AP Sports WriterOnce again, ACC is top-ranked Clemson ... and everyone elseBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Syracuse coach Dino Babers has to look outside...

AP Baseball WriterCueto dazzles in season debut, Giants beat Pirates 5-4By JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Cap on backward, Johnny Cueto punctuated his pitches...

AP Basketball WriterA shocker: US beaten by France 89-79 in World Cup quartersBy TIM REYNOLDSDONGGUAN, China (AP) No gold. No medal. No more...

Tennessee CB Thompson permitted to return to practiceKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson has been cleared to return to practice less than...

Associated PressArenado's 482-foot homer lifts Rockies over Cardinals 2-1By MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Nolan Arenado sent a ball soaring out of Coors Field, and...

Counterfeit NBA championship rings seized at LA airportLOS ANGELES (AP) Twenty-eight counterfeit NBA championship rings have been seized by federal authorities at Los...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma State booster, superfan T. Boone Pickens dies at 91By CLIFF BRUNTT. Boone Pickens was known as one of the world's richest...

LEADING OFF: 9/11 tributes, HR record nears, Yelich injuryBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Wednesday:REMEMBERINGMajor League Baseball pays tribute...

Counterfeit NBA championship rings seized at LA airportLOS ANGELES (AP) Twenty-eight counterfeit NBA championship rings have been seized by federal authorities at Los...

Associated PressJones eager to show he's up to being Notre Dame's top backBy ANTHONY ANDERSONSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Tony Jones Jr. is in...