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Coming down the stretch of the regular season, Baylor and Texas were headed in opposite directions in the Big 12 standings.

Forty years ago, one of the greatest boxing matches in history took place in an unlikely setting: the capital of the Philippines. Muhammad Ali's epic win over great rival Joe Frazier in 1975 became known as the "Thrilla in Manila." Four decades later,...

The Milwaukee Brewers have a numbers problem in the outfield that many other teams might envy.

Another week and the top of The Associated Press Top 25 poll remains the same with Kentucky and Virginia leading the pack. Kentucky (29-0) earned all 65 first-place votes while the Cavaliers were a solid second choice. Changes took place ri...

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch -- who made the catchphrase "I'm just here so I won't get fined" prior to the Super Bowl -- finally opened up to the media about the infamous play in the game.

Michael Jordan, considered the best basketball player of all time, has just joined the billionaires' club.

White Sox great Minnie Minoso, who was major league baseball's first black player in Chicago, died Sunday morning at the age of 90.

Rodney Purvis endured some difficult moments during his first season at Connecticut. On Sunday at the XL Center, he gave the defending national champion Huskies renewed hope for returning to the NCAA Tournament.

The Golden State Warriors, the team with the best record in the NBA, spotted the Boston Celtics a 26-point, first-half lead but roared from behind and ended the Celtics' three-game winning streak with a 106-101 victory on Sunday night.

The Tampa Bay Lightning made a move Sunday night to bolster their blue line, acquiring defenseman Braydon Coburn from the Philadelphia Flyers.

Jaromir Jagr scored his first goal as a member of the Florida Panthers, helping his new team to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night at the BB&T Center.

Jimmie Johnson drove from the back to the front to win the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Green Bay Packers cornerback Jarrett Bush was arrested Sunday in California.

Rafael Nadal lifted his first trophy since last year's French Open and for good measure equaled a long-standing ATP Tour record Sunday by claiming the Argentina Open crown. Argentina legend Guillermo Vilas led the way with 46 wins in clay court tourna...

Frank Kaminsky scored 31 points in his final home game, sophomore Nigel Hayes added 14 and No. 5 Wisconsin clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title with a 68-61 victory Sunday over Michigan State.

LaDontae Henton had 25 points and 15 rebounds and No. 25 Providence held off Marquette 77-66 on Sunday.    

Chelsea claimed the first silverware of the English domestic season and Jose Mourinho's first trophy of his second spell in charge with a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Sunday. Goals either side of halftime from captain John Terry and an ow...

As disgraced running back Ray Rice seeks another shot to play in the NFL, he is attempting to put his domestic violence incident behind him and convince everyone else he is not a "monster."

Longtime NBA player Anthony Mason, who helped the New York Knicks reach the 1994 NBA Finals, died Saturday at the age of 48. He had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure in February.

A ruthless Roger Federer confidently dispatched World No 1. Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-5 to take the Dubai Tennis Championships title Saturday in little over one hour and 36 minutes. The Swiss master, appearing in his 126th tour final (of which he has now w...