Josh Beckett was put on the 15-day disabled list Friday because of a strained right elbow after the Boston ace was examined by Dr. James Andrews.

Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour has pleaded no contest to charges he faced for killing a protected hawk.

A judge in Ohio has postponed a hearing in quarterback Ben Mauk’s lawsuit against the NCAA.

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, who helped lead Argentina to a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics, will need surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left...

LaDainian Tomlinson supports Shawne Merriman’s decision to eschew surgery and play as long as he can with two torn ligaments in his left knee.

The New York Knicks acquired Patrick Ewing Jr. in a trade with the Houston Rockets on Friday.

Jelena Jankovic won another sneaker squeaker, playing 28 points in the last game to finish off Zheng Jie 7-5, 7-5 Friday and become the first woman into the fourth...

Tiger Woods is already the world’s top-ranked golfer and highest paid athlete. And if all goes according to plan, he’ll soon be sporting his biggest trophy...

LSU has moved up the kickoff time of its home opener Saturday against Appalachian State because of concerns over the approach of Tropical Storm Gustav.

Carolina Panthers backup quarterback Matt Moore doesn’t have any broken bones or damaged ligaments in his left leg after a hard hit in a preseason loss to...

Two New York Yankees pitchers and one Chicago Cubs pitcher from the Dominican Summer League were each suspended 50 games Friday for testing positive for banned...

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili says he needs arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left ankle.

Herschelle Gibbs was imitating Usain Bolt from the dressing room. But there was nothing like a lightning bolt about the innings. The South African chase was just like...

Saved by the dozen, is how Mahela Jayawardene must see this game. It is rather ironical how a team that performs with panache till they wrap the series suddenly hit a...

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has agreed to contract revisions that will make him the highest-paid football coach in the Big Ten Conference.

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili says he needs arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left heel.

What do I think of when I think of Pakistan? I see the dusty mosques of Multan, the chaotic illegal markets in Peshawar where you can buy everything from a fake Rolex...

South Africa suffered a major blow with Graeme Smith finally deciding his elbow had all done all it could. But the team now had to do without the skipper’s resources...

South Africa stand in captain Jacques Kallis won the toss and decided to field in the third One-Day International against England at the Oval on Friday.

Hardly anything more than an academic exercise, India look still like learners with the road ahead of them. But it is the Sri Lankans who still need to have their...