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A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that LeBron James of the Miami Heat has won the NBA Most Valuable Player award for the fourth time in five years.

Ottawa Senators defenseman Eric Gryba will be suspended two games for his hit on Montreal Canadiens center Lars Eller on Thursday night, a source said Friday

The Houston Rockets will be without Carlos Delfino for the remainder of the playoffs. Delfino has a fractured bone in his right foot, according to Rockets reporter Jason Friedman. The Dream Shake: Falling out of love wit...

The Scarlets secured the remaining RaboDirect PRO12 play-off spot despite suffering a crushing 41-17 defeat at the hands of Treviso at Parc y Scarlets on the final night of the season.

The Washington Nationals activated third baseman Ryan Zimmerman from the 15-day disabled list on Friday and he was in the starting lineup in the weekend series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

MAYDAY: Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero Fight Prediction by Robert Uzzell and Chip Mitchell On Saturday May 4, 2013, Showtime PPV presents the return of Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. as he takes on Robert "The Ghost...

Princess Of Sylmar has won the 2013 Kentucky Oaks, the prequel to the Kentucky Derby, overcoming 36/1 odds. 'This is serious sh-t' At age 50, and after seven years away from racing, one of the greatest jockeys ever goes ...

High school track relay team disqualified from going to state meet because runner points to sky as he crosses finish line. The assumption is that he was pointing to God, and this violates the state's "no excessive celebr...

Callum McFadzean struck his first senior goal to give Sheffield United a 1-0 lead in their League One play-off semi-final with Yeovil.

Kurt Busch will test an Indy car for Andretti Autosport at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next week.

Denny Hamlin drove his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for the first time on Friday at Talladega Superspeedway since he suffered a serious back injury during a crash on March 24 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.

Leeds claimed an eighth straight win with a 42-22 victory over Bradford in a one-sided Super League derby at Odsal.

Munster overturned an eight-point half-time deficit to ensure that RaboDirect Pro12 minnows Zebre finished their campaign without a single victory.

Time for the Nets' biggest game in Brooklyn.

The Portland Timbers announced on Friday that defender Mikael Silvestre suffered a torn ACL in the second half of the team's 0-0 draw with the New England Revolution on Thursday.

X Games star Travis Pastrana won his first career pole on the Nationwide Series at Talladega Superspeedway.

Tim Brando's and Asante Samuel's reactions to Jason Collins coming out have revealed a new type of homophobia: The "I don't want to know about it" gambit. [Slate]

Maryland sophomore and likely lottery pick Alex Len will be shelved for all pre-draft workouts due to surgery on his left ankle.

Denny Hamlin ran 16 laps at full speed Friday, turned his car over to Brian Vickers and then didn't exactly rule himself out of running a full race this weekend as he recovers from a back injury.

Down the stretch they come.

X-Games star Travis Pastrana captures first Nationwide pole at Talladega Superspeedway

The Liverpool captain, preparing for his last Merseyside derby with Jamie Carragher, wants to play on for 'a few more years' The testimonial is booked for August and Sunday sees the final appearance in a Merseyside derby...