With hockey set to return after a four-month lockout, the NHL is apologizing again. Echoing last week's remarks by commissioner Gary Bettman, the NHL is using full-page newspaper ads Thursday to tell fans it's sorry for the lockout that delayed...

Kobe Bryant has been voted to his NBA-record 15th consecutive All-Star start, leading four Los Angeles players into next month's game. 2013 NBA All-Star Starters Eastern Conference Player Votes LeBron James, MIA 1,583,646 Carmelo Anthony, NYK 1,460,950 Dwyane Wade, MIA 1,052,310 Rajon Rondo, BOS 924,180 Kevin Garnett,...

Before Alvin Gentry was fired by the Phoenix Suns, there had been three major -- sudden, shocking, impulse-driven -- coaching changes in the NBA this season that all seem to need explanation. Mike Brown (Los Angeles) gone five games into...

Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni is wrestling with the idea of bringing Pau Gasol off the bench, and the four-time All-Star is not embracing the thought of a potential demotion. Gasol was a substitute Thursday after missing five games...

Coming off a season of disappointment and dysfunction, the New York Jets started the rebuilding process by hiring Seattle Seahawks executive John Idzik as their new general manager. Idzik, the fourth GM in Woody Johnson's 13 years as Jets' owner,...

Alvin Gentry had a successful run with Steve Nash and the previous version of the Phoenix Suns, leading them to the 2010 Western Conference finals. Gentry didn't mesh quite as well with the new bunch at Planet Orange and it...

In a radical departure from his ground-and-pound philosophy, New York Jets coach Rex Ryan is bringing the West Coast offense to New Jersey. Ryan has decided to hire former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, league sources confirmed. Mornhinweg will...

Marco Belinelli made a game-winning jumper with 3.1 seconds left, Jimmy Butler scored six points in overtime and the Chicago Bulls extended their Friday night road show by beating the Boston Celtics 100-99. Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 20...

Former Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid had a hand in helping the franchise land his successor in Chip Kelly. Reid, the winningest coach in franchise history who was fired after a disappointing 4-12 season, reached out to Kelly, owner Jeffrey...

John Elway, of all people, agreed with that call. Given the ball at his 20 with 31 seconds, two timeouts and one of the best quarterbacks in the game, the Broncos coach decided to run out the clock and head...