Kobe, Shaq share NBA All-Star MVP honors
PHOENIX — Three-time champions together, now three-time All-Star MVPs.
And leave it to Shaquille O'Neal to coin a nickname for hi...
PHOENIX — They are franchise players, the kind who expect to stay with their teams for as long as they want.
No team would dare trade a Kobe Bryant or Dwyane Wade, All-S...
It happens every spring, at least these days. Pitchers and catchers report to camps, and talk shifts from bats and balls to steroids and syringes.
From Florida to Arizon...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Not long after the Sabres were cheered off the ice, defenseman Craig Rivet's thoughts quickly went to the those affected by a horrific plane crash.
On a ...
Tony Stewart hopes to emulate hero A.J. Foyt
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tony Stewart likes to say he and longtime hero A.J. Foyt are like twin brothers born nearly 40 years ap...
Goosen has advantage at Pebble Beach
KAHUKU, Hawaii — Michelle Wie has been playing LPGA Tour events for the past seven years, starting when she was just 12.
With an effo...
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta general manager Thomas Dimitroff says the Falcons will try to trade the contract rights on Michael Vick to another team.
In an interview th...
PITTSBURGH — Tom Gorzelanny went from staff ace to a minor leaguer. Ian Snell signed a new contract, then regressed significantly. Zach Duke went from bad to worse.
If t...
Butler pitcher hopes to begin with Curve in '09
BUTLER TWP— Progress for Butler resident and minor league pitcher Jake Cuffman may mean Altoona this spring.
The right-han...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — AJ Allmendinger thought he'd learned plenty about pressure during his sometimes bumpy first two years racing in the Sprint Cup.
Then seven-time NAS...
