MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams claims to suffer from nerves and jitters before her first-round matches at the Grand Slams.
She certainly didn’t show it, winning ...
SEATTLE — After the chaos subsided, Earl Thomas sat in his locker quietly searching for a description.
For a change, the normally chatty Seattle Seahawks’ All-Pro safet...
LAS VEGAS — The Super Bowl looks like a tossup in this gambling city, where more than $100 million will likely be riding on the game by kickoff.
A flurry of early money ...
ATLANTA — Seattle’s NFC championship game win won’t stop the Atlanta Falcons from talking with Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn.
Quinn’s agent, Rick Smith, confi...
PITTSBURGH — A pair of shutout losses last week briefly cooled off the streaking New York Rangers.
A productive 48-hour span buoyed by the return of Rick Nash’s shootin...
WASHINGTON — Various reports say 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer has agreed to a seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals.
Neither the Nationals nor ...
NEW YORK — Thursday night games were such a success this season for CBS that the network extended its deal with the NFL through the 2015 season.
The agreement carries an...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal didn’t give the impression he was lacking any confidence as he raced through the first round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-2, ...
Tony Dungy was an up-and-coming NFL assistant in his early 30s when he met with the Green Bay Packers about their opening for a head coach in 1988.
“When I finished the ...
Kicker ready for what could be final game against Patriots
INDIANAPOLIS — Adam Vinatieri savored all those New England celebrations.
He made the two big field goals in th...
