The Boston Celtics drew on their famous grit and determination to move within one victory of the NBA Finals Tuesday with an upset 94-90 road win over the Miami Heat to take a 3-2 series lead.
The Celtics can now secure the best-of-seven Eastern (...)
The Miami Heat withstood a virtuoso performance from Rajon Rondo, who tallied a career-high 44 points, to emerge with a 115-111 overtime victory over the Boston Celtics and claim a 2-0 Eastern Conference finals lead Wednesday.
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Without Chris Bosh, championship favurite Miami suddenly looked vulnerable as it suffered an upset defeat to the Indiana Pacers, while the West's top seed San Antonio look to have hit peak form with a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in their (...)
It was only a friendly game but Juergen Klinsmann was clearly delighted to get his first win as United States coach with a 1-0 victory over Honduras Saturday.
A fine individual goal from Clint Dempsey in the 37th minute – the striker twisting and (...)
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is not counting on much love from the crowd when he visits his former Atlanta Falcons team for the first time as a starter in a matchup of two clubs with Super Bowl hopes.
Once a Falcons fan favorite, an (...)
World soccer's governing body FIFA said it has opened ethics proceedings against 16 Caribbean soccer federation officials, following an initial probe into cash-for-votes allegations.
The cases are related to the meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad (...)
Tiger Woods, who has missed the last two majors because of leg injuries, will return to competition at next week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, the former world No. 1 said Thursday. A seven-time winner of the event at Firestone (...)
Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt could compete in the long jump or over 400 meters at the 2013 Moscow World Championships, the sprinter told Reuters Tuesday.
In a telephone interview from Jamaica, Bolt said he was aiming to emulate (...)
Gravitational force overpowered out-of-control Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili and left him unable to avoid the crash that claimed his life hours before the opening ceremony at the Vancouver Olympics, the International Luge Federation concluded (...)
Tiger Woods is expected to let the PGA Tour know soon when he will return to action, Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said Sunday.
Media speculation has linked the world No. 1 with a return before or for the US Masters in early April.
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The ambulance crew that took golfer Tiger Woods from the scene of his fateful car crash last year did not let his wife ride with him because they said the incident was a case of domestic violence, according to Florida police records cited by a local (...)
The sex scandal that engulfed Tiger Woods may have cost shareholders of companies endorsed by the world's No. 1 golfer up to $12 billion in losses, according to a study by two economics professors from the University of California, Davis.
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World champion Manny Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum will choose another opponent for the Filipino fighter after failing to reach a deal for the WBO welterweight title bout with American Floyd Mayweather.
Talks between Arum's Top Rank and Mayweather's (...)
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem gave his full support to scandal-hit Tiger Woods Thursday and said the public would now root for him as an underdog.
Finchem, who said he had not spoken to his fellow American since this month's allegations of (...)
Tiger Woods said Friday he would take an indefinite break from professional golf, admitting he cheated on his wife and bowing to the pressure of two weeks of frenzied media scrutiny of his private life.
The world's No. 1 golfer made the stunning (...)
West Indies has named Chris Gayle as captain for the three-Test tour of Australia starting on Nov. 18 with the Caribbean side anxious to put the tribulations of the recent players' strike behind them.
Gayle, who was skipper before the dispute, (...)
US Open champion Lucas Glover coasted to a five-shot victory at the end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda Wednesday after firing a five-under-par 66.
Two strokes ahead overnight in the elite 36-hole event which brings together the winners (...)
US Open champion Lucas Glover holed two monster putts on the way to a two-stroke lead in Tuesday's opening round of the end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda.
The long-hitting American drained a 60-footer to birdie the fourth and rammed (...)
The bitter dispute between West Indies players and officials, which led to a strike by senior players, has come to an end, according to a joint statement by the two parties released Tuesday.
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies (...)
Narrow wins for Mexico and the United States Wednesday hugely strengthened their chances of reaching next year's World Cup Finals while Costa Rica suffered a surprise defeat to El Salvador.
Ricardo Clark struck a 62nd minute goal as the United (...)
One of the most memorable moments of athletics history will be recalled at the Berlin world championships when the granddaughter of American Jesse Owens and the son of German Luz Long present medals in the Olympic stadium.
Black sprinter Owens, won (...)
West Indies is sticking with its weakened squad for the one-day internationals against Bangladesh despite the leading players ending their boycott.
A deal was struck on Tuesday for the players, who are in a dispute with the West Indies Cricket (...)
Players from the rebel Indian Cricket League and some big names from the sport's past are to take part in an as yet unauthorized Twenty20 tournament in New York in October, the event organizer told Reuters on Thursday.
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World number three Phil Mickelson raced two shots clear after firing a six-under-par 66 in the second round of the WGC-CA Championship at Doral on Friday.
The American left-hander, who says he is in the best form of his career, started at the 10th (...)
eun captured the $5.5 million Honda Classic at PGA National on Sunday to become just the second South Korean winner on the US PGA Tour.
Yang, ranked 460th in the world, two-putted from 50 feet at the 18th hole to complete a two-under-par round of (...)