When Mariano Rivera trotted in from the bullpen, the Fenway Park crowd rose to its feet. The greatest closer of all-time was coming out to shut down the New York Yankees' biggest rival and the Boston Red Sox fans...

Santonio Holmes isn't sure if he'll be cleared to practice for the start of training camp next Friday, but the New York Jets most accomplished receiver expressed cautious optimism Saturday that his surgically repaired foot will be ready...

With his NFL career yet to start, Miami Dolphins first-round draft pick Dion Jordan decided he didn't want to fall any farther behind. Jordan, a defensive end and linebacker from Oregon, signed a multiyear contract Saturday and will take part...

New York Giants safety Will Hill has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse, the league announced Saturday. This is the second time Hill has been banned by the NFL. Last...

Los Angeles is nearing 20 years without an NFL team, but Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn't think the second biggest market in the country will be without an NFL team for long. "Closer than ever -- ever being since...

The San Francisco 49ers' run to the Super Bowl was good for quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose jersey was the NFL's best seller over the last three months. Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers had the NFL's top-selling jersey from...

The Vancouver Canucks fired coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday. The Canucks also fired assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown. Vigneault, the Canucks' all-time leader in coaching wins, led the club to six Northwest Division titles, two Presidents' Trophy titles and an...

Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rout the Ottawa Senators for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. "I'm not talking about anything ahead of Game 5,"...

For the New York Knicks, it was about playing harder, even if not really much better. Saving their season would be more about effort than execution. "Tonight it was just one of them days where you just got to leave...

Maybe it was the extra rest, or another raucous crowd at the United Center. Maybe it was just the resumption of one of the NHL's biggest rivalries. Whatever it was, the Chicago Blackhawks finally found that extra gear they talked...