Saturday, Feb.04, 2012 - 3:24 am

Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Saturday, Feb.04, 2012 - 2:52 am

University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence, the school announced on Friday.

Saturday, Feb.04, 2012 - 2:19 am

Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says the days of the back-to-the-basket center in the NBA are over.

Saturday, Feb.04, 2012 - 2:13 am

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who has battled drug and alcohol addictions, had a relapse with alcohol on Monday.

Saturday, Feb.04, 2012 - 1:23 am

Federal prosecutors say they are closing a criminal investigation of Lance Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs.

Saturday, Feb.04, 2012 - 12:34 am

Behind the laid-back exterior, he's a driven, confident, karaoke-singing prankster

Saturday, Feb.04, 2012 - 12:31 am

Win and he's in. That is Plaxico Burress' take on New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.

Saturday, Feb.04, 2012 - 12:30 am

The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a deal with free agent forward Kenyon Martin.

Friday, Feb.03, 2012 - 11:59 pm

Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

Friday, Feb.03, 2012 - 9:53 pm

The Los Angeles Dodgers asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge on Friday to disallow claims against the team filed by Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan nearly beaten to death outside Dodger Stadium last spring.

Friday, Feb.03, 2012 - 9:34 pm

Bill Belichick said injured tight end Rob Gronkowski had no setbacks after his first practice of Super Bowl week.

Friday, Feb.03, 2012 - 9:27 pm

Peyton Manning's agent said Friday his client will play again but he couldn't give a timetable of when he will be at full strength throwing the football.