With uncommon ball-handling wizardry, Samantha Prahalis, a sophomore, has averaged nearly eight assists a game for the Buckeyes.

Tina Charles scored 16 points helping top-ranked Connecticut set an N.C.A.A. record by winning its 71st straight game in the semifinals of the Big East women’s tournament.

Alexis Barba, who has six horses in her stable, has two colts on the Kentucky Derby trail.

Five years ago, Joe Johnson orchestrated a trade to Atlanta, and now he is generally considered a borderline maximum-salary player.

There were indications at the annual meeting of the G.M.’s that a konsensus was forming to penalize blind-side shoulder checks to the head.

With LeBron James sidelined by a sore ankle, Delonte West lifted Cleveland down the stretch in a narrow victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

Mickey McConnell had 26 points and St. Mary’s upset the 10-time league champion Gonzaga in the West Coast tournament final.

Cellphone maker will pay about 7 percent less annually to remain the tennis tour’s premier, but no longer its title, sponsor.

One result of Nascar’s focus on aggressive driving came when Carl Edwards deliberately hit Brad Keselowski on Sunday.

Luke Harangody's absence has been an opportunity for his Notre Dame teammates to improve, and it has changed the course of the season.

Anthony Galea, who is under investigation in Canada for possibly smuggling drugs into the United States, said he treated Alex Rodriguez for an inflamed hip last season.

Women’s Professional Soccer, which added two teams but lost another during a busy winter, is back for a second season.

Women’s Professional Soccer, which added two teams but lost another during a busy winter, is back for a second season.

Alexis Barba, who has six horses in her stable, has two colts on the Kentucky Derby trail.

Cellphone maker will pay about 7 percent less annually to remain the tennis tour’s premier, but no longer its title, sponsor.

TORONTO -- Alex Rodriguez could be in violation of the record $275 million, 10-year contract he signed before the 2008 season because the Yankees never authorized Dr. Anthony Galea to treat the slugger. The sports doctor at the center of drug investigations in Canada and the United States said Monday...

The Connecticut Huskies are going to take the court for Tuesday's Big East tournament game against St. John’s, although coach Jim Calhoun is so flummoxed by his players he’s liable to place them in witness protection to avoid a repeat of their embarrassing performance Saturday when he...

JUPITER, Fla. -- John Maine struck out the final batter he faced, which made it easier to leave the game in the middle of an inning. Maine threw 1 2-3 innings in his spring debut Monday, finishing with four strikeouts in the Mets’ 11-2 victory over a Florida Marlins split-squad...

The Nets should finally have a true home-court advantage when they flee New Jersey for Brooklyn in 2012 as the team’s new $1 billion digs feature enough lower-level seating to keeps fans close to the action. With the groundbreaking for the long-anticipated Barclays Center set for Thursday, the Nets...

TAMPA -- For the first time in three games, Dominic Brown’s name was not in the Philadelphia Phillies’ starting lineup when it was posted in the team’s clubhouse on Monday. But with the way the top prospect has played in the first week of exhibition baseball in Florida...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- If, as the Yankees insist, there is a genuine competition for the No. 5 spot in Joe Girardi's rotation, then Sergio Mitre is atop the early leader board. When camp opened, Mitre appeared to be ranked no better than fifth in a five-horse race. And...

With uncommon ball-handling wizardry, Samantha Prahalis, a sophomore, has averaged nearly eight assists a game for the Buckeyes.

TAMPA — The last time Andy Pettitte faced hitters was Game 6 of the World Series, the clinching game for the Yankees’ 27th championship. His stage yesterday was about as far removed from the glare of the World Series as you could get, a back field on a Sunday morning. It...

While more than 100 organized Glen Sather haters gathered on Seventh Avenue looked about ready to slit their wrists over the mediocre state of their team, John Tortorella tried to open a vein in the Rangers' stone. "Honestly, let's call a spade a spade, our top guys were no-shows...

STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut forward Gavin Edwards says he doesn’t believe his coach has given up on the Huskies, or that the drużyna has given up on the season. Edwards was one of three seniors benched for most of the second half of UConn’s 75-68 loss on Saturday...