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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Normally so composed, so in control, so not-very-teenlike on and off the slopes, Mikaela Shiffrin suddenly found herse...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — For the rematch, Canada skipped the overtime and shelved the theatrics. One slick goal and 60 minutes of stifling defensive hocke...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The puck skittered the length of the ice on its way toward the empty Canadian net before clanging off the post and stopping in fr...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A Russian hockey team with immense expectations lost its shot at an Olympic title Wednesday at a Winter Games tempered by violenc...

BUFFALO — Of the many hats jack-of-all-trades specialist Brad Smith wears playing for the Buffalo Bills, none of them happen to be designed by Tommy H...

SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants saved their season once more, pushing St. Louis to a winner-take-all Game 7 in the NL cham...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — This would-be tackler tried to sneak in on Bill Belton’s blindside to swat away a ball tucked tightly inside the tailback’s arms....

ORCHARD PARK — It didn’t take Ryan Fitzpatrick very long into the Bills’ first voluntary minicamp practice Tuesday for the quarterback to notice Mario...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Butler is leaving the Horizon League and joining the Atlantic 10 sooner than expected. Late Tuesday afternoon, the school announce...

MIAMI — LeBron James was promised some rest. It never came. The MVP didn’t care, not after he and the Miami Heat struck the first blow against the Ind...

ORCHARD PARK — The son of two elite track stars, T.J. Graham’s blazing speed comes naturally. As for the confidence the Buffalo Bills rookie receiver ...

With the NBA’s lockout-shortened regular season coming to a close tomorrow night, it’s a good time to look at which teams are in the best position to ...

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils are still alive in the Stanley Cup chase because of a player who spent most of the season off the ice working his...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The NBA responded to Metta World Peace’s latest act of aggression with a seven-game suspension that will lighten the Los Angeles ...

Stephen Strasburg on the mound at Wrigley Field, pink flamingos in center field at Miami. Vin Scully at the microphone, Prince Fielder in Motown. Youn...

DENVER — Notre Dame is back in the national championship thanks to Skylar Diggins’ steady leadership and Brittany Mallory’s clutch shooting. Diggins s...

NEW ORLEANS — Some folks believe in fate and destiny, others find the notion absurd. Things happening for a reason, as if they’re meant to be? A littl...

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sean Payton has planned the New Orleans Saints’ offseason, done some work on the upcoming draft and jotted down ideas for the start...