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Charles Barkley -- who once said he doesn't create controversies, he just brings them to our attention -- is at it again.

Defenseman Thomas Hickey scored with 1:54 left in overtime Tuesday night, and the New York Islanders continued their winning ways with a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Nassau Coliseum.

Guard Tyreke Evans scored 15 consecutive fourth-quarter points en route to a season-high 30, and the New Orleans Pelicans ruined Kevin Durant's season debut with a 112-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night at the Smoothie King Center.

Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon is the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.

Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, LeBron James added 26 with 10 assists and Mike Miller provided a much-needed spark off Cleveland's bench, leading the Cavaliers to their fourth straight win, 111-108 over the precocious Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

Testifying before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, admitted the league made a "crucial mistake" by waiting to penalize Baltimore Ravens cornerback.

Oracle Team USA will make its defense of the America's Cup in 2017 off the island of Bermuda, a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean.

Charles Barkley said Tuesday that he agreed with the decision of a grand jury not to indict the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is pulling the plug on its football program.

Ray Rice was reflective in a "Today" show interview Tuesday morning, saying he hopes to play again in the NFL but will continue to examine himself as a person and a husband.

Sorry seems to be the hardest word. The latest Ferguson confrontation isn't taking place on the streets of the beleaguered city, but between St. Louis County police and the St. Louis Rams -- over an apology, or lack thereof. The brouhaha started silent...

Caleb Sturgis' third field goal, a 26-yarder with 1:57 left, lifted the Miami Dolphins to a come-from-behind, 16-13 win over the New York Jets on Monday night at MetLife Stadium.

The San Antonio Spurs were without two of their best players. The winless Philadelphia 76ers, as a result, had a chance.

November was a horrible month that couldn't end soon enough for the Columbus Blue Jackets. December is already off to a better start.

Soccer legend Pele remained in an intensive care unit Monday, a week after he was hospitalized with a urinary tract infection.

The Franklin County (Ohio) coroner said Monday that a special examination will look for signs of traumatic brain injury to Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge, who was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The NFL has told the the players association in a letter that it will consider allowing someone other than commissioner Roger Goodell to impose discipline on players, the Washington Post reported Monday.

NBA player and Marquette University alum Dwayne Wade has given a gift to the school's effort to improve inner-city literacy.

The New England Patriots, with three consecutive blowout wins over first-place teams and seven consecutive wins overall, made their statement as one of the best teams in the NFL.

FIFA has been getting a kicking off the pitch in recent weeks -- now it's trying to resolve a turf war. World football's governing body is set to hold talks with team representatives over plans to hold the 2015 World Cup on artificial turf. Earlier thi...