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NASCAR will have a new champion. For now, it has yet another conspiracy.

After a dominating first day, the Walker Cup is all but assured of returning to U.S. soil, writes ESPN.com's Farrell Evans.

Adrian Peterson said his goal for the 2013 season was to rush for 2,500 yards. He didn't get off to too bad of a start. Taking his first handoff of the season from Christian Ponder, Peterson bounced through a hole betwee...

Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, Candice Dupree added 15 and the Phoenix Mercury won their third straight game with a 79-71 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.

Esteban Toledo won the Montreal Championship on Sunday for his second Champions Tour victory of the season, chipping in for birdie to beat Kenny Perry on the third extra hole.

James Buescher took control during a second green-white-checkered finish and held on to win the NASCAR Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway on Sunday.

If the New York Jets had a choice, they likely would have allowed rookie second-round pick Geno Smith begin the 2013 season on the sideline instead of under center. Thanks to the preseason injury to Mark Sanchez, the Jet...

Mackenzie Hughes used a 6-under 66 on Sunday to come from behind and win the Cape Breton Celtic Classic.

All offseason it seemed like the reports on San Francisco 49ers first-round pick Eric Reid were up and down. The rookie safety made a statement in the first game by notching his first career interception.  

With the conclusion of Sunday's early-afternoon games, Week 1 of the NFL season has already turned out some shocking results. Then again, the results of many of the games were to be expected. The Seattle Seahawks defeate...

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, vs. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain

Croatians Borna Coric and Ana Konjuh swept the US Open juniors titles Sunday.

Geno Smith performed well in his debut and the Jets stunned the Bucs with a late field goal.

New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter is not in the lineup Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, and manager Joe Girardi doesn't know when the veteran shortstop will return.

Remember when Miley Cyrus twerked and we had big discussions on What It Meant? It seems like so long ago in internet time. Anyway, Mitch Albom used his Sunday column space to tackle this crazy newfangled twerking.

It was a new season, but the same old result for the Carolina Panthers in their season opener Sunday against Seattle. The Seahawks defeated the Panthers 12-7.

Steve Rosenbloom column.     

The latest Giants-Cowboys clash caps off the first NFL Sunday. Get ready with Peter King and Giants safety Antrel Rolle.

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MIAMI -- The Washington Nationals possess a special talent for leaving you wanting more. Even on a day when they tattoo line drives and mash home runs, when Stephen Strasburg throws a curveball that appears to be guided ...

Andrew Svoboda won the Chiquita Classic on Sunday, beating Will MacKenzie with a par on the first hole of a playoff in the second tournament in the four-event Web.com Tour Finals series.

James Buescher made a strong statement in defending his Camping World Truck Series championship by winning Sunday's Iowa 200 at Iowa Speedway.