Popovich sees Australia as World Cup basketball threatMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Team USA coach Gregg Popovich sees Australia as a title threat at the...

Baseball fan born in 1908 celebrates her 111th birthdaySUNAPEE, N.H. (AP) A woman has celebrated her 111th birthday in New Hampshire with a...

Not a 'tattooed guy': Larry Bird wants mural changedINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Larry Bird likes the mural but not the tatts.A lawyer for the former...

Pirates place Chris Archer on IL with shoulder inflammationPITTSBURGH (AP) Chris Archer has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder...

AP Basketball WriterFor Celtics, USA World Cup camp is a preseason bonusBy TIM REYNOLDSRed, white and blue. The colors of USA Basketball.Except this summer,...

Associated PressRays rally in 9th, beat Mariners 7-6 to avoid sweepBy MARK DIDTLERST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Rays struggled during a...

AP Sports WriterWild hire Bill Guerin as new general managerBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe Minnesota Wild have hired Bill Guerin, who won two Stanley Cups as...

Forward Colin White signs six-year deal with Ottawa SenatorsOTTAWA (AP) The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Colin White to a six-year contract with...

Russ Conway, writer who brought down hockey union boss, diesLAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) Russ Conway, a hockey writer who was a Pulitzer Prize finalist...

Wendy Anderson, wife of Arkansas State coach, dies at 49JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Wendy Anderson, the wife of Arkansas State football coach Blake Anderson,...