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NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan McDonagh scored 9:37 into overtime and the New York Rangers kept their Stanley Cup hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over the Washin...

CHICAGO — Derrick Rose banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer and scored 30 points Friday night to give the Chicago Bulls a 99-96 victory over the Clevel...

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen tried to channel his inner Marshawn Lynch. It lasted all of 30 seconds. Sorry, mumbling one-word answers just isn't the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN says that it is parting ways with Bill Simmons, one of its top personalities who created the Grantland website and was instrument...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Corey Crawford made 34 saves, Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks advanced to the Western Confere...

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez passed Willie Mays for fourth on the career home run list, connecting for No. 661 Thursday night and helping the New York Ya...

PITTSBURGH — A.J. Burnett limited the Cincinnati Reds for seven effective innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a five-game losing streak with a 7-...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The NFL was determined to blame Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for deflated footballs in the AFC title game, and the investig...

TORONTO — CC Sabathia is stuck in the longest losing streak of his career, and his offense isn't doing a whole lot to help him snap out of it. Russell...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates knew Mike Leake's game plan but it still didn't matter. Leake worked eight innings for his sixth straight victory ...

CLEVELAND — LeBron James attacked from the start and scored 33 points, Kyrie Irving added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers evened their semifinal series...

WASHINGTON — Rookie Andre Burakovsky scored his first two playoff goals and Braden Holtby saved a penalty shot, giving the Washington Capitals a 2-1 v...

An NFL investigation released Wednesday concluded New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs used in the AFC Championship and that quart...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Mike Conley returned just eight days after having facial surgery to score 22 points, and Memphis used a smothering defensive effort ...

TORONTO — With Masahiro Tanaka injured and CC Sabathia struggling, the New York Yankees could use a reliable ace. Once again, Michael Pineda proved he...

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen's left knee is aching. His team is listing. The Pittsburgh Pirates' star center fielder is only too aware of the correla...

Patrick Kane scored in the first period for Chicago, and Corey Crawford and the Blackhawks made the superstar's goal stand up for a 1-0 win over the M...

LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) — Marv Hubbard, a bruising fullback who made three Pro Bowls in the early 1970s for the Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 68. T...