Madoff: Mets 'knew nothing' of scheme (AP)
Disgraced Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff said in an interview published online Tuesday that banks and hedge funds were "complicit" in his scheme to fleece victims out of billions of dollars....
View ArticleArmstrong retires again, says no return (AP)
Lance Armstrong is retiring again -- this time for good. Almost a month after finishing 65th in his last competitive race in Australia, and nearly six years removed from the last of an unprecedented...
View ArticleContador on bike after being cleared (AP)
Tour de France champion Alberto Contador is back on the bike at the Tour of the Algarve a day after escaping a doping ban. Contador says "it's a big relief" to be racing after the Spanish cycling...
View ArticleJeff Wilpon: Family won't give up Mets (AP)
With the New York Mets under pressure because of a lawsuit and searching for investors, Jeff Wilpon insisted on the eve of spring training that his family won't give up control of the team. Owner Fred...
View ArticleVick cancels appearance on 'Oprah' (AP)
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will not be appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" after all. A show spokesman said Wednesday representatives of the NFL star called late Tuesday to cancel...
View ArticleWalker's 31 help UConn end Hoyas' streak (AP)
Kemba Walker had the ball at about the free throw line and he was being covered after a switch by a player 9 inches taller than him. He had quite a list of possible plays in front of him. He could have...
View ArticleCavs stun Lakers, avenge 55-point loss (AP)
Kobe Bryant slipped a black backpack across his shoulders and left Quicken Loans Arena without talking about what had just happened. After losing to the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers, nothing needed to be...
View ArticleBlackhawks win minus ailing Quenneville (AP)
Corey Crawford and the Chicago Blackhawks needed this win, and it showed. Troy Brouwer's perfectly placed centering pass went off a Minnesota defenseman for the tiebreaking goal in the third period,...
View ArticleAvs' skid reaches 9 as Pens win in OT (AP)
The banged-up Pittsburgh Penguins had no Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin to swoop in and come to the rescue in overtime. So up stepped Tyler Kennedy. Kennedy scored a power-play goal 4:10 into overtime...
View ArticleEarnhardt wrecks car, loses Daytona pole (AP)
After winning the pole position for the Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr. downplayed the fairy-tale aspect of what it would be like if he won NASCAR's biggest race 10 years after his father's death at...
View ArticleTigers' Cabrera arrested for DUI in Fla. (AP)
Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was arrested late Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving in Florida, police said, the latest episode for the first baseman who has struggled with...
View ArticleFred Wilpon: Family 'will be vindicated' (AP)
New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon predicted his family "will be vindicated" from a claim they had prior knowledge of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. Speaking Thursday at the Mets spring training camp,...
View ArticleInjured A's RHP Harden out 2 weeks (AP)
Oakland Athletics right-hander Rich Harden is expected to miss two weeks of spring training after experiencing stiffness in the lat muscle below his pitching arm when he tried to throw Tuesday. The...
View ArticleNHL to OK Pegula buying Sabres for $189M (AP)
Pennsylvania billionaire Terry Pegula is scheduled to take control as owner of the Buffalo Sabres next week, a person familiar with the franchise's sale told The Associated Press on Thursday. NHL...
View ArticlePatrick undecided on 2012 race plans (AP)
Danica Patrick's season hasn't even started, and the biggest thing everybody wants to know is what she'll do next year.
View ArticleRose has career-high 42, Bulls top Spurs (AP)
Derrick Rose grabbed the microphone and thanked the fans for making him Chicago's first All-Star starter since Michael Jordan in 1998. Then he went out and showed why they made a wise decision. Rose...
View ArticleColts release injury-prone S Sanders (AP)
Bob Sanders couldn't stay healthy and the Indianapolis Colts couldn't afford to keep investing in the oft-injured safety. Team owner Jim Irsay released the 2007 NFL defensive player of the year on...
View ArticleWozniacki reclaims No. 1 from Clijsters (AP)
Caroline Wozniacki regained the No. 1 ranking after beating Shahar Peer of Israel to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Championships on Friday. The 20-year-old Dane lost the top spot Monday to Kim...
View ArticleFormer Bears S Duerson dies at 50 (AP)
Dave Duerson, a four-time Pro Bowl safety who played on Super Bowl winners with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants, has died. He was 50. The Bears released a statement Friday saying they were...
View ArticleAnthony: No meeting with Nets' Prokhorov (AP)
Carmelo Anthony said Friday "no meeting at all" is scheduled with the New Jersey Nets and didn't know what he would say if one does happen. Speaking at an NBA Cares community service event, Anthony...
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