Howard, Magic not shaken by Game 1 loss
LOS ANGELES — Back in his Clark Kent days, when he was an 18-year-old rookie, Dwight Howard was welcomed to the league by Kobe Bry...
Federer looks to make history in French final
PARIS — A relieved Roger Federer leaned on the net following his latest French Open escape, then looked up to accept a hands...
LONG POND, Pa. — Carl Edwards heard the chants for the backflip, so he had to line up the right spot.
On cue, Edwards hopped on the center spot of the billiards table, t...
Crosby, Malkin elevate their games as series returns to Hockeytown
PITTSBURGH — As Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin burst into their zone on a 2-on-1 rush that resulted in...
Pittsburgh Pirates color commentator Steve Blass is in his 50th year with the organization.
Blass, 67, made his professional debut with Kingport in the Pirates' farm sys...
PITTSBURGH — Stacy Wolinski sat in the right field bleachers with her back turned to the Allegheny River.
Wolinski, though, refuses to turn her back on the Pittsburgh Pi...
DUBLIN, Ohio — One last birdie for Jim Furyk put him one more stroke under par, which he found more gratifying than being in a share of the lead with Jonathan Byrd Frida...
HOUSTON — The Houston Astros are playing better and manager Cecil Cooper says it's due to improved starting pitching.
The Astros also showed some offense Friday night, c...
Kobe leads Lakers' swamping of Orlando
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant may as well spend the night at Staples Center. So focused on winning an NBA title, he's not much fun to b...
NEW YORK (AP) — In the days leading to the Kentucky Derby, just about everybody ignored the little gelding tucked away in his stall at Churchill Downs.
Mine That Bird, a...
