Sabres locked onto Eichel at No. 2, open in rest of draft
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Sabres are all but certain to select Boston University center Jack Eichel with the second overall pick in the upcoming NHL draft.''I figured you guys knew that, so I wondered why I had...
Judge hears arguments on Redskins trademark battle
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Lawyers for Native Americans who object to the Washington Redskins' trademark say their case has been strengthened by a recent Supreme Court ruling on license plates and the Confederate flag.A judge is hearing arguments Tuesday...
Music mogul Diddy accused of assault with workout equipment
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was released from jail after being accused of assault with a weight-room kettlebell at the athletic facilities of the University of California, Los Angeles, where his son plays football, police said.Diddy,...
NBA pipeline from Europe getting bigger, deeper and stronger
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The pipeline of players from Europe to the NBA isn't slowing down.Some current players who attended a recent Basketball Without Borders camp in Croatia believe it's growing.Pacers forward Damjan Rudez attended the same camp more than...
Armstrong selected as Canada GM for 2016 hockey World Cup
TORONTO (AP) - The World Cup will be a whole new experience for Hockey Canada.Doug Armstrong was selected as general manager of Team Canada on Monday and he said that there are advantages and challenges to the eight-team event...
LeBeau, Moore, Scarnecchia win PFWA award
Hall of Fame coach Dick LeBeau, and Tom Moore and Dante Scarnecchia have won the Paul ''Dr. Z'' Zimmerman Award from the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).The award is given for lifetime achievement as an assistant coach in...
Diddy arrested on campus of UCLA, where son plays football
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police say hip-hop music mogul Diddy has been arrested on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles.UCLA police spokeswoman Nancy Greenstein confirms that the 45-year-old - whose real name is Sean Combs -...
Nets’ Young opts out; GM King says he wants to keep him
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Thaddeus Young has informed the Brooklyn Nets he will become a free agent, and general manager Billy King says they want to keep the forward and center Brook Lopez.Young told the Nets on Monday,...
Las Vegas welcomes NHL for awards, meetings
LAS VEGAS (AP) - With talk of expansion to Las Vegas percolating, the city welcomes the NHL this week for another awards show while general managers and the board of governors set the league's short- and long-term future.This is...
2 University of Missouri athletes hurt in Columbia crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A football player and a women's basketball player from the University of Missouri have been injured after their car flipped in Columbia.The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Harold Brantley, a defensive lineman, was seriously injured...