Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:32 AM
MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.
James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:33 AM
BALTIMORE (AP) -- A series that began with a disheartening defeat ended in uplifting fashion for the Baltimore Orioles.
Chris Davis went 4 for 4, including his AL-leading 14th homer, and Baltimore got a three-run shot from Matt Wieters in a 6-3 vic ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:33 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ike Davis is having a hard time with everything right now, from slow curves to soft grounders.
Brandon Phillips bounced a bizarre double over Davis at first base to snap a ninth-inning tie, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:34 AM
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Chris Davis went 4 for 4, including his AL-leading 14th homer, and the Baltimore Orioles got a three-run shot from Matt Wieters in a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.
Nick Markakis added a solo home run for ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:34 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR honored members of its royal families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
Past champion Dale Jarrett joined father Ned in the hall and master mechanic Maurice "Chief" Petty became the fourth member of ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:35 AM
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
AP Basketball Writer
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on top of the NBA draft yet again, only this time there is no LeBron James waiting to save them. There may not even be a Kyrie Irving.
The first big NBA draft question was ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:36 AM
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The San Francisco 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after surgery on his right Achilles tendon.
San Francisco's leading wide re ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:36 AM
CHICAGO (AP) -- Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
And what a career it was:
--Eight Pro Bowl seasons;
--Defensive Player of the Year in 2005
- ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:36 AM
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.
What had been a celebratio ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:37 AM
By TIM DAHLBERG
AP Sports Columnist
Sergio Garcia could have stopped after he whined about fans of Tiger Woods making too much noise on the golf course. He should have stopped after saying Woods is not a nice person who has been lying to the m ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08:38 AM
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Coach Tom Coughlin and the New York Giants knew Victor Cruz wouldn't show up for the organized team activity without a contract, so his absence was expected.
Not so with fellow receiver Hakeem Nicks.
Nicks surprised ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:08:33 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Oklahoma City isn't just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It's home.
So as he watched the horrifying images Monday as a tornado ripped through suburban Moore, the emotions came bubbling to the surface a ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:08:34 AM
By DOUG FERGUSON
The Associated Press
Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 600-ye ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:08:34 AM
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Sergio Garcia is apologizing for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner.
The British newspaper The Guardian reports Garcia was asked in jest while on stage ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:09:41 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- David Wright tossed his bat to the ground, then slammed his batting gloves into his helmet. He stood with his hands on his hips, an exasperated look on his face.
By the time Wright hit a routine flyball to end the eighth inning, he ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:09:41 AM
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The New York Yankees got a solid performance from starter Phil Hughes, Travis Hafner drove in a pair of runs and the bullpen permitted only three hits over the final four innings.
Throw in the fact that New York scored first, and ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:08:35 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night.
Bo ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:08:35 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- What's not to like? Being in the lottery every year.
Nick Gilbert expects the Cleveland Cavaliers are through with it, and if so he sent them out a winner again.
The Cavaliers and their owner's son beat the odds for the second ti ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:08:41 AM
BOSTON (AP) -- The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year.
Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clar ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:08:41 AM
GREENBURGH (AP) -- Amare Stoudemire will go into next season with $45 million left on his contract and no guarantee of a starting job.
He also could remain a reserve who plays restricted minutes.
Searching for ways to improve next season, the New ...
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:08:39 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jay Bruce hit a tiebreaking homer and drove in two runs to back Johnny Cueto's wild but effective return from the disabled list, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 4-3 Monday night.
Brandon Phillips had a two-run single ...
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:08:39 AM
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Vernon Wells doubled in the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees hit four solo homers in a 6-4 victory over the Orioles on Monday night, extending Baltimore's losing streak to six games.
New York trailed 4-3 ...
Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013 4:08:43 AM
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead.
The 26-year-old South Korean closed with a 1-under 69 to finish at ...
Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013 4:08:53 AM
BOSTON (AP) -- Johnny Boychuk broke a tie midway through the second period, and the Boston Bruins scored two goals in the third to beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Sunday and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Boychuk put a ...
Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013 4:08:25 AM
BOSTON (AP) -- Brad Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams.
Marchand, Boston's top goal scorer in the regular sea ...