If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery than this is pretty darn flattering to Stephen A. Smith.

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Saturday Night Live roasts Stephen A. Smith

History says I’ll Have Another won’t do it. Odds say he will. So which will it be?

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Belmont: I’ll Have Another is 3-1

The Sprint Cup drivers who vainly tried to keep pace with Jimmie Johnson at Charlotte Motor Speedway got some good news for the week ahead

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He’s the man again: Jimmie Johnson the Coke 600 favorite

Tim Duncan turns out not to be so old. And it turns out that LeBron James and Dwyane Wade can carry a team. Will they meet in June?

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Who are you picking for NBA title?

The Clippers appeared to have put their Game 3 collapse behind them, but it still wasn’t enough as the Spurs held on for a 102-99 win.

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Finished: Spurs edge Clippers to finish sweep

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade rising to the occasion, combining for 70 points, and other winners and losers from the NBA playoffs.

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James, Wade lead Heat past Pacers; Spurs sweep

Redemption against the Pacers meant 30 points from Dwyane Wade to go with 40 points and 18 rebounds from LeBron James.

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Lopresti: Wade’s slump averted with one pass from James

Kevin Durant has established himself as the player to watch this postseason. He is also making his case as the best player in the NBA.

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Kevin Durant rising to the top in the postseason

There are plenty of surprises among the team’s who occupy what would be baseball’s playoff slots.

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Orioles lead parade of baseball’s early-season surprises

Philadelphia Phillies starter Cole Hamels hopes he hasn’t created a monster in the rivalry with the Washington Nationals.

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Harper on Phillies: ‘Hopefully they don’t throw batteries’

Before LeBron James gave a thumbs-up performance against the Pacers, he sat in front of his locker reading Suzanne Collins’ bestseller.

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LeBron preps by reading ‘The Hunger Games’

Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals hit his first major league home run but left Sunday’s 9-3 victory against Baltimore with arm fatigue.

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Strasburg homers but has tightness in arm

Brendan Hansen is attempting a comeback after a lengthy break. He’s not comparing himself to the swimmer who won multiple Olympic medals.

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Swimmer Brendan Hansen has thrown out expectations

Kobe Bryant’s 36 points weren’t enough for the Lakers in Game 4, as the Thunder stormed back to squeak out a win, putting them up 3-1.

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Thunder deny Lakers, take 3-1 series lead

Are we looking at horse racing history? Will I’ll Have Another join the list that includes Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed?

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Will we have a Triple Crown winner?

The Spurs engineered a 24-0 run in the third quarter, and San Antonio defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 96-86 on Saturday.

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Spurs shut down Clippers, stay undefeated in playoffs

USA TODAY Sports breaks down the winners and losers from Saturday night’s NBA playoff games.

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Bad day for basketball in City of Angels

The five-time Sprint Cup champion was too much for runner-up Brad Keselowski and everybody else Saturday night.

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Jimmie Johnson pulls away for $1 million All-Star win

One of the more-disappointing factors for the Coyotes in falling behind 3-0 to the Kings in the Western Conference finals has been their lack …

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Lack of scoring punch problematic for Coyotes

The man who wasn’t even supposed to be there wound up winning the whole thing.

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Cormier downs Barnett at Strikeforce GP

Three drivers crashed during Saturday’s qualifications for the Indianapolis 500.

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Ryan Briscoe edges Hinchcliffe by 9 inches for Indy 500 pole

Brandon Prust could face punishment for an elbow to the back of Anton Volchenkov’s head.

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Rangers’ Prust faces hearing over elbow to Volchenkov

Light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones crashed his car into a pole when he was driving while intoxicated early Saturday, law enforcement officials …

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UFC champ Jon Jones accused of DWI

Andrey Amador won the 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia and Ryder Hesjedal took back the overall lead as the race took to the Alps Saturday.

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Amador wins 14th stage of Giro d’Italia; Hesjedal takes lead

The only certainty entering the 137th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico is that it won’t look anything like the Kentucky Derby

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Preakness: I’ll Have Another, Bodemeister to duel again