Phoenix Open starts after frost delay (AP)
Play has started in the Phoenix Open after a four-hour delay because of heavy frost at TPC Scottsdale. It was 39 degrees Thursday when the first round began at 11:40 a.m. Frost and frozen turf wiped...
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Vonn suffers concussion during practice (AP)
Three-time World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn sustained a concussion when she crashed during practice and was still unsure Thursday whether she will compete in the final two races before the world...
View ArticlePens' Malkin to return Friday vs. Sabres (AP)
Penguins injured center Evgeni Malkin will return Friday, when Pittsburgh meets the Buffalo Sabres. But the Penguins, still without center Sidney Crosby, have lost another center, Mark Letestu, for 4-6...
View ArticleKnicks fined $200,000 for draft workouts (AP)
The NBA fined the New York Knicks $200,000 and team scout Rodney Heard $20,000 on Thursday for conducting illegal draft workouts. The league ruled that Heard, the Knicks' director of East scouting,...
View ArticlePackers WR Driver misses practice (AP)
Green Bay receiver Donald Driver missed practice Thursday because of an injured thigh and probably will miss another. Packers coach Mike McCarthy told a pool reporter that Driver wanted to practice...
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Griffin, 4 Celtics added as All-Stars (AP)
Blake Griffin is going to his first All-Star game, and Kevin Garnett matched an NBA record Thursday with his 14th straight selection as one of a record-tying four Boston Celtics headed for the...
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No. 1 Ohio State 23-0 for second time (AP)
It's beginning to look more and more as if Ohio State isn't a typical team and center Jared Sullinger isn't a typical freshman. Sullinger hammered away inside for 19 points and 15 rebounds and No. 1...
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McDyess beats buzzer as Spurs top Lakers (AP)
Manu Ginobili had an open 3-pointer. Tony Parker made his teardrop drive through the lane. Tim Duncan finally shot a fadeaway jumper. The Spurs' three stars all got their signature shots on San...
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James scores 51, Heat hold off Magic (AP)
In the days leading up to Miami's third matchup of the season with Southeast Division-rival Orlando, LeBron James stressed that even at barely the midpoint of the season there was high importance for...
View ArticleMcCarthy expects WR Driver to play (AP)
Donald Driver waited 12 seasons to play in a Super Bowl, so Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy doesn't see any way a quadriceps injury will keep the veteran wide receiver on the sideline. McCarthy...
View ArticleWestwood misses cut at Qatar Masters (AP)
Lee Westwood shot a 3-over 75 to miss the cut at the Qatar Masters on Friday, opening the door for Martin Kaymer to replace him at the top of the rankings. Austria's Markus Brier had a 66 to take a...
View ArticleSnow hits Dallas just before Super Bowl (AP)
Another blast of winter weather slammed Dallas with up to 5 inches of snow Friday, making driving hazardous and prompting the cancellation of hundreds of flights as tens of thousands of football fans...
View ArticleGoodell wants new CBA done quickly (AP)
Chad Ochocinco asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell the question all his fellow players want answered: How far away are we from realistically getting a labor deal done? Soon, Goodell said -- preferably...
View ArticleTar Heels PG Drew II leaves program (AP)
Point guard Larry Drew II has left the North Carolina program, the school said Friday. In a statement issued by the school, Drew said he was leaving because "it's in my best interest to continue my...
View ArticleG DiPietro hurt in fight, out 4-6 weeks (AP)
Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro is out again, this time for four to six weeks because of broken bones in his face caused by a punch from Pittsburgh counterpart Brent Johnson. The oft-injured netminder...
View ArticleNFLPA, agents discussing combine boycott (AP)
The NFL players union has discussed a boycott of the scouting combine later this month with player agents. Two people familiar with the talks tell The Associated Press the union has suggested keeping...
View ArticleSteelers C Pouncey out for Super Bowl (AP)
Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey has been ruled out of the Super Bowl with a high left ankle sprain. The rookie Pro Bowl selection sprained the ankle in the AFC championship game and has not...
View ArticleNFL, union hold bargaining session (AP)
The NFL and its players' union met for two hours Saturday to talk about a new labor deal, their first formal bargaining session in more than two months. The meeting was at a Dallas hotel, one day...
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Super Bowl has tradition, mystique (AP)
NFL commissioners can't root, so Roger Goodell will just sit back and smile as he watches this Super Bowl. A season that saw pro football claim boffo TV ratings and reach new heights of popularity --...
View ArticleVick easily wins comeback player of year (AP)
Michael Vick took a most unusual path to The Associated Press 2010 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award he received Saturday night. In the 12-year history of the honor, no player has returned from...
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