02/07/2012 - 4:59pm
NEW YORK -- After winning Super Bowl XLVI, the New York Giants were treated to a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan, presented the keys to the city and then honored in a ceremony at MetLife Ceremony in New Jersey on Tuesday.
Nearly one million fans attended the Giants' second ticker-tape parade in...
02/07/2012 - 4:53pm
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander and reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw agreed to terms on a $19 million, two-year contract Tuesday, avoiding an arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for Feb. 14.
Kershaw was in his first winter of arbitration-eligibility, meaning he...
01/18/2012 - 4:45pm
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Japanese ace Yu Darvish will be pitching in a Texas Rangers uniform in 2012, agreeing to a six-year deal worth approximately $60 million on Wednesday.
Darvish agreed to the deal, which includes a player option for the sixth year, just before Wednesday's 5 p.m. ET deadline. The...
01/18/2012 - 4:41pm
NEW YORK -- Daniel Alfredsson of the host Ottawa Senators and Zdeno Chara of the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins will serve as captains for the NHL All-Star Game.
Picked by their fellow All-Stars, they will lead the team selection process at the Jan. 26 "fantasy draft" and set the...
01/16/2012 - 2:59pm
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul will not play in Monday's game against the New Jersey Nets but will travel with the team to Utah and is listed as questionable for the Clippers' game Tuesday against the Jazz.
An MRI on Paul's strained left hamstring on Sunday came back negative...
01/16/2012 - 11:36am
SAN FRANCISCO -- In one triumphant afternoon, playoff first-timer Alex Smith joined a pair of 49ers Hall of Fame quarterbacks with his own indelible postseason moment.
Joe Montana had "The Catch." Steve Young had "The Catch II." Now, Smith added another epic play to the 49ers' storied history: "The...
01/12/2012 - 4:36pm
LOS ANGELES -- The NBA All-Star Game was held in Los Angeles last year, but it could have a distinctly greater Los Angeles feel this year in Orlando.
The NBA released the first returns of the NBA All-Star balloting Thursday and four of the five starters for the Western Conference are from Los...
01/11/2012 - 4:52pm
LONDON -- Tottenham moved within three points of Premier League leader Manchester City, beating Everton 2-0 Wednesday night on goals by Aaron Lennon and Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
In a game that featured two American goalkeepers and midfielder Landon Donovan, Lennon put Spurs in front in the 35th minute...
01/11/2012 - 4:40pm
The Columbus Blue Jackets have fired coach Scott Arniel. Assistant coach Todd Richards takes over on an interim basis until the end of the season, the team announced Monday
Richards, who coached the Minnesota Wild from 2009-11, will make his debut as interim coach on Tuesday when Columbus visits...
01/03/2012 - 5:05pm
It is hockey's biggest day of the season, and the 2012 edition of the NHL Winter Classic did not disappoint from a production standpoint. I was lucky enough to have mid-level seats directly behind the goal, so I had a fantastic view of both the action on and off the ice.
The atmosphere cannot be...