French rider Jerome Pineau took advantage of an unlikely three-man breakaway to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday, while Vincenzo Nibali held the overall lead.

The hapless Nets have won just three times in 39 games, for a sickly winning percentage of .077, are on pace for six victories.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Nets, with their depleted roster, used a guy who was one day out of a swine-flu sick bed. Still, for the better part of three quarters, despite some trademark droughts, the Nets threw everything they had, including the first tri...

PORT ST. LUCIE - Jerry Manuel yesterday appeared to douse any speculation that the Mets would bring back Pedro Martinez to fill their fifth-starter vacancy. "Pedro is a Hall of Fame pitcher and one of the greatest pitchers of our time, but I feel...

THREE UP 1. He’s thrived in a pressurized environment: Playing in Boston isn’t easy — Bay’s success there is a good sign he’d be able to adapt to New York. 2. The simple numbers: Bay put up 36 homers and 119 RBIs this past year and over the last fiv...