A woman who said Friday that Bill Cosby had drugged her and sexually assaulted her in 1979 also accused another famous man of attempted sexual assault: sportscaster Marv Albert, who pleaded guilty to assault and battery... More>>
Willie Cauley-Stein scored a season-high 21 points and made several defensive plays to key Kentucky's 18-2 run to open the second half, helping the top-ranked Wildcats pull out a 63-51 win over No. 6 Texas on Friday... More>>
The Yankees made their first big moves to reshape for 2015, acquiring a shortstop to replace Derek Jeter and a relief pitcher who could take over from David Robertson as closer. More>>
UAB was the first major college football program to shut down in nearly 20 years. More>>
Lindsey Vonn is quickly getting up to speed, just not fast enough to catch up to Tina Maze in the women's World Cup downhill opener on Friday. More>>
The Tampa Bay Rays aren't wary of Kevin Cash's age and inexperience. More>>
Kjetil Jansrud can't ever remember a run like this, where he didn't make so much as one tiny slipup on a tricky course designed to tax and tease skiers. More>>
The guy in a red shirt put on quite a show Friday in the Hero World Challenge to get into contention. More>>
Two years ago, Kevin Harvick was evaluating his life. He and his wife, DeLana, had welcomed a son, their only child. They'd sold their race team and began to prioritize what really mattered to their growing family. More>>
Alabama is right where it always seems to be - playing for a title. More>>
College sports may be a multibillion-dollar business, but the athletes are students, not public employees, and shouldn't have the right to unionize, according to a Republican lawmaker in Michigan. More>>
Mike Riley never won a championship at Oregon State. He thinks Nebraska is the place where he can. More>>
Senators from both parties warned the National Football League on Thursday to get rid of a four-decade-old TV "blackout" rule or risk congressional action to restrict the league's lucrative antitrust exemption, which... More>>
For the second straight year Jimbo Fisher and the Florida State Seminoles have had highly publicized off-field issues involving quarterback Jameis Winston overshadow their preparations for the ACC championship. More>>
Swimmers and beach volleyball players will be competing in the midnight hour at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. More>>
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer When Notre Dame and UConn last played, a national championship was on the line in a historic matchup of two undefeated teams. More>>
National title implications, a possible Heisman Trophy at stake and a new $1.3 billion stadium to showcase the whole thing. More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The 12-member College Football Playoff selection committee will gather Saturday in Texas to watch the final weekend of the season play out and then rank the... More>>
Martin Brodeur hadn't played in the NHL in months, waiting for some team to call the 42-year-old goaltender. Now the league's all-time leader in wins and shutouts is back at work showing very little signs of rust... More>>
Tony Romo didn't need much time to turn his attention toward next week's showdown. He was planning to do that on the flight home. More>>
Starting with the click of a camera before he could even hit his opening tee shot, Tiger Woods received a rude reminder of what his golf has been like during a lost year due to back troubles. More>>
The Golden State Warriors built the top record in the NBA on the strength of their offense, one of the league's best. More>>
Tony Romo has bigger goals for the Dallas Cowboys so he wasn't about to get too excited over securing a winning season. More>>
Kyrie Irving looked ready to slam the ball down in frustration, angry his coach had stopped him when the Knicks couldn't. More>>
Martin Brodeur hadn't played in the NHL since his final win April 13 with the New Jersey Devils. Stepping back into the crease after such a long break was a bit different for the 42-year-old goalie. More>>
Iowa State transfer Bryce Dejean-Jones appears poised to become more than just Georges Niang's sidekick this season. More>>
After a tightly contested second half and a back-and-forth finish, the winning basket could not have come much easier for LSU. More>>
Bears receiver Brandon Marshall left the stadium in an ambulance after sustaining a rib injury during Thursday's game against the Dallas Cowboys. More>>
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer Dante Cunningham's basketball exile is over. More>>
Had things come together last season, Nelson Cruz's introduction with the Seattle Mariners would have taken place a year ago. More>>
Tiger Woods took on any shot without pain or worry Thursday, a feeling he hasn't had on the golf course in a long time. More>>
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Adrian Peterson's appeal hearing concluded Thursday in New York after about two hours, with the primary focus on testimony from NFL executive Troy Vincent, a... More>>
Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata was suspended without pay for four games Thursday for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances. More>>
Sheldon Richardson felt helpless as he watched the scenes near his hometown unfold on TV and social media. More>>
Top overall pick Jadeveon Clowney will have a second surgery on his right knee, ending his rookie season for the Houston Texans after just three games. More>>
Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley wanted a coach with an offensive track record of success. More>>
Oregon State coach Mike Riley is leaving for Nebraska in a surprise to perhaps everybody except the man who did the hiring. More>>
Arian Foster plays in Texas, but on this day he was very, very British. More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff selection committee will reveal its final top 25 rankings and set the four-team field for the College Football Playoff on Sunday. More>>
A revised bidding process. A flexible sports program. More affordable games. Creation of an Olympic television channel. More>>
After weathering a late comeback by Wichita State, the Utah Utes recovered just in time to earn their biggest win in 15 years - against a team that's not accustomed to losing. More>>
Tiger Woods has more comebacks than top 10s this year in golf. More>>
Tyus Jones darted through the lane for easy baskets and hit two key 3-pointers. Any time he made a big play, his family followed with raucous applause. More>>
Virginia used its standard formula for success to dismiss an old foe and remain undefeated. More>>
It was the final minute of the state quarterfinal when Douglass High School appeared to score the winning touchdown on a fourth-down play. More>>
The Philadelphia 76ers were 16 seconds into their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves and Henry Sims was stepping to the free throw line when referee Zach Zarba blew his whistle and stopped the game. More>>
Shooting 56 percent at home, that's usually automatic-win time for the Miami Heat. More>>
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey believes he's got the best backcourt in the nation, and after Wednesday night, he might not get much of an argument from Michigan State counterpart Tom Izzo. More>>
Mike Gesell and his Iowa teammates shook off all the missed shots, ran down loose rebounds and fought their way through to the horn. More>>
Kobe Bryant got off to a fast start in the first quarter before slowing down in the second half. More>>
A two-day hearing at Florida State that could determine quarterback Jameis Winston's future at the university ended on Wednesday with no decision and no definitive timetable on when the case will be resolved. More>>
Athletic director Jeremy Foley is back in Florida. Colorado State's Jim McElwain remains at home. More>>
Moving to fill an outfield void after the trade of Jason Heyward, the Atlanta Braves agreed Wednesday to a four-year contract with free agent Nick Markakis. More>>
The Baltimore Ravens say they didn't write a script for Ray Rice and Janay Rice during their joint news conference on May 23. More>>
The Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves were literally going in the wrong direction. More>>
Jared Cook said he'd "absolutely" repeat the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" gesture he and four teammates made during Sunday's game. More>>
Pitching his vision to overhaul the sport that has shaped his life, Sebastian Coe is apprehensive. Although track and field is not facing an imminent crisis, according to the IAAF presidential hopeful, it is "precariously... More>>
When Torii Hunter first came up to the major leagues in 1997, Paul Molitor was bringing a Hall of Fame playing career to a close with his hometown Minnesota Twins. More>>
Gordie Howe's family was hopeful the hockey great would be out of the hospital before the end of the night Wednesday after being treated for dehydration. More>>
Days before Ohio State plays in the Big Ten championship game, team buses carried players and coaches to a cathedral where they paid their final respects to a teammate who apparently shot himself in the head after sending... More>>
College basketball player Lauren Hill is getting hospice care at home as the inoperable tumor in her brain grows. More>>
Matt Harvey wants to make sure he's on the mound in late October - if the New York Mets get there for the first time since 2006. More>>
Tiger Woods didn't even have a club in his hand when he passed an important test Wednesday at Isleworth. More>>
Right-hander Luke Hochevar and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a $10 million, two-year deal that should give the defending American League champions even more firepower in their bullpen. More>>
Russia faced explosive allegations of corruption and systematic doping on Wednesday, including the reported admission of drug use by an Olympic champion runner and cover-up and extortion involving a three-time Chicago... More>>
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer A rare Thursday night game that is not part of a short week has Dallas at Chicago. Both teams lost on Thanksgiving Day, and the Bears are headed for a double whammy. More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff selection committee will need to stay up late Saturday night. More>>
Tony Stewart has undergone a fourth surgery on the leg he broke last year during a sprint car race in Iowa. More>>
Torii Hunter is returning to the Minnesota Twins, and injured Atlanta pitchers Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy were among 32 players tossed into the free-agent market Tuesday along with San Diego shortstop Everth Cabrera... More>>
Tim Brosnan will leave Major League Baseball at the end of January after losing to Rob Manfred in the competition to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. More>>
It is hard to imagine a classier hockey player, on and off the ice, than Jean Beliveau. More>>
Brandon Prince transferred to UAB to help his ailing father, a single parent, while still doing what he loves most: Playing football. More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer First Florida, then Nebraska and now Michigan. More>>
Kevin Durant didn't look rusty when he drove past Anthony Davis for a two-handed dunk, or when he fired off any of his three 3-pointers. More>>
Dale Scott figures he'll hear plenty of foul language from angry hitters next season. Such is life for a Major League Baseball umpire. More>>
All-Star third baseman Kyle Seager and Seattle finalized a $100 million, seven-year contract Tuesday, the third nine-figure deal for the suddenly high-spending Mariners. More>>
Florida has targeted Colorado State's Jim McElwain to fill its coaching vacancy. More>>
Robert Bortuzzo's main responsibility is to protect Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. The towering Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman is unapologetic in his aggressive approach, figuring if he does his job, then his... More>>
Torii Hunter is coming back to the place it all began. More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The top four in the College Football Playoff rankings going into the final weekend of the regular season is as follows: Alabama, Oregon, TCU and Florida State. More>>
Harvey Pollack is the last original NBA employee, the man who scribbled "100" on a piece of paper for Wilt Chamberlain to hold in the classic 1962 snapshot of his record scoring game. More>>
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and the woman who has said he sexually assaulted her spent nearly five hours in separate rooms at a closed-door hearing recounting what happened nearly two years ago. More>>
Adrian Peterson did not testify at his appeal hearing Tuesday and NFL executive Troy Vincent is scheduled to testify Thursday, according to two people familiar with the case. More>>
Hugh Freeze said his program's breakthrough season is proof that Mississippi can be competitive in the Southeastern Conference and a program to be reckoned with on a national level. More>>
By The Associated Press Manchester United won its fourth straight game, beating Stoke 2-1 Tuesday night on Juan Mata's 59th-minute goal to maintain fourth place in the English Premier League. More>>
Tiger Woods is making his latest comeback in golf with an eye to the past. More>>
The quote became symbolic of Brady Hoke's attitude, and the promise his tenure as Michigan's coach seemed to offer. More>>
UAB is shutting down the football program after one of the Blazers' stronger seasons, the first school to make that cost-cutting move in nearly two decades. More>>
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee chastised the commissioners of the NFL, Major League Baseball, NBA and NHL for skipping a hearing Tuesday on domestic violence in pro sports, with one saying the absences reflect a... More>>
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer MLS Commissioner Don Garber says the league is not performing as hoped financially and its franchises are combining to lose more than $100 million annually. More>>
The Los Angeles Kings have been fined $100,000 by the NHL after suspended defenseman Slava Voynov participated in a team workout Tuesday. More>>
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers not only ended the New England Patriots' seven-game winning streak, they also replaced them as the top team in the NFL. More>>
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer The America's Cup is going offshore, to a British territory that sits at the northern tip of the Bermuda Triangle. More>>
LeBron James hasn't tossed his chalk toss. More>>
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Ted Ligety was looking to add more hardware to his collection this season. Just not this kind of hardware. More>>
Reigning NBA MVP Kevin Durant is ready to return from a foot injury and will be in Oklahoma City's lineup for Tuesday night's game against the New Orleans Pelicans. More>>
Golfing great Jack Nicklaus will receive Congress' highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal. More>>
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Ray Rice says that an NFL team "would have to be willing to look deeper into who I am and realize that me and my wife had one bad night." More>>
Brazil's Tourism Ministry has removed from its Instagram feed a photomontage that pictures the Rio de Janeiro bay where Olympic sailing events will take place as a tropical paradise of crystalline waters - a far cry... More>>
Chris Froome has said he will target next year's Tour de France after previously hinting that he might focus on other challenges. More>>
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Basketball Writer Big men in a big top-five matchup to start December. More>>
The Miami Dolphins were tired of the New York Jets running all over them. More>>
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer It wasn't so much that the five St. Louis Rams who gave the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" signal during pregame introductions were using sports to make a statement - it... More>>
The Spurs didn't have Tim Duncan or Tony Parker, and that gave Kawhi Leonard a chance to shine. More>>
A St. Louis Rams official and a county police chief differed Monday about whether the team had apologized for the actions of five players who raised their hands during pregame festivities in a show of solidarity with... More>>
Caleb Sturgis and Nick Folk traded field goals in the third quarter and the New York Jets took a 13-6 lead over the Miami Dolphins into the fourth quarter of a low-scoring snoozer Monday night. More>>
Five St. Louis Rams players entered the football field with their hands raised. A day later, people walked out of work or school showing the same gesture of solidarity with Ferguson protesters. More>>
A neuropathologist will look for signs of traumatic brain injury in an Ohio State athlete who was found dead in a trash bin of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and had a reported history of concussions, a coroner... More>>
A day before a Senate hearing on domestic violence he will not attend, the head of the NFL Players Association said the union is establishing an eight-member commission to advise it on the issue. More>>
Quarterback Brian Hoyer is positive he should be the starter for the rest of this season. He should be the one leading his team to the playoffs. He's convinced. More>>
Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty plans to play Saturday night with another Big 12 title on the line, even while still experiencing some concussion-related symptoms. More>>
The Mariners are on the verge of landing the right-handed slugger they were seeking for the middle of their batting order. More>>
While 113 big leaguers had exemptions in the past year to use otherwise banned substances to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adderall caused eight of the 10 positive tests for stimulants under Major League... More>>
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The "Hands-up. Don't shoot!" gesture that five St. Louis Rams made during pregame wasn't the first time athletes have used their platform to make political... More>>
Tom Coughlin is refusing to discuss his future as the coach of the New York Giants after a seventh straight loss that he acknowledges has made him feel miserable. More>>
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and team owner Robert Kraft are listed as possible witnesses by prosecutors in the upcoming murder trial of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. More>>
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Basketball Writer Those young Kentucky Wildcats still have a firm grasp on the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 poll. And the team Kentucky lost to in April's national championship... More>>
Buffalo Bills fans are rallying to support Darryl Talley after the team's former star linebacker revealed he is dealing with depression and experiencing financial difficulties. More>>
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and team owner Robert Kraft are listed as possible witnesses by prosecutors in the upcoming murder trial of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. More>>
The final weekend in the Big 12 will illustrate both the risk and reward that come with the league's decision to do away with its title game. More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this season, replacing undefeated Florida State in a vote that was about as... More>>
Last year, he tried to bring former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow to Moscow to play for his American football team. Now American businessman Mike Zaltsman sits in a crowded jail cell, accused of breaking a window. More>>
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer It was a rough week to be a top 10 team. More>>
By The Associated Press Those young Kentucky Wildcats still have a firm grasp on the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 poll. More>>
By The Associated Press South Carolina is No. 1 in The Associated Press poll for the second straight week Monday after winning the Junkanoo Jam. More>>
American forward Abby Wambach is among the finalists for FIFA Women's Player of the Year. More>>
Thierry Henry is leaving Major League Soccer after 4½ seasons, unable to lead the New York Red Bulls to the team's first championship. More>>
C.J. Anderson proved that his performance against Miami wasn't a fluke. More>>
Once safety Da'Norris Searcy and the Buffalo Bills' defense chased Cleveland Browns starter Brian Hoyer, they weren't going to let Johnny Manziel change the outcome. More>>
The Cleveland Browns left Buffalo with a dent in their playoff hopes and a big question at quarterback. More>>
Team Vestas Wind skipper Chris Nicholson said it was "the No. 1 toughest decision of my life" to order his crew to abandon their 65-foot sloop in the dark after it was grounded on a remote Indian Ocean reef during the... More>>
Aaron Rodgers made trademark pinpoint passes. Eddie Lacy powered out tough yards on the ground. The defense held firm in a frantic fourth quarter. More>>
An Ohio State football player who disappeared shortly after sending a text message about his concussions was found dead Sunday in a dumpster, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. More>>
The standings say the New Orleans Saints are in first place. For once, it looked that way on the field too. More>>
The defending NFC South champion Carolina Panthers looked like contenders in name only. More>>
Ryan Fitzpatrick made the most of his second chance and J.J. Watt continued to make a case for MVP. More>>
Andrew Luck showed everyone how franchise quarterbacks are supposed to play. More>>
Norway's Kjetil Jansrud won the super-G on Sunday for his second World Cup victory in two days. More>>
Playing on the road against a playoff-quality team, Philip Rivers would have been delighted with a win no matter how it occurred. More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Breaking down the ballots for the AP Top 25 and wrapping up college football's 14th weekend: More>>
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Janay Rice says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wasn't being honest when he said Ray Rice was "ambiguous" about hitting her in a casino elevator. More>>
Gordie Howe is comfortable as he makes a long recovery from two strokes, but the hockey great can't walk and has limited speech, one of his sons said Sunday. More>>
Jonathan Holmes wasn't Texas' first option on its final play against UConn. More>>
There was a familiar face on the San Antonio bench and the usual result on the scoreboard. More>>
By The Associated Press The University of Alabama-Birmingham appears close to dropping football. More>>
The number of wins and losses didn't get Bo Pelini fired. It was the way some of those losses happened. More>>
Five St. Louis Rams players stood with their arms raised in an apparent show of solidarity for Ferguson protesters before trotting onto the field for pregame introductions. More>>
American Mikaela Shiffrin is leading after the first run of a slalom Sunday, chasing her first World Cup victory in her home country. More>>
Gregg Popovich is back coaching the San Antonio Spurs after missing two games following an undisclosed minor medical procedure. More>>
By JIM LITKE AP Sports Writer New England at Green Bay features the two best teams with the most potent offenses in the NFL at the moment. More>>
Nine Penn State trustees elected by alumni have demanded access to documents used to create the Freeh Report on the school's handling of child sex abuse complaints against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. More>>
Marcus Mariota turned what could be his last Civil War game into a Heisman Trophy highlight reel. More>>
Alabama survived an Iron Bowl shootout like no other with a well-tested formula: Throw deep to Amari Cooper. Then do it again. More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff selection committee says it takes injuries into account when judging which teams are worthy of a spot in the final four. More>>
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Nine crewmen from Team Vestas Wind were rescued after abandoning their 65-foot sloop that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean during the Volvo Ocean... More>>
Referee Rick Crawford was doing OK after being stretchered off the court after he was inadvertently struck in the face by Vanderbilt center Damian Jones following the opening tipoff of the consolation game of the Barclays... More>>
Mississippi's quarterback had a hurt ankle and its two top receivers were out with leg injuries. More>>
A former high school quarterback followed in the steps of one-time pro and college players Saturday by suing a sports governing body - in this case the Illinois High School Association - saying it didn't do enough to... More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Clemson coach Chad Morris said Saturday he has spoken with SMU representatives about its head coaching job, but no deal has been reached. More>>
Eva-Maria Brem buried her face in the snow soon after crossing the finish line, the emotions from the last year all hitting her at once. More>>
Ohio State's football stadium went silent Saturday as an announcer called out the name of a missing football player while a police poster seeking information on his disappearance appeared on the scoreboard. More>>
Raw emotion was everywhere: Joy for a win, concern over an injury, shock for a missing player. More>>
Ohio State freshman J.T. Barrett, a Heisman Trophy contender, broke his right ankle in the fourth quarter of Saturday's rivalry game against Michigan and will not play for the Buckeyes in next week's Big Ten... More>>
Georgia Tech's players danced on the "G'' in the middle of Sanford Stadium, snapped off keepsake twigs from the storied hedges surrounding the field and frolicked with their band and a small contingent of... More>>
Indiana's Tevin Coleman has become the first player in school history to run for 2,000 yards in one season. More>>
Pregame tensions between players from No. 24 Louisville and arch-rival Kentucky evolved into a shoving match involving Cardinals coach Bobby Petrino, who was seen grabbing the jacket of Wildcats assistant Daniel Berezowitz... More>>
Josh Donaldson has good memories of playing in Toronto. He made his major league debut there in 2010, striking out as a pinch-hitter. The following day he smacked a game-winning, two-run homer for his first career hit. More>>
Soccer great Pele isn't showing signs of the urinary tract infection that prompted his hospitalization this week and doctors said they will suspend kidney treatment on Sunday. More>>