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The LV= County Division Two Championship opener between Leicestershire and Derbyshire has been postponed due to a serious road accident involving Derbyshire wicketkeeper Tom Poynton.

Pete Carroll, who coached Seattle to a Super Bowl victory, received a three-year contract extension.     

Jose Calderon's ability to orchestrate an offense has proved crucial in the Mavs' run to the playoffs.

Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka lost the doubles match to Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov on Saturday, giving Kazakhstan a 2-1 lead over Switzerland in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.

Radek Stepanek and Lukas Rosol cruised to a straight-set victory over the Japanese duo of Tatsuma Ito and Yasutaka Uchiyama to give the Czech Republic a clinching victory in their Davis Cup quarterfinal.

Carmelo Anthony will have to try to get the New York Knicks into the playoffs with a sore right shoulder.

Masahiro Tanaka recovered from early hiccups to get the win over Toronto in his Yankees debut.

Chase Elliott has grabbed his first career Nationwide Series victory, using a strong pass of Kevin Harvick and then pulling away for an easy win at Texas Motor Speedway.

Tanaka wins debut, Yankees beat Blue Jays 7-3

Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon walked toward shortstop and his right foot sunk some two inches, causing him to turn his right ankle. That was minor, yet everybody involved in the postponed game between the Seattle Mari...

New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night after suffering an injury while chasing a foul ball in the second inning.

Fuzzy Zoeller has lost track of how many interviews he's given before the Masters, surprising for a guy who plays a limited schedule on the Champions Tour and stopped competing at Augusta National five years ago.    �...

The 96 players who have qualified and are expected to compete in the 78th Masters, to be played April 10-13 at Augusta National Golf Club. Players listed in only first category for which they are eligible. One spot remai...

Jimmie Johnson returned to the race track Friday still mourning the loss of his brother-in-law in a California skydiving accident.

NANCY, France (AP) - Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra held their nerve to beat Andre Begemann and Tobias Kamke 6-1, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5 as France pulled back to 2-1 in their Davis Cup quarterfinal against Germany.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA World light heavyweight champion Jurgen Braehmer (43-2, 32 KO’s) successfully defended his title on Saturday night in defeating the past his best Enzo Maccarinelli (38-7, 30 KO’s) in stopping hi...

After a demoralizing start to the season where nothing seemed to go their way, the New York Mets are making all the right calls.     

The week in football Barça's razor reflexes; British sour grapes; more war on racism; plus Diego Costa's hard legs

TORONTO - Tim Schaller scored a hat trick and Phil Varone added the winner as the Rochester Americans erased a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Toronto Marlies 4-3 on Saturday afternoon in American Hockey League action. Schalle...

Spring officially arrives in many sports fans' eyes when the Masters begins next week in Augusta, Ga. Here are five storylines to consider:

The Blues boss says the title is Manchester City's to lose despite watching his side return to the top of the table with a convincing win over Mark Hughes' team

Nicolas Anelka insists he wants to reconnect with football amid claims in Brazil he has been in talks with Atletico Mineiro.