Germany is without Borussia Dortmund trio Marcel Schmelzer, Marco Reus and Mario Goetze for its visit to France in a Paris friendly set for Wednesday. Defender Schmelzer misses out with an ankle problem, midfielder Goetze has a flu virus and...

Organized crime gangs have fixed or tried to fix hundreds of soccer matches around the world in recent years, including World Cup qualifiers, European Championship qualifiers and and two UEFA Champions League games, Europol announced Monday. The European Union's police...

Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine was suspended three games for an elbow to the head of Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds on Friday night. Erskine was punished Saturday for a hit he delivered to Simmonds' face that sent him to the...

The Dallas Stars have activated center Derek Roy and goalie Cristopher Nilstorp from the injured list. Roy, who missed five games with a groin injury, will be available Monday night at Colorado. Nilstorp and defenseman Jordie Benn have been sent...

Chicago Bulls All-Star center Joakim Noah doesn't think he will play Monday night against the Indiana Pacers because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot, and power forward Carlos Boozer is a game-time decision because of a right hamstring...

Jose Calderon has been cleared to play for the Detroit Pistons. He was expected to be in the lineup Monday night against the New York Knicks. The Spanish-born point guard had been unable to play for his new team because...

Dallas Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki declared himself ready to return after missing the past two games with a strained right thigh muscle. Nowitzki plans to play Monday night against the defending Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder, although he...

Frank Gore evidently isn't ready to concede to the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. Following the San Francisco 49ers' 34-31 loss to the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII, Gore claimed that Baltimore "got away with one." "It's tough," the Niners star...

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Sunday's 34-minute blackout won't impact the city of New Orleans' chances of hosting another Super Bowl. "I fully expect that we will be back here for Super Bowls," he said Monday morning. "And I hope...

Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens were turning the Super Bowl into a rout when, without even a flicker of warning, the power went off. When the game resumed 34 minutes later, the San Francisco 49ers were the ones playing...