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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Claude Giroux scored 3:57 into overtime, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers over the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in a fight-filled game Tuesday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Killorn had two goals, Valtteri Filppula added a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning took over the top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 victory ove…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-2 win over Austrian qualifier Jurgen Melzer on Wednesday.

The pieces of the puzzle are there, but instead of sliding together and locking into place, they sometimes twist, turn and even get lost. The big picture becomes clouded for brief periods of t…

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Peyton Aldridge had 22 points and senior Tyler Kalinoski added 21, and the sharp-shooting Davidson Wildcats knocked off No. 22 Dayton 77-60 on Tuesday night for …

CHICAGO (AP) — The owners of two rooftop businesses overlooking Wrigley Field are suing the Chicago Cubs and owner Tom Ricketts to try to block plans to erect outfield signs.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro underwent surgery on his left wrist Tuesday, just days after he pulled out of the Australian Open.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro underwent surgery on his left wrist Tuesday, just days after he pulled out of the Australian Open.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro underwent surgery on his left wrist Tuesday, just days after he pulled out of the Australian Open.

The Chicago Bears hired Vic Fangio as their new defensive coordinator Tuesday, hoping the veteran coach who spent the last four seasons with San Francisco can breathe some life into the once-s…

PHOENIX (AP) — The NFL is taking its extra-point experiment to the Pro Bowl.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — World Cup ski champion Lindsey Vonn is backing boyfriend Tiger Woods' account of how he lost a front tooth.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An ex-Vanderbilt football player charged with rape testified against his former teammates Tuesday, telling jurors that one was "amped" when he got an unconscious coed i…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are brushing off and even finding humor in questions about whether they used under-inflated footballs in the game that put them in the Super Bowl.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dustin Johnson says in a magazine interview that cocaine is not the reason he chose to sit out the last six months to get his life in order.

Jenny Boucek is moving one chair over, becoming head coach of the Seattle Storm.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired former Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone as assistant head coach and offensive line coach.

Jones, a former assistant at Hawaii, will coach defensive backs. Tibesar, a former assistant with the Chicago Bears, will coach outside linebackers.

HONOLULU (AP) — Some of the best golf at the Ryder Cup occurred in a match hardly anyone noticed.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Free agent outfielder Nori Aoki has finalized his $4.7 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants.