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Get the full story >>MIAMI — Derrick Rose doesn't just levitate to breathtaking results. He self-flagellates with the best of them as well.
Get the full story >>OTTAWA, Ontario — Neither took home a car like teammate Patrick Sharp a year ago, so the Blackhawks' Marian Hossa and Patrick Kane had to settle for a victory and fond memories of their NHL All-Star Game experiences.
Get the full story >>VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- With a flick of the head, Abby Wambach sent Alex Morgan on a 30-yard run that gave the United States an early lead, the first of three goals resulting from impeccable teamwork between the veteran and the up-and-comer.
Get the full story >>A lot has happened since Matt Forte last played.
Get the full story >>Something ails the Orlando Magic.
Get the full story >>MIAMI — Luol Deng worked himself into a sweaty lather before Sunday's matinee, shooting, dribbling, running.
Get the full story >>SAN JOSE, Calif. — If the men's free skate at the U.S. Championships were a color chart, it would have run from beige to taupe until the black-clad Jeremy Abbott took the ice as the final competitor Sunday.
Get the full story >>He wins in a playoff over Kyle Stanley, who blows a seven-shot lead in the final round, recording a triple bogey at No. 18.
Get the full story >>BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Looks as if Indiana's offense is just fine.
Get the full story >>Three years ago, no one told then-19-year-old Dayan Viciedo to check the bulletin board to notify him of cardio work he was scheduled to perform after one of his spring trainingworkouts.
Get the full story >>MIAMI — Avoiding a fine, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau refused to be a whistle-blower on an inadvertent whistle that, ultimately, gave the Heat an extra possession and point in their four-point victory Sunday.
Get the full story >>SAN JOSE, Calif. -- When the men's event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships finished Sunday in the HP Pavilion, Evan Lysacek was in Dubai for some promotional work he declined to specify when we talked last week.
Get the full story >>SAN JOSE, Calif. — So much for the idea it takes years of skating together to develop a winning pairs team.
Get the full story >>The owner of the Patriots played a huge role in the new labor agreement and has watched his team advance to the Super Bowl. But he also endured the loss of his wife to cancer in July.
Get the full story >>OTTAWA, Ontario — Henrik Sedin isn't particularly worried about the defensive challenge Dave Bolland presents when the Blackhawks and Canucks renew acquaintances Tuesday night in Vancouver to kick off the stretch run of the season.
Get the full story >>While the White Sox hope Dayan Viciedo can provide protection for Paul Konerko in the batting order, fans want the pitching staff to defend their hitters in the wake of an imbalance in hit by pitches.
Get the full story >>TV/radio: 6 p.m. Monday; WCIU-Ch. 26, NBA TV, WMVP-AM 1000.
Get the full story >>HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut fans, as is their custom, stood and yelled until the Huskies scored their first basket of the second half. They stood and yelled, it turned out, until legs and vocal chords were quite fatigued.
Get the full story >>Head coach Frank Klopas got a look at 33 different players as the Fire battled D.C. United to a 0-0 draw in Sunday's exhibition season opener at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Get the full story >>HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut guard Ryan Boatright says he just wants to concentrate on basketball while his mother considers legal action in the wake of an NCAA news release detailing an investigation into the freshman's eligibility.
Get the full story >>INDIANAPOLIS -- High winds reportedly topping 50 mph forced organizers to temporarily evacuate two tents at the NFL Experience interactive fan exhibit in downtown Indianapolis.
Get the full story >>Lincoln-Way West senior outside linebacker BJ Bello made what he called "the hardest phone call in my life" Sunday morning when he decommitted from Western Michigan and gave Illinois his oral commitment.
Get the full story >>Mark Buehrle has officially been a member of the Miami Marlins for seven weeks, but Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper senses the overall absence of Buehrle won't be felt until spring training.
Get the full story >>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds as No. 4 Ohio State flexed its muscle inside to beat No. 20 Michigan 64-49 on Sunday, keeping the Buckeyes in a first-place tie in the Big Ten.
Get the full story >>STORRS, Conn. -- State police say additional charges have been lodged against a former University of Connecticut football player accused of possessing child pornography on his dorm room computer.
Get the full story >>Left-handed reliever Neal Cotts, one of the heroes of the Chicago White Sox's 2005 World Series championship season, confirmed during SoxFest that he considered returning to the Sox before the 2011 season.
Get the full story >>Several fans who attended Sunday morning's SoxFest seminar with manager Robin Ventura and his coaching staff expressed concerns about shoring up the deficiencies of past years.
Get the full story >>MELBOURNE, Australia -- Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream, flexing his torso like a prize fighter after a desperate, last-round knockout.
Get the full story >>LONDON -- Arsenal scored three times in eight second-half minutes Sunday to recover a 2-0 deficit and reach the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-2 win over Aston Villa.
Get the full story >>Tom Thibodeau treats every game the same, so he isn't buying into the hype of Sunday's nationally televised game against the Heat other than to acknowledge the facts.
Get the full story >>ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Tiger Woods talked all week about his improved ball control — then it let him down when he needed it most.
Get the full story >>SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the same arena where Michelle Kwan won her first of nine U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1996, on the night of her public induction ceremony for the U.S. skating hall of fame, Alissa Czisny was trying to channel a little of the incomparable Kwan.
Get the full story >>Veteran center has 'experience, can pass puck and is pretty speedy'.
Get the full story >>MINNEAPOLIS — With four seconds remaining in regulation Saturday night and Illinois up three points, coach Bruce Weber felt gratitude when he saw Minnesota's Austin Hollins taking it to the hoop.
Get the full story >>Toward the end of his miserable 2011 season, Gordon Beckham was aware White Sox general manager Ken Williams had acknowledged it wasn't too early to suggest Beckham's career was at a crossroads after only three years.
Get the full story >>Funny thing about Brett Jackson: He has been both a Cubs' savior and a Cubs' survivor — and he has only played in parts of three minor league seasons.
Get the full story >>PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby isn't just dealing with the lingering effects of a concussion. A California doctor says the Pittsburgh Penguins' star also is recovering from a neck injury.
Get the full story >>Plenty was riding in Saturday night's fight for Rashad Evans, and he delivered.
Get the full story >>Adam Dunn arrived Saturday at SoxFest appearing leaner than his 6-foot-6, 285-pound frame suggests.
Get the full story >>SAN JOSE, Calif. — In an era when ice dancing had devolved into anything goes, with connection between the two skaters lost in meaningless movements to music unrelated to dance, there was a startling development during the free dance Saturday at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Get the full story >>In crunch time, Purdue got the shot it wanted.
Get the full story >>HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut guard Ryan Boatright has been cleared by the NCAA to return to action, despite a finding by the governing body that the freshman and his mother received more than $8,000 in impermissible benefits both before and after he enrolled in school.
Get the full story >>The man who once pushed to draft Alex Brown in the fourth round in 2002 has had a hand since in choosing Roddy White, Matt Ryan and Eric Berry, the kind of talents the Bears need to boost their roster.
Get the full story >>Northwestern successfully sold former five-star recruit Kyle Prater on a football future in Evanston, as Prater announced his decision Saturday to transfer from USC.
Get the full story >>The question was one Hunter Hillenmeyer didn't want to answer.
Get the full story >>The Towson men's basketball team's unprecedented losing streak is over.
Get the full story >>GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Patrick Mitchell scored 18 points, all on 3-pointers, to lead North Dakota past Chicago State 71-61 on Saturday.
Get the full story >>NORMAL -- Jackie Carmichael had 19 points and 11 rebounds Saturday as Illinois State beat Southern Illinois 60-40.
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