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On the Fourth of July, Thaysa Silva boarded a Miami plane bound for São Paulo and never came back, according to prosecutors. She took the domestic violence case against UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva with her.

Wilmer Flores delivered his first game-ending at-bat, and the Mets needed only six pitches to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field.

Basketball Australia have reacted furiously to allegations their team deliberately lost a game at the World Cup last week, saying they were "downright wrong" and an insult to the country's sporting culture.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw had a comfortable 8-1 lead heading into the sixth inning of Monday night's game against the San Diego Padres, but this sequence of plays made things a little closer than the NL...

While Japanese fans were understandably disappointed after Kei Nishikori missed out on a U.S. Open title, his unprecedented run to the final will do much to boost his career and the sport's popularity in a country where ...

If Daniel Ricciardo is to mount a late challenge to the dominant Mercedes duo in this year's Formula 1 World Championship, he'll be doing so without the help of team-mate Sebastian Vettel. Team principal Christian Horner...

The 2014 NFL season is in full swing, as each team has played their opener. Week Two is set to get underway on Thursday night with an AFC North tilt that has much more significance than just its implications within the d...

The Orlando Magic have named Jay Hernandez assistant coach/player development, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today. "We are extremely excited to add Jay (Hernandez) and his family to the Orlando Magic," said Hea...

Each week, Neil Greenberg will give his NFL Power Rankings based on myriad metrics, including traditional stats that reflect recent performance such as margin of victory and strength of schedule to more advanced metrics ...

A 2012 email by the Atlanta Hawks' controlling owner, Bruce Levenson, shows how the league and team owners can alienate an existing black fan base as they seek to draw in more white fans.

Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic preparations are in full swing with organizers having rediscovered their dynamism after years of delays and the soccer World Cup boosting their confidence, IOC President Thomas Bach said on ...

Nearly a month after Donald Sterling was stripped of his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, ending a contentious legal battle sparked by his remarks about blacks, his comments have created fallout in another corner o...

As Clayton Kershaw pitched his latest masterpiece in what is shaping into a season for the ages, his teammates made some history of their own Monday night in a 9-4 victory over the San Diego Padres.

The Arizona Cardinals may be without John Abraham for the duration of their Monday night game against the San Diego Chargers. The team's training staff was testing the veteran pass-rusher for a concussion, and his return...

Fernando Alonso retires from Ferrari‘s all important home race at Monza Ferrari's fall from grace is no longer just a worry on the Formula 1track, it's now become a cause for concern in the corporate boardroom of the m...

DETROIT -- The last thing the Giants wanted out of the opening night of their new season was a constant stream of reference points hearkening back to the old one....

Serena Williams had one of the most dominant performances in U.S. Open history, but was it good enough for her earn an "A" grade, or perhaps an "A+"? Should men's champion Marin Cilic get a higher grade than Williams bas...

It was widely reported toward the end of the transfer window that Lukas Podolski was on his way out of Arsenal. Though there was a period during which the German seemed sure to leave, he remained an Arsenal player at 11:...

People familiar with discussions tell AP Bills are close to identifying prospective owner

Danny Ferry would not have been retained as the GM of the Hawks if minority owner Michael Gearon Jr. had his way. Atlanta Hawks minority owner Michael Gearon Jr. wrote a letter to Bruce Levenson in June asking for the re...

This was supposed to be the first game of the rest of the New York Giants' lives. New offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo and key additions on both sides of the ball were supposed to help quarterback Eli Manning and head co...

The Detroit Lions opened their new coaching era in emphatic fashion with a 35-14 victory over the New York Giants on Monday.