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Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso is "extremely happy" to finish second at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza after a "nearly perfect" weekend.

Sebastian Vettel claims his sixth victory of the 2013 Formula 1 season as he comfortably wins the Italian Grand Prix.

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

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...

Kobe Bryant ruptured his Achilles tendon late in the 2012-13 season, and the injury makes one wonder if he will be forced to redefine his game when he hits the hardwood in 2013-14. The early prognosis had Bryant missing ...

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.

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.

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...

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.  

The New England Patriots escaped Buffalo with a 23-21 win over the Bills on Sunday, in a game reminiscent of both their 2006 and 2009 opening-day wins over them. The game was sloppy early, marred by turnovers and penalti...

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...

The New Orleans Saints kept the Atlanta Falcons at bay in the final seconds to secure a 23-17 win on head coach Sean Payton's return to the sidelines.

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.

The Raiders didn't get their desired result, but Terrelle Pryor was superb in Oakland's loss to the Colts.

Michael Clarke expressed his relief at winning his first international match since February by describing it as "just the start".     

Pirelli agrees new deal to provide tyres to F1 worth an estimated £50 million, which will carry it through until the end of 2018 season.     

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.