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Here are our staff's Super Bowl picks, and some experts'. One of them: Rob Ford.

Students at the University of Alabama don't get many snow days. When they do, they should enjoy them. Snow forced the university to cancel classes on Tuesday, so the students decided to have a massive snowball fight at t...

The forward, who has netted 14 goals in the Greek Super League and impressed in the Champions League this season, is set to join the London side for a joint club-record fee

Blinged Out Mona Lisa is the greatest work of art the world has ever known. The NFL ensured that its players couldn't make any fashion statements at Super Bowl Media Day by giving them special Super Bowl Media Day unifo...

Major League Baseball is seeking the dismissal of a suit by Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez that challenges a season-long suspension for the use of prohibited performance-enhancing substances.     

Just in time for the first Super Bowl to take place in the Metropolitan area, a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York celebrates the very origins of the NFL and America’s most popular sport. In 1...

Concussion and knee injuries get the majority of the attention in the NFL, but football players suffer injuries all over their bodies throughout a season.  Fans normally focus on the major injuries, ones that could impa...

A woman will quit her job and you'll see the live reaction of her boss. Bet it won't be as interesting as the woman in this yogurt commercial who has to wait on a bear.

The Tottenham boss appreciates the wantaway duo's frustration at not receiving much game time, and says it would not be "fair" to keep them at the club against their will

Smirk is not piling on poor New Jersey, the “other” state hosting this Super Bowl. OK, well, maybe Smirk is piling on here. But not without cause!

Houston's James Harden is out against the San Antonio Spurs with a bruised left thumb.

Major League Baseball has approved a padded cap for pitchers, but Brandon McCarthy, whose injury spurred the design, said he would not use it.     

Football Federation Australia says it is "anxiously awaiting" news on the extent of what appears to be a serious Achilles tendon injury suffered by Socceroos defender Rhys Williams while playing for Middlesbrough on Tues...

One of the leading researchers into the NFL's concussion issue defended his group's work against charges it is conducting a "war on football" on the eve of a major brain-injury...

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident his players have the fitness to get through a busy upcoming period. […]

If you really want to see heroes, there will be one Super flag football game Wednesday night at the Codey Arena in West Orange, N.J., featuring the Wounded Warrior Amputee...

While not the most popular of Olympic events from an American standpoint, cross-country skiing is one of the most well-regarded and tradition-rich sports in the winter platform. Cross-country skiing will award medals in ...

(Photo credit: Hogan Photos) By Jim Dower: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-4-2, 22 KO’s) successfully weighed in today for his fight against Luis Collazo (34-5, 17 KO’s) on Thursday night at the Bar...

Napoli eliminated last year's Coppa Italia winners Lazio, thanks to a slender but deserved 1-0 victory. The Partenopei's reward is a two legged semi final against AS Roma. A moment of brilliance by Gonzalo Higuain was en...

Terry Bradshaw made the Pro Football Hall of Fame thanks to his arm, but the quarterback recently showed that he has some pretty good hands as well. Before the NFC Championship Game, Bradshaw took a throw from the crowd ...

Gonzalo Higuain scored in the 82nd minute as Napoli edged defending champion Lazio 1-0 Wednesday to advance to an Italian Cup semifinal against Roma.

A resilient West Ham side held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday as Jose Mourinho's team lost ground to new leader Manchester City in the Premier League title race.