PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury can relate to the pressure that Pittsburgh Penguins teammates Jordan Staal and Kristopher Letang are facing as teenage rookies in the Nati...
CONCORD, N.C. — Scott Riggs remained perfect in qualifying at Lowe's Motor Speedway by winning the pole Thursday night for the third time this season.
Riggs posted a lap...
Crosby's late goal lifts Penguins
NEW YORK — Mario Lemieux already made room in his house for Sidney Crosby. If the kid keeps having nights like this, No. 66 will have to...
Players must contend with early winter
DETROIT — Rich Harden grew up in western Canada, playing baseball in sleet and freezing rain.
The Oakland pitcher is OK with bad we...
SPRING, Texas — Arnold Palmer arrived at Augusta Pines Golf Club the way he usually shows up for a golf tournament: flying his own plane.
Palmer, a pioneer among athlete...
PHILADELPHIA — Chargers running back Michael Turner has become the uncle who shows up for Christmas dinner — on Dec. 18. Not only wasn't he expected, the only gift he br...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former NASCAR champion Bill Elliott has some tough words for the racing series on safety and its response to the 2001 death of Dale Earnhardt.
In a new...
Vet shows way in win over Cards
NEW YORK — The New York Mets were supposed to have pitching problems in the postseason. Tom Glavine is taking care of that.
Sharp and dece...
PITTSBURGH — Chad Brown, a Pro Bowl linebacker for Pittsburgh 10 years ago, was signed Thursday by the Steelers to add depth and experience at what suddenly has become a...
Unlikely hero Gomez sparks 8-5 ALCSwin
OAKLAND, Calif. — Alexis Gomez thought it was a joke when Jim Leyland told him at a morning workout in the hotel that he would star...
