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Monster D-tackles Suh, McCoy could emerge as NFL No. 1 pick

Monster D-tackles Suh, McCoy could emerge as NFL No. 1 pick

Should the St. Louis Rams select former Nebraska monster-truck defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh or menacing, havoc-wreaking former Oklahoma defensive …

Key additions give Red Sox better balance, defense

Key additions give Red Sox better balance, defense

Mike Cameron strides effortlessly across the grass to catch a fly ball at the fence. In the cage, he rips line drives in all directions, and …

Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69 after fight with cancer

Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69 after fight with cancer

Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen has died at 69 after a bout with cancer.

Crosby’s Olympic stick, glove found in shipment to Russia

Crosby’s Olympic stick, glove found in shipment to Russia

Sidney Crosby’s missing Olympic stick and glove have been found. Hockey Canada said Wednesday that Crosby’s missing equipment was misplaced rather …

Angels’ Torii Hunter defends choice words that drew fire

Angels’ Torii Hunter defends choice words that drew fire

Los Angeles center fielder Torii Hunter was at first startled, and then angered Wednesday when comments he made about diversity in baseball were …

TV station: Ben Roethlisberger told cops he had consensual contact with accuser

TV station: Ben Roethlisberger told cops he had consensual contact with accuser

A Pittsburgh TV station reported on Wednesday that that Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger admitted to police that there was consensual contact between …

Mike Dunleavy, Los Angeles Clippers sever ties

Mike Dunleavy, Los Angeles Clippers sever ties

Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to …

North Texas nips Troy to claim Sun Belt championship, NCAA berth

North Texas nips Troy to claim Sun Belt championship, NCAA berth

Josh White’s shot from near the free-throw line with 22 seconds remaining gave North Texas a 66-63 win over Troy on Tuesday night in the Sun …

UConn wins 16th Big East title, record 72nd consecutive win

UConn wins 16th Big East title, record 72nd consecutive win

Kalana Greene scored 15 points to help top-ranked Connecticut rout No. 8 West Virginia 60-32 on Tuesday night for its 72nd straight win and 16th …

Michael Vick ‘very humbled’ as he accepts NFL award for courage

Michael Vick ‘very humbled’ as he accepts NFL award for courage

Dozens of protesters lined up outside a banquet hall where Michael Vick said he was “very humbled” to be honored as one of 32 NFL players to …

Attorney declines to commit to time for Ben Roethlisberger to meet with police

Attorney declines to commit to time for Ben Roethlisberger to meet with police

Ed Garland, the Georgia attorney representing Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger against allegations of sexual assault, declined on Tuesday to commit …

Pence, Bourn are leaders of Astros’ new frontier

Pence, Bourn are leaders of Astros’ new frontier

Hunter Pence says he knows his time eventually will come to be a leader of the Houston Astros. When general manager Ed Wade heard his right fielder …

Expansion talk forcing Notre Dame to consider joining a conference

Expansion talk forcing Notre Dame to consider joining a conference

At the end of the last century, Notre Dame came close to giving up its football independence and joining the Big Ten before its trustees decided …

UConn breaks its own NCAA record with 71st straight win

UConn breaks its own NCAA record with 71st straight win

Tina Charles scored 16 points and Moore added 11 to help top-ranked Connecticut win an NCAA record 71st straight game, a 59-44 victory over No. …

Trial opens in Vikings’ challenge of NFL drug policy

Trial opens in Vikings’ challenge of NFL drug policy

The attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL’s anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league …

Ping, PGA Tour all square on controversy over irons

Ping, PGA Tour all square on controversy over irons

The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached with the …

Heat coach Spoelstra: Rafer Alston situation ‘unfortunate’

Heat coach Spoelstra: Rafer Alston situation ‘unfortunate’

The Miami Heat practiced again Monday without suspended point guard Rafer Alston, whose tenure with the club appears to be over. Alston’s suspension …

Roethlisberger’s attorney: ‘Ben is completely innocent’

Roethlisberger’s attorney: ‘Ben is completely innocent’

A high-profile defense attorney hired by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Monday disputed a college student’s claim that …

Kristine Lilly back in U.S. camp after 15 months away

Kristine Lilly back in U.S. camp after 15 months away

Kristine Lilly, who has not played for the United States since December 2008, is among 24 women selected for a training camp ahead of exhibition …

Leach will be deposed by Texas Tech lawyers later this week

Leach will be deposed by Texas Tech lawyers later this week

Mike Leach will get to present his side of the story under oath when he is deposed by Texas Tech attorneys on Friday as part of the former Red …

Camilo Villegas runs away to win Honda Classic

Camilo Villegas runs away to win Honda Classic

Camilo Villegas was checking his phone constantly on the driving range, barely bothering to hit any balls and instead seeking updates on how …

Kurt Busch notches Atlanta win in overtime; Edwards parked

Kurt Busch notches Atlanta win in overtime; Edwards parked

NASCAR’s new era of looser competition, in which drivers are not discouraged to play rough and wreck-inducing overtime finishes are designed …

NBA Insider: Parker likely out rest of regular reason

NBA Insider: Parker likely out rest of regular reason

Injury impact:How far can the San Antonio Spurs go without guard Tony Parker? Or the Denver Nuggets without forward Kenyon Martin?

Rink report: GMs will discuss hits to head one day after Savard injury

Rink report: GMs will discuss hits to head one day after Savard injury

When general managers meet Monday through Wednesday in West Palm Beach, Fla., they will have some recent video as they decide whether to ban …

MLB experts bat around some ideas on improving the game

MLB experts bat around some ideas on improving the game

Eight baseball men, representing virtually every facet of the game, gathered in the twilight for a roundtable discussion on ways to improve the …

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