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Big 3 power Heat by Thunder 108-103 (AP)
Miami finally had its Big 3 of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh reunited, and Oklahoma City's top trio was at its best, too. Yet none of those stars came away with the biggest shot of the game....
View ArticleAnthony, Nuggets set for New Jersey trip (AP)
Carmelo Anthony is heading to New Jersey -- with the Denver Nuggets. Anthony and the Nuggets make a visit Monday to New Jersey for the first time since Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov ended the drawn-out...
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Celts overcome 41 by Kobe to beat Lakers (AP)
Paul Pierce says the Boston Celtics had no reason to discuss their heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the NBA finals last summer before they returned to Staples Center on Sunday. With a spectacularly...
View ArticlePacers fire O'Brien, Vogel named interim (AP)
Jim O'Brien's future as the Indiana Pacers' coach was in question heading into a four-game trip, and team president Larry Bird didn't get the answers he wanted. Bird fired O'Brien on Sunday after the...
View ArticleTeam Lidstrom earns 11-10 All-Star win (AP)
Nicklas Lidstrom limited his All-Star losses to a flip of the puck and the skills competition. The game was all his. Unfazed by having to pick second in the inaugural NHL All-Star fantasy draft, the...
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Howard, Magic extend Cavs' skid to 20 (AP)
Following Orlando's morning walkthrough Sunday, center Dwight Howard said his biggest fear entering the Magic's matchup with Cleveland was being the team that allowed the Cavaliers to end their long...
View ArticleTaurasi denies taking banned stimulant (AP)
Women's basketball star Diana Taurasi is adamant: No matter what the test results showed, she never used performance-enhancing drugs. "There's no way I've ever taken anything," she told The Associated...
View ArticleNFC turns 42-0 lead into Pro Bowl win (AP)
MVP DeAngelo Hall had one of his team's five interceptions and returned a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown to help the NFC match a Pro Bowl scoring record in a 55-41 victory over turnover-prone AFC in a...
View ArticleWhite wins fourth straight superpipe (AP)
Shaun White's sense of fashion was impeccable. His snowboarding wasn't bad, either. Wearing a black leather jacket and skintight pants, White captured his fourth straight superpipe crown at the Winter...
View ArticleNike honors Paterno with $400K donation (AP)
Nike, Inc., is giving $400,000 to Penn State's libraries in honor of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno's milestone 400th win. Paterno and his wife, Sue, have been staunch supporters of the libraries, and...
View ArticleBengals fire off. coordinator Bratkowski (AP)
The Bengals fired longtime offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski on Monday, the first change in their coaching staff following a 4-12 season that is still reverberating through the franchise. The move...
View ArticleChelsea, Liverpool agree on Torres fee (AP)
Chelsea has agreed a fee with Liverpool to sign Fernando Torres in what could be British soccer's most expensive transfer. A Liverpool statement says the Spanish striker "has now been given permission...
View ArticleTomlin not ruling out Pro Bowl C Pouncey (AP)
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is not ruling out Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey for the Super Bowl despite the rookie walking on crutches with a high ankle sprain. Pouncey injured his left...
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US MF Bradley joins Aston Villa on loan (AP)
American midfielder Michael Bradley has been loaned to England's Aston Villa from Germany's Borussia Moenchengladbach until the end of the season. The 23-year-old will be available once he receives...
View ArticleUS soccer cancels exhibition in Egypt (AP)
The U.S. national soccer team canceled its Feb. 9 exhibition against Egypt in Cairo because of the political turmoil there. The game against the Egyptian national team had been announced Dec. 13. In...
View ArticleFormer Florida coach Meyer joins ESPN (AP)
Urban Meyer is joining ESPN as an analyst less than two months after he surprised the college football world by resigning from his plum job as Florida's coach. Meyer will call one game a week during...
View ArticlePacers owner says Bird's job safe (AP)
The Indiana Pacers have replaced their coach, but they'll keep team president Larry Bird at least through the season. Owner Herb Simon told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he believes Bird has...
View ArticleRamirez, Damon sign contracts with Rays (AP)
The Tampa Bay Rays are counting on Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon to help them remain competitive in baseball's toughest division. The free-agent outfielders officially became the newest additions to...
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Media day goes on despite bad weather (AP)
One Pittsburgh safety kept interrupting reporters' questions about the Super Bowl to complain it was too chilly. A Green Bay receiver bragged that the snow outside made the Packers "the home team."...
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Brady wins top offensive player award (AP)
Tom Brady tore up the NFL with his precision passing and dynamic guidance of the New England Patriots' offense. That was in 2007, when he ran away with The Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the...
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