Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason.

Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap each scored 13 points, Deron Williams had 11 points and eight assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on Tuesday...

Quarterback Jamie Hampton ran for two touchdowns to lead Troy to a 30-17 victory over Florida Atlantic on Tuesday night.

BMW Oracle Racing got a picture-postcard day and a nice breeze on Tuesday as it began the second phase of testing aboard the massive trimaran that might be used in the...

Ron Artest scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter of his Houston debut and the Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-93 in the preseason opener on Tuesday...

The Flyers finished their preseason Tuesday with a 4-2 loss to their minor league affiliate, the American Hockey League’s Philadelphia Phantoms.

Patrick Carpentier was released from Gillett Evernham Motorsports on Tuesday, and Mike Wallace and AJ Allmendinger will finish the season in the No. 10 Dodge.

Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson missed the Lakers’ preseason opener against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night because of soreness and swelling in his lower legs.

LeBron James spent a rare night relaxing on the bench, Mo Williams showed why Cleveland traded for him this summer, and the Cavaliers opened their exhibition season...

Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison left his team’s preseason opener against the Dallas Mavericks with a sprained right knee.

Elgin Baylor is out as vice president of basketball operations with the Los Angeles Clippers, and coach Mike Dunleavy will assume his responsibilities as general...

The Colorado Rockies let go three coaches after a disappointing 74-88 season.

Exactly why the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays tangle so much is hard to tell. Blame it on a high-and-tight pitch here, a hard slide there.

A look at the best-of-seven American League championship series between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays:

Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin is expected to start the regular season with the Chicago Blackhawks.

They were baseball’s best over the long, hot summer. Then came October, and another big chill.

Television ratings for baseball’s division series declined from last year.

Top-seeded David Nalbandian cruised past American Bobby Reynolds 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday and advanced to the second round of the Stockholm Open.

The head of the Tour de France on Tuesday hailed a new lab test that has exposed three riders in the 2008 race for cheating with an advanced form of the blood booster...

Alex Ovechkin left practice early Tuesday, but the reigning NHL MVP is expected to play in the Washington Capitals’ season opener Friday at Atlanta.