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The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable — and miserable. Read more »

This time, the Houston Astros couldn't resist drafting Mark Appel with the No. 1 pick. Read more »

Six years later, the San Antonio Spurs still have that winning NBA Finals formula of good defense and a little luck on offense. Read more »

George Karl is following general manager Masai Ujiri out of Denver. Read more »

Talk about your random testing. Read more »

The outgoing chancellor at the University of North Carolina says presidents shouldn't be in charge of running big-time sports at their institutions. It's a message that may resonate at schools... Read more »

Here’s the NBA Finals in one sentence: It’s the best player in the league against the best coach in the league. Read more »

Ohio State University President Gordon Gee announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to "those damn Catholics" at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic... Read more »

Paul George's first Game 7 will be unforgettable — for all the wrong reasons. Read more »

Jason Kidd retired Monday from the NBA after 19 seasons, ending one of the greatest careers for a point guard in league history. Read more »

Clay Buchholz allowed two hits in an abbreviated shutout and the Boston Red Sox got home runs from David Ortiz and Jose Iglesias in a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees that was stopped after... Read more »

Carlos Pena and Carlos Corporan homered against C.J. Wilson and Jordan Lyles turned in his fourth impressive outing in a row for the Houston Astros, who beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Sunday... Read more »

The Colorado Rockies treated the "Big Cat" to quite a power show. Read more »

The Los Angeles Dodgers recovered from a ninth-inning blown save and scored two runs off Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt in the top of the 10th to beat slumping Colorado 7-5 Friday night. Read more »

CC Sabathia's fastball returned to the New York Yankees along with Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis. Read more »

Standing on the cusp of the NBA Finals has tended to agree with the Miami Heat in each of the last two seasons. When the Heat have gotten a game away from the title round, they've finished the task... Read more »

A new owner is in place. A new coach is on the way. And for the first time in 14 years, Sacramento Kings fans can celebrate a new era. Read more »

Scott Hairston hit a grand slam and Matt Garza got his first victory of the season and the Chicago Cubs extended their winning streak to five games by defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 on Friday. Read more »

Jason Castro's leadoff homer triggered a three-run fourth and Dallas Keuchel pitched seven effective innings, leading the Houston Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Read more »

There will be no win-or-else Game 6 in the Eastern Conference finals for the Miami Heat this season. LeBron James saw to that, and now the reigning champions are one victory from a third straight... Read more »

Italian club AS Roma, led by U.S. star Michael Bradley, will play a team made up of the best players in Major League Soccer in the league's annual All-Star game on July 31. Read more »

The president of Ohio State University said Notre Dame was never invited to join the Big Ten conference because the university's priests are not good partners, joking that "those damn Catholics"... Read more »