Nets crush Bulls in first playoff game in Brooklyn

2013-04-21 14:39:44

Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and the Nets turned the Brooklyn blackout into a blowout.

Bolt to head cast at London's 'anniversary games'

2013-04-19 17:30:58

Usain Bolt will return to London to compete in the IAAF Diamond League meeting at the Olympic Stadium in which he achieved a clean sweep of gold medals last year.

UK 'quadruple-checking' London Marathon security after Boston

2013-04-19 15:54:57

Britain is "double, triple, quadruple checking" security arrangements for this weekend's London marathon after the tragic events in Boston this week, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Thursday.

Sacramento fans rally to keep Kings at finale

2013-04-19 08:20:03

The ever-faithful fans of the Sacramento Kings pushed the uncertainty aside and did what they have done for parts of four decades during a 112-108 loss in the regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Calfornia investors bid for team to ward off move

2013-04-19 08:20:03

California investors made a formal offer to purchase the Sacramento Kings basketball team, the NBA said on Wednesday, in the hopes of staving off a competing bid that would move the team to Seattle.

Lakers get No 7 seed

2013-04-19 08:20:03

The Los Angeles Lakers secured a playoff spot even before taking the court, then needed overtime of their own game to learn where they were seeded.

McGrady back in NBA with Spurs

2013-04-18 01:50:25

Tracy McGrady has traded his starring role in China for a bit part in the United States … for a while, anyway.

Boston Marathon organizers say race will return in 2014

2013-04-17 11:12:12

The organizers of the Boston Marathon said on Tuesday they planned to hold the 118th edition of the race next year, vowing to continue in the wake of a bombing attack that killed three and injured 176 at the finish line on Monday.

London Marathon to hold 3-second tribute for Boston

2013-04-17 11:12:12

A 30-second silence will be held at the start of the London Marathon on Sunday and runners are encouraged to wear a black ribbon to show support for Boston Marathon.

Obama hosts 2012 US BCS national champion team

2013-04-16 15:20:13

US President Barack Obama hosts the 2012 BCS National Champion University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, April 15, 2013.

The 78-year-old runner behind the Boston photo

2013-04-16 14:52:08

78-year-old Washington state man running his third Boston Marathon was near the finish line when he was knocked down by one of two bomb blasts and caught in a news photograph that quickly went viral.

Boston games postponed, cancelled after blasts

2013-04-16 09:54:23

The National Hockey League has postponed Monday's game between the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators due to the deadly explosions that hit the Boston Marathon earlier in the day, while the NBA has called off a Boston Celtics game. 3 dead, 141 injured in US marathon bomb Boston blasts prompt review of London Marathon Factbox - Key facts about the Boston Marathon