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Result was record 99.86 points, 1st place at U.S. championships by more than 7 and leg up on 2nd Olympic appearanceBOSTON — Jeremy Abbott nearly fell on a jump.     

Former Sox hitting coach says slugger amazed him every dayWalt Hriniak waited about 20 seconds after hearing the announcement on TV on Wednesday before he dialed his phone and reached the new Hall of Famer.     

Premier League, Old Trafford Saturday, January 11, 2014 MANCHESTER UNITED vs. SWANSEA CITY Manchester United host Swansea City at Old Trafford in Saturday's late kick-off, with United manager David Moyes still looking fo...

Blake Griffin (33 points) and J.J. Redick (19) lead a 36-point rout, 123-87, for their biggest win ever over Staples Center rival. Two of the NBA's marquee stars didn't play when the Clippers played host to the Lakers at...

Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup is not planning to recall Ki Sung-yueng from his loan spell at Premier League rivals Sunderland.

By Allan Fox: IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (31-2-1, 16 KO’s) will be making a second title defense of his International Boxing Federation crown at the end of the month against Canada’s Dierry Jean ...

Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted he had mixed emotions after his side's 2-0 defeat to West Ham.

A Goal writer will make the case for each of the candidates ahead of the Fifa gala, continuing with Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi who enjoyed another prolific year

Jeremy Abbott wins short program at US Championships; Davis and White lead ice dance     

One by one, Serena Williams is matching the feats of tennis' greatest legends.

John Isner fired 23 aces in a match that had no service breaks to beat Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in the final of the ATP's Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand, his last tuneup for next week's Australian O...

Fresh from three weeks off the tennis court during her offseason and a win last week in China, Li Na is back at one of her favorite tournaments with a slightly revamped game looking to add a second career Grand Slam sing...

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer witnessed Andy Murray's drought-breaking successes after he hired Ivan Lendl as coach, and decided they were due for an overhaul of a major kind.

Fans soaking up the sun along the shores of Oahu took home plenty of memories Friday in the Sony Open, the least of which was Brian Stuard atop the leaderboard with this fourth straight round of 65 at Waialae.

The 100th edition of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships is being held at the TD Garden in Boston, and the ice dancing competition is halfway done following Friday's short dance. The short dance scores will be added to...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina has been in an academic crisis mode for more than three years. An NCAA investigation into the football program in 2010 expanded into a probe of how the nation's first public unive...

Former Disney star Hilary Duff and former NHL player Mike Comrie may do a better job than some famous couples at staying out of the tabloids, but they have made some news by ending their marriage after three years. Per a...

When Mike Tyson is bewildered at your recent actions, you probably need to question your life choices. "Iron Mike" spoke with Anthony Gargano and Rob Ellis of 94WIP in Philadelphia and had some choice words for Dennis Ro...

Get our updates and commentary from the NC State Wolfpack taking on the Virginia Cavaliers at PNC Arena in Rleigh.

Panathinaikos stayed fourth in the Greek league by beating Panionios 1-0 with a goal from Danijel Prandjic in the 16th minute on Saturday.

Chelsea moved provisionally top of the English Premier League by beating Hull 2-0 on Saturday, while Manchester United ended a sorry run of three straight defeats to lift the gloom surrounding the reigning champions.

PARIS (AP) - Although defending champion Paris Saint-Germain moved five points clear at the top of the French league after a hard-fought 2-1 win at last-place Ajaccio on Saturday, coach Laurent Blanc was far from happy w...