …

NBA referee Salvatore admits he blew call on inadvertent whistle

NBA referee Salvatore admits he blew call on inadvertent whistle

NBA referee Bennett Salvatore acknowledged Sunday that he blew a call in the closing minutes of Atlanta’s 100-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls, …

Round 1 goes to Wade, Heat as Celtics come up short in opener

Round 1 goes to Wade, Heat as Celtics come up short in opener

Dwyane Wade knew going in he needed a great effort against the Boston Celtics and that his subpar season against them was not a harbinger for …

Humbled Wayne Odesnik tries to get his career back on track

Humbled Wayne Odesnik tries to get his career back on track

A year ago this month, Wayne Odesnik was battling for a second consecutive final berth at the ATP Tour event in Houston. Today he is toiling …

NFL Network: Dolphins decide to retain Tony Sparano as coach

NFL Network: Dolphins decide to retain Tony Sparano as coach

Despite consecutive non-playoff seasons and some apparent serious flirting with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, the Miami Dolphins have decided …

Knicks halt Spurs’ 4-game win streak, deny them win No. 30

Knicks halt Spurs’ 4-game win streak, deny them win No. 30

Perhaps looking toward a big one in Boston, Gregg Popovich pulled Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker with more than three minutes on the …

No. 12 Kentucky cruises past instate rival No. 20 Louisville

No. 12 Kentucky cruises past instate rival No. 20 Louisville

Brandon Knight scored 25 points and Josh Harrellson added a career-high 23 points and 14 rebounds as No. 12 Kentucky defeated No. 20 Louisville …

Conference title tilts, Civil War highlight weekend’s top action

Conference title tilts, Civil War highlight weekend’s top action

Each Friday during the season, USA TODAY highlights the biggest showdowns on the schedule, including this weekend’s conference championship …

Michigan AD waiting to evaluate coach Rich Rodriguez

Michigan AD waiting to evaluate coach Rich Rodriguez

Michigan athletics director Dave Brandon refuses to let speculation about Rich Rodriguez’s future change his timetable to evaluate the football …

Evansville wins in OT to hand No. 23 Butler another defeat

Evansville wins in OT to hand No. 23 Butler another defeat

As Denver Holmes saw it, beating No. 23 Butler was what mattered. Hitting the game-winning three-pointer was just a bonus. Holmes hit a 3 with ..

Felix Hernandez tops Price, Sabathia for AL Cy Young Award

Felix Hernandez tops Price, Sabathia for AL Cy Young Award

The Mariners’ Felix Hernandez won just 13 games but claimed his first Cy Young Award, his body of work trumping CC Sabathia and David Price.

Time for the annual pleas for a college football playoff

Time for the annual pleas for a college football playoff

Shhh. Listen. It’s mid-November and you can hear the annual plea. More like a mantra.

In a season full of backup QBs, which NFL team has the best?

In a season full of backup QBs, which NFL team has the best?

With Jon Kitna and Troy Smith set to become the latest backup quarterbacks to make their season debuts in a starting role on Sunday, USA TODAY’s …

Giants may not be pretty, but now they’re NL champs

Giants may not be pretty, but now they’re NL champs

They go by the nickname of Torture, with the assumption that no success can come without anguish, tension and near-miss with disaster. But the …

With newbies on board, U.S. battles to a draw with Colombia

With newbies on board, U.S. battles to a draw with Colombia

The United States finished the home portion of its 2010 schedule with a dull, 0-0 draw against Colombia on Tuesday