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Adam Wainwright sprinted to the mound for the ninth inning, sending a message that he had plenty left. He pretended not to notice when the bullpen got busy, and he avoided eye contact with manager Mike Matheny....

Minnesota's starting quarterback this week will be Matt Cassel or Christian Ponder, not Josh Freeman....

Nobody figured that Tiger Woods, bad back and all, would have to hit a meaningful shot on Sunday at the Presidents Cup....

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling - whose video game company collapsed into bankruptcy last year, prompting a high-profile lawsuit in Rhode Island - is selling off furniture, sports collectibles and even......

Notre Dame has dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll after losing its second game of the season, and Arizona State moved in after the Sun Devils' win prompted Southern California to fire coach Lane Kiffin.

USC fired Lane Kiffin early Sunday morning, not long after the team lost 62-41 at Arizona State....

It's not unusual for Henrik Stenson to finish a round with fewer than 14 golf clubs in his bag. That happened a week ago when he slammed his driver into the ground with force and the head came off. There might have been other rounds when he had even fewer clubs when he was done.

Teams usually can't wait to get out of the cramped quarters of the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field. Not so the Atlanta Braves, who were delighted to put in some overtime in the less-than-friendly confines Friday......

San Francisco 49ers All-Pro linebacker Aldon Smith was released from jail Friday after his pickup truck apparently struck a tree and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and marijuana possession,......

All three San Tan Valley high schools fought hard at their football games last night, Sept 20th.  

The Boston Red Sox waited four years to get back to baseball's postseason. They were more than happy to put off their playoff celebration one more day....

Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s dominating win over Canelo Alvarez was the richest fight ever, a box-office smash at the arena and on television....

Congratulations to the Combs High School Freshmen Football team on their win against Queen Creek on Sept 17th.  Winning the game 27-6, the Combs Freshman team is now undefeated 3-0! Players of the game selected were #5 Skylar Johnson (overall), #4 Fide Quiarte (offensive) and #36 Sheldon Pearson (defensive).

The Los Angeles Dodgers soaked everyone in sight with champagne in the clubhouse. Many players raced back out for a celebratory dip in Arizona's Chase Field swimming pool....

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is a year removed from canceling preseason games in the early stages of the league's lockout of its players. Now there are rising television ratings, along with participation in another Winter Olympics and settled ownership in Phoenix and New Jersey. So where does the NHL go from here?