The Denver Broncos’ crowded backfield has become a bit clearer with the release of third-year tailback Selvin Young.

Volunteering has helped define a generation of young Americans who are known for their do-gooder ways. Many high schools require community service before graduation. And these days, donating time to a charitable organization is all but expected on a young

Sam Young dominated one of this season’s biggest games with 31 points and No. 3 Pittsburgh likely secured one of the top seeds in the NCAA tournament, opening up a 14-point lead early in the second half before holding off top-ranked Connecticut 70-60 on S

The IAAF has formally stripped American 400-meter runner Jerome Young of more world championship gold medals for doping.

Police say an infant and four other people have been injured in a shooting along a Mardi Gras parade route. New Orleans police spokesman Bob Young says the shootings were reported near the Garden District about 1:40 p.m. after the last major parade of the

Sam Young scored 18 points and DeJuan Blair had 17 to lead No. 4 Pittsburgh to its fifth straight win, an 85-69 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday.

Young Broadcasting Inc., owner of 10 TV stations affiliated with the CBS and ABC networks, says it has filed for Chapter 11 protetction in U.S. bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York.

Neil Young will join a slew of other first-time performers at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a bittersweet announcement given that the “Queen of Soul” canceled her coveted appearance.

Police in southwest Florida arrested a man they say let his 8-year-old son drive a van.

Police arrested a 34-year-old man they said let his 8-year-old son drive a van just before midnight Sunday. A Bradenton police report said the boy hit a two trees and nearly hit two pedestrians in a parking lot when his father let him drive.