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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash last month in his Caribbean homeland, an official in the Do…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired catcher Francisco Cervelli from the New York Yankees in exchange for reliever Justin Wilson.

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall had 27 points and 11 assists as the Washington Wizards pulled out a 107-103 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin is facing a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from a scuffle with a man at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub, according to court records ob…

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was a unanimous choice for his third NL Cy Young Award, and Cleveland’s Corey Kluber edged Seattle’s Felix Hernandez to win the AL honor…

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was a unanimous choice for his third NL Cy Young Award, and Cleveland's Corey Kluber edged Seattle's Felix Hernandez to win the AL honor…

DALLAS (AP) — Houston Scarborough coach Ajani Sanders understands there are people who don't think his 0-10 team with a 57-game losing streak should be in the Texas high school football playoffs.

MIAMI — There's no Jeff, Jimmie or Junior. Bad Brad missed the cut and Smoke never contended.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Asked what he might try to confuse a Minnesota team coached by the son who knows him well, Rick Pitino worked hard to keep a straight face.

Viterbo University women’s basketball player Jenna Engh dribbled past a double team at the top of the key last week against Indiana University Northwest, then dropped a perfect bounce pass to …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Vinatieri's graying temples and grayer beard reveal one part of his remarkable career. At age 41, he is the NFL's oldest player.

The 2013-14 college basketball season was known as the year of the freshman. With the likes of one-and-doners like Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Aaron Gordon, it lived up to the billing, too.

Bruce Pearl sat in a hotel room with Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs and let the words and emotions spill out.

Whenever an NFL kicker attempts a field goal from inside 50 yards these days, success seems inevitable.

MIAMI (AP) — There's no Jeff, Jimmie or Junior. Bad Brad missed the cut and Smoke never contended.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Robert Griffin III says there were "a few" Washington Redskins players who were the focus of DeSean Jackson's unity speech last week.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Darian Grubb will attempt to win his second championship this weekend, and just like his 2011 title run with Tony Stewart, the crew chief could be paired with a differen…

GIBRALTAR (AP) — With a firefighter in goal, a customs agent anchoring the defense, a police officer and store worker roaming the midfield and a gym teacher on the attack, the best players fro…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Southeastern Conference teams are getting plenty of help from the "next man up" because of injuries and suspensions as the regular season winds down.

LONDON (AP) — Swedish driver Marcus Ericsson says he has terminated his contract with financially stricken Formula One team Caterham with immediate effect, ahead of his move to Sauber.