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Mixed martial arts fighter Nick Diaz won't be competing in Nevada any time soon.More >>

Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and added 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points and the NBA-leading Miami Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win over the Sacramento Kings...More >>

Courtney Clements had 25 points and San Diego State defeated Wyoming 68-55 Tuesday night.More >>

Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and added 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points and the NBA-leading Miami Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win over the Sacramento Kings...More >>

When Manny Pacquiao failed to make a deal with Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the fight he knows his fans want to see, he moved down the list of contenders to make a fight he hopes his fans will enjoy.More >>

San Francisco Giants prospect Angel Villalona has had his visa delayed back home in the Dominican Republic for what the team was told are weight and health issues.More >>

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier will be sidelined indefinitely because of an undisclosed upper-body injury.More >>

Natalie Nakase knows there's more to her job than winning games. The American is the first female coach in Japan's professional men's basketball league.More >>

Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Andrew Bynum had 14 points and 19 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers roared to a 30-point lead early in the second quarter before holding on for a 103-92 victory over the Portland Trail...More >>

City to City was beaten as the heavy favorite in her last two starts but rallied to win by a head as a long shot amid a big field of fillies and mares Monday at Santa Anita in the $150,000 Buena Vista Handicap.More >>

Chris Iannetta thinks he will get along just fine with Angels manager Mike Scioscia.More >>

Slugger Manny Ramirez is close to signing a contract with the Oakland Athletics that would be worth approximately $500,000, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Monday.More >>

A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Kansas City Chiefs and cornerback Stanford Routt have agreed to terms on a $19.6 million, three-year deal.More >>

Kobe Bryant has lashed out at Los Angeles Lakers management for leaving teammate Pau Gasol wondering whether he's about to be traded.More >>

Kyrie Irving's two free throws with 0.4 seconds remaining gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a 93-92 win over Sacramento on Sunday night, extending the Kings' losing streak to five games.More >>

Milos Raonic captured a second straight SAP Open championship Sunday, rolling past Denin Istomin of Uzbekistan 7-6 (3), 6-2 behind a powerful serve nobody in San Jose could solve.More >>

Bill Haas made the biggest putt of them all Sunday at Riviera - the putt that won the Northern Trust Open.More >>

Bob Melvin spent most of his Sunday morning introducing himself to all the new faces gathering in the Oakland Athletics' spring training facility. Next up, he'll be reading through some of their bios.More >>

The Detroit Red Wings won their 23rd straight home game, setting an NHL multiple-season mark and holding on to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 Sunday.More >>

San Francisco Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong says he will miss at least the first 10 days of spring training workouts while he recovers from a strained back that he injured lifting weights earlier this month.More >>

Chris McNealy had 15 points and seven assists and UC Irvine closed the game on a 7-1 run to defeat Southern Utah 78-73 Saturday night.More >>

Phil Martin scored 21 points, including the go-ahead basket with 2:29 remaining, as UC Riverside defeated Southern Utah 57-52 Saturday night.More >>

Antonie Young's short fall-away jumper with three-tenths of a second remaining gave Creighton an 81-79 victory against Long Beach State on Saturday night.More >>

Jorge Gutierrez and David Kravish scored 17 points each to lead California to a 77-63 win over Oregon State on Saturday night to keep the Bears tied for first place in the Pac-12 with Washington.More >>

Zach Lamb scored 23 points, and Cal State Bakersfield led almost the entire game en route to a 72-63 victory over San Diego on Saturday night.More >>

James Nunnally scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds on Saturday night as UC Santa Barbara defeated Utah State 72-64.More >>

Australia's Lindsey Wright birdied the par-5 18th for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke victory Sunday in the New Zealand Women's Open.More >>

Trevin Harris made a running, off-balance 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded to end overtime, giving Pacific a 66-64 victory over Idaho State on Saturday night.More >>

Rashad Green scored on a short leaner with 3.3 seconds left to lift San Francisco to a 66-65 win over No. 24 Gonzaga on Saturday.More >>

Ellafitz led all the way in winning the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes for older fillies and mares by 1 1-4 lengths on Saturday at Santa Anita.More >>

Layshia Clarendon scored 22 points, one of four players in double figures, as California defeated Oregon State 75-68 on Saturday.More >>

Gary Neal hit go-ahead 3-pointers in regulation and overtime, Tony Parker scored 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Los Angeles Clippers 103-100 on Saturday to earn their NBA-leading 10th consecutive victory.More >>

Joslyn Tinkle scored 19 points, All-American Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 3 Stanford routed Oregon 81-46 on Saturday to clinch the inaugural Pac-12 title.More >>

Defending tournament champion Milos Raonic advanced to his second straight SAP Open final Saturday, beating American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (4), 6-2 in only 78 minutes.More >>

D'Angelo Harrison scored 22 points, Phil Greene added the biggest of St. John's offensive rebounds with 6.5 seconds to play and the Red Storm snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66-63 victory over UCLA on...More >>

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing has signed 19-year-old racing standout Kyle Larson to a developmental contract, putting him on the path to a potential future in the Sprint Cup Series.More >>

Anthony Ireland had game highs of 19 points and eight rebounds and Loyola Marymount used a 10-0 second-half run to defeat Valparaiso 61-53 on Friday night.More >>

Rodney Stuckey scored a season-high 36 points and rookie Brandon Knight added 23 points and 10 assists as the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108 on Friday night.More >>

Jussi Jokinen scored on a deflection with 8:05 left to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the San Jose Sharks, 3-2 on Friday night.More >>

Chosen Miracle defeated El Mirage King by 1 1-2 lengths to win the $62,130 Ventura Highway Purse at Santa Anita on Friday.More >>

By COLIN FLY AP Sports Writer Murray State has issued a warning to students about scalping tickets before the Racers' final home appearance against No. 21 St. Mary's in a nationally televised...More >>

Former Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson has been hired as an assistant with the Cincinnati BengalsMore >>

Robert Sacre scored 20 points to make up for a critical mental gaffe early in the second half and No. 24 Gonzaga kept its conference title hopes alive with a 73-62 victory over Santa Clara on Thursday night.More >>

Justin Cobbs scored a career-high 28 points, leading California to an 86-83 victory over Oregon on Thursday night.More >>

Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 27 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 3 Stanford to a 78-45 win over Oregon State on Thursday night.More >>

Layshia Clarendon had 27 points to lead California to an 83-71 victory over Oregon on Thursday night.More >>

Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 27 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 3 Stanford to a 78-45 win over Oregon State on Thursday night.More >>

Chasson Randle matched his season high with 24 points, Aaron Bright added 20 and Stanford beat Oregon State 87-82 on Thursday night.More >>

Doug Beal, chief executive officer of USA Volleyball, has declared his candidacy for the presidency of FIVB, the International Volleyball Federation.More >>

Steve Darcis upset former champion and fourth-seeded Radek Stepanek in the afternoon session of the second round of the SAP Open, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (7) on Thursday.More >>

The San Jose Sharks have acquired center Dominic Moore and a seventh-round draft pick this year from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2012 second-round pick.More >>

Injured Paul Casey will not return for the Match Play championship.More >>

The wind was blowing so hard when Jonathan Byrd woke up in his beachfront home that he worried about having to play Riviera. It worked out fine Thursday in the Northern Trust Open, where he shot a 3-under 68 to take the lead...More >>

Steve Spurrier and University of South Carolina officials will appear before the NCAA Committee on Infractions in Los Angeles on Friday.More >>

The NBA is down to include Vinny Guadagnino in the NBA All-Star celebrity game.More >>

Blake Griffin had 23 points and 15 rebounds, Caron Butler added 21 points and Randy Foye scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter against his former team, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 102-84 victory over...More >>

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says there's no ideal time for the United States to make another bid to host an Olympics.More >>

David Wear had 16 points and 13 rebounds and twin brother Travis Wear had 14 points and 11 boards, helping UCLA beat Southern California 64-54 on Wednesday night to sweep the season series between the crosstown rivals.More >>

Orlando Johnson scored 25 points and added 10 rebounds and Kyle Boswell had career-highs with 19 points and five 3-point baskets as UC Santa Barbara crushed UC Irvine on Wednesday night 85-62.More >>

Josh Greene scored 23 points, Vinnie McGhee added 19 points and seven assists, and Cal State Northridge snapped a four-game losing streak with a 94-81 victory over Cal Poly on Wednesday night.More >>

Chehales Tapscott had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Portland State led by as many as 31 points en route to an 85-67 victory over Sacramento State on Wednesday night.More >>

Jeremy Lin put aside his record-setting scoring to hand out a career-best 13 assists, and the New York Knicks got back to .500 with their seventh straight victory, 100-85 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.More >>

Ryan Harrison has won his second-round match at the SAP Open, beating eighth-seeded Olivier Rochus of Belgium 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.More >>

Luke Donald was on the practice range at Riviera before dawn Wednesday, so dark that only temporary floodlights allowed him to see where the ball was going.More >>

Los Angeles Clippers assistant Howard Eisley has been fined $15,000 for verbal abuse of an official.More >>

Clippers guard Chauncey Billups underwent a successful surgery in Colorado on Wednesday to repair his torn left Achilles tendon that cost him the remainder of his first season in Los Angeles.More >>

Harrison DuPont had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead five UC Davis players scoring in double figures in a 73-64 victory against Pacific on Tuesday night.More >>

Luol Deng came through with 23 points and a career-high 11 assists, and the Chicago Bulls escaped with a 121-115 victory over the Sacramento Kings after watching a 19-point, fourth-quarter lead dwindle to two.More >>

Reigning NCAA champion Steve Johnson lost his first-round match at the SAP Open on Tuesday to Steve Darcis of Belgium, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5).More >>

Kim Clijsters announced Tuesday that she has withdrawn from next month's BNP Paribas Open because of an injury to her left ankle.More >>

Remaining bidders for the Los Angeles Dodgers have been told they will be scheduled for meetings with Major League Baseball's ownership committee early next month.More >>

Chicago guard Derrick Rose will miss his third straight game because of lower back spasms when the Bulls host the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.More >>

The wife of San Diego Chargers defensive tackle and former Oklahoma standout Tommie Harris has died at an Oklahoma hospital.More >>

Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, 11 in the final 6-plus minutes, Shawn Marion added 16, and the Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 on Monday night.More >>

Santa Clara guard Kevin Foster, the West Coast Conference's leading scorer, has been suspended for the remainder of the season following an arrest for driving under the influence.More >>

Goalie Braden Holtby has been recalled by the Washington Capitals from Hershey of the American Hockey League so he could start against the San Jose Sharks.More >>

One month after Atlanta center went down with a possibly season-ending injury, the Hawks are staying afloat in the Eastern Conference despite occasional ugly losses.More >>

Tyrieshia Douglas would love to box in the Olympics wearing a short skirt.More >>

Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes and the Oakland Athletics have agreed to a $36 million, four-year contract.More >>

Monta Ellis had 33 points and seven assists, David Lee added 15 points and 13 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 106-97 on Sunday night for their second straight victory over a Western Conference...More >>

Los Angeles Lakers officials have attended a private workout for Gilbert Arenas in Southern California, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.More >>

David Perron and Alex Pietrangelo both scored with a two-man advantage and Andy McDonald had an assist in his return from a concussion that sidelined him for 51 games, sending the St. Louis Blues to a 3-0 victory over the...More >>

Irish-bred filly Indigo River came from next-to-last to win the $73,950 Sweet Life Stakes on the downhill turf course Sunday at Santa Anita.More >>

Phil Mickelson delivered the Sunday charge at Pebble Beach and made Tiger Woods' road back look a lot longer.More >>

St. Louis Blues forward Andy McDonald has been activated from injured reserve after missing 51 games with a concussion and was expected to play Sunday night against the San Jose Sharks.More >>

Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with TorontoMore >>