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Vastly better than Stephen A. Smith's guttural, grunt-filled, long-winded #IceBucketChallenge video from this morning. Watch...

Eager to bolster his attacking and midfield, new Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has targeted several Premier League players. However the Argentine's splash move of the summer may start in the Netherlands. Accordin...

With the WNBA playoffs set to begin Thursday night, here are five things to know:

Pittsburgh Steelers running backs Le'Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount will be charged with marijuana possession following a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon.

After a string of successes, Rory McIlroy heads into the Barclays this week continuing his transition into being a mainstream celebrity.

The San Francisco Giants on Wednesday became the first team since 1986 to win a protest filed with Major League Baseball, and will now get to resume a rain-shortened game the Chicago Cubs thought they had won.

By James M. Dorsey Gulf states seeking to polish images tarnished by allegations of violations of human rights and their critics are employing soccer in an effort to shape American perceptions. At stake for countries lik...

Kobe Bryant will be 35 for only three more days, and he already feels twice as old. Sports Illustrated tweeted a photo of its upcoming issue, featuring Kobe Bryant on a regional cover. The pull quote reads: "I'm 70 in ba...

Drew Brees doesn't appear to be showing any rust after his two-week hiatus to rest a strained oblique.

USC receiver JuJu Smith gives an aunt credit for providing him with his unusual nickname.

Their rotation already depleted, the Dodgers are pushing back Zack Greinke's next start by two days.

Derrick Rose heard the fans chanting his name, and yes, he would have loved to give them what they wanted.

Minnesota's Maya Moore has won the WNBA most valuable player award, a person close to the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.

Here’s ESPN.com reporting on Team USA: Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose was a last-minute scratch Wednesday night from Team USA’s exhibition game against the Dominican Republic at Madison Square Garden. Rose was sched...

Forget about tanking in the NHL. Bottoming out in the standings might not get you to the top of the draft.

Here’s the Charlotte Observer reporting on yet another famous person who has dumped very cold water on their head for a good cause: Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan accepted the ALS ice bucket challenge, going th...

Jim Kelly's life story got a happy new chapter today, as his doctors announced they found "no evidence" of cancer after a follow-up exam on Tuesday, ESPN reports. Dr. Peter Costantino said in a statement released by Leno...

In St. Louis, the Rams' defensive backs have tried practicing while clutching tennis balls. In Buffalo, the Bills' secondary has been outfitted with boxing gloves. And in Cleveland, the teaching tool of the moment is kic...

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez battled through a third-set tiebreaker before beating 11th-seeded Donald Young of the 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) on Wednesday in the third round of the Winston-Salem Open.

South Africa completed a 3-0 whitewash in the one-day international series in Zimbabwe after a seven-wicket win in Bulawayo. The hosts, who were put into bat after the Proteas won the toss and elected to field, were dism...

Amid the flurry of NBA activity this offseason, a number of moves (or non-moves, as it were) grabbed headlines but never materialized to anything more. For one reason or another, these almost-partnerships never made th...

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Garrett Richards will be out 6-9 months after suffering a torn left patellar tendon, according to media reports.