Just in case the Rockets needed a indication of where last season went wrong, the NBA's modified and lockout-compressed schedule launched on Tuesday should provide a chilling indication.For the oddities that include compressing 66 games in…

That which was expected to become a contentious problem led to a comparatively quick decision through the NHL board of governors, custom made jerseys who chosen 26-4 to approve switching to some four-conference format.After Commissioner Ga…

Ryan. Braun's analysis, why did he beat Matt Kemp for the National League Most Valuable Player Award "to do this math problem: 96--66 with 82 - 79. "If you're fair assessment of two separate figures last season I think he may be better tha…

So much for that riveting response after a humiliating loss for the Blackhawks. Instead, it was a lot of the same.The Hawks’ power play and penalty kill jerseysusa faltered again. The big crowd-wooing hits belonged to their opponent again.…

‘‘Wow is this ever gonna end?’’ Australian basketball star Andrew Bogut summed up frustration surrounding the NBA lockout after latest talks broke down, raising the likelihood more games will be cancelled. Another three days of meetings be…

The Tampa Bay Lightning focused on defense and it paid off against the New York Islanders.Vincent Lecavalier had a goal and an assist to help the Lightning stop a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory cheap jerseys for sale over New Y…

As his Milwaukee Brewers teammates were celebrating around him, Nyjer Morgan grabbed a beer and headed for an empty corner of the clubhouse.Emotionally exhausted, he sat alone on the floor with a contented smile and watery eyes. "Tony Plus…

Sometime next week, Michael Frolik will finally be lounging on his own couch, sleeping in his own bed and enjoying every other comfort home brings.The winger is looking forward to life in Chicago after signing a three-year, $7 million deal…

Peyton Manning is ready to practise with his teammates. He's still not sure when he'll dress for a game.On Monday, less than two hours after being activated from the physically unable to perform list, Manning told reporters it was the next…

An American flag draped around his shoulders, Braydon Salzman couldn’t contain his glee when he found California teammate Nick Pratto to give him a postgame hug. The boys from Huntington Beach are headed home with a Little League World Ser…

Yankees star Alex Rodriguez will be interviewed by Major League Baseball as part of its investigation of his involvement in illegal poker games.Rodriguez also faced questions about his gambling habits in 2005, when the Daily News reported …

The NFL and its locked out players have finally crossed the 50-yard line in their messy labor negotiations and the end zone may actually be in reach. In fact a resolution may just be a few weeks away as "secret" talks between the two sides…

Winning is a magical mask. Hides the flaws and so much of the ugly. Puts a fixed smile on everything. So when you beat too-old Boston and too-young Chicago with an avalanche of late, low-percentage shots from the perimeter, even though you…

Last series the young Oklahoma City Thunder pranced and paraded, slapping make-believe championship belts around their waists. After all, they led the Dallas Mavericks by 15 points with give minutes to go. The odds were 5,000-to-1 that Dal…

This injury thing is new for Dirk Nowitzki, the mangled middle finger on his left hand putting these NBA Finals in jeopardy for the Dallas Mavericks.By contrast, for Miami Heat forward Mike Miller, talking about an injury has become as com…

The head of Switzerland's anti-doping laboratory on Friday denied claims that Lance Armstrong tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs at the 2001 Tour de Suisse and the results were covered up. Martial Saugy said his Lausanne lab d…

German Lisicki was on the verge of upsetting third seed Vera Zvonareva in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday but, with the finishing line in sight, she crumbled on court and had to be carried off on a stretcher sobbing.On Thu…

An otherwise effective performance by Luke Hochevar was undone by one absolutely awful inning he won't soon forget.Hochevar yielded eight runs in the fourth inning, and that was more than enough to doom the Kansas City Royals to a 9-2 loss…

The Mavericks lead the West Conference finals series 3-1 and can secure a place in the championship game against the Miami Heat or the Chicago Bulls, with a victory in game five in Dallas Wednesday.Dallas had not lead at any stage in regul…

The family of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow is suing the Los Angeles Dodgers. Stow's beating on Opening Day in the Dodger Stadium parking lot has been closely followed throughout the season, and the incident has drastically changed h…

The Portland Trail Blazers abruptly dismissed general manager Rich Cho on Monday, after less than a year on the job."I think over the course of time that Rich has been here, there was the realization that the chemistry just wasn't there, a…

Danica Patrick was pretty blunt ­after her qualifying run during the Indianapolis 500’s Bump Day on Sunday at Indianapolis ­Motor Speedway.“I feel like I need a drink,” she said.Patrick, who missed the 24-car cut Saturday, drove the second…

Danica Patrick has taken advantage of a second chance and qualified for the Indianapolis 500, while Marco Andretti has put himself back in the lineup with an incredible final run to beat the qualifying gun Sunday.Patrick, IndyCar's most ma…

Prince Fielder finally got to sleep about 90 minutes after the sun rose on Friday. No doubt he'll sleep well after providing the biggest hit for a Milwaukee club that just wouldn't give up.Fielder smacked a 450-foot two-run homer in the bo…

Excitement was brewing among some Manitobans Friday concerning the NHL's return to Winnipeg following a report from the Globe and Mail, but officials refuted claims a deal has been confirmed.Thursday night, the Globe and Mail reported the …

Jorge De La Rosa went the distance. Cole Hamels went home with the win.Hamels threw eight impressive innings, Jimmy Rollins drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 Wednesda…

Well, that's too bad. For a brief and shining moment, I thought we'd all be able to tell that smart-alecky Ricky Rubio, who apparently thinks he's too good to come to Minnesota, to go jump in a kettle full of steaming paella.The player of …

Barry Irwin sometimes used to make the business of syndicating thoroughbreds look easy. He and a partner would spot a racehorse with the potential to improve, buy the animal, sell shares to investors. They often won stakes races this way, …

Kevin Durant bounced back from his worst playoff performance ever to score 39 points, Russell Westbrook had his first playoff triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 105-90 victory over …

David Wright pulled on a maroon Virginia Tech T-shirt, jeans and running shoes, then strolled out of the Mets’ clubhouse at 4:40 p.m. Monday, done for the day and who knows how much longer. A half-hour earlier, the club disclosed that he h…