In the summer of 2010, Scott Brooks issued Kevin Durant a challenge: Defend. You're a great scorer, Brooks told Durant, but to be a great...

Who is better than Kevin Garnett?

NEW YORK -- The New Jersey Devils' David Clarkson is now 3-for-3. When he tipped in a high point shot from Adam Henrique past New...

BALTIMORE -- Few things related to the consumption of sports have changed more in the last decade than their measurability. The fan (or the writer)...

Glenn "Doc" Rivers is living up to his nickname again. The Boston Celtics coach loves to joke that he's Doc, not a doctor, when you...

Olympic gymnast and Dancing with the Stars alumna Shawn Johnson says she's enjoying her quest for a second Olympics.

What we learned in Los Angeles' decisive 4-0 win over Phoenix in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final:

• A panel of league executives named Larry Bird, the Pacers’ personnel chief, executive of the year over R.C. Buford of the Spurs and the...

Two years ago, Josef Newgarden and Bryan Clauson were racing on different continents in completely different cars. Newgarden was in Europe's GP3 Series, trying to...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Brian McNamee, the key prosecution witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial, returns to the stand for his fourth day of testimony Thursday.

Kevin Durant scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder scored the final nine points to rally for a 77-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night.

PBT: Kobe Bryant and the Lakers let victory slip through their fingers in a 77-75 loss to the Thunder and now face a daunting 2-0 deficit as the series heads to Los Angeles.

David Clarkson's deflected goal 2:31 into the third period snapped a tie and lifted the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers that evened the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece on Wednesday night.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Jeremy Hellickson pitched six solid innings, Luke Scott had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston 2-1 on Wednesday night, snapping the Red Sox's five-game winning streak.

TORONTO (AP) - Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-1 on Wednesday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.

Bodemeister has been made the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday's Preakness.