Chris Paul had 19 points and 16 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 99-93 on Wednesday night, extending their franchise-record home winning streak to 13 games. Matt Barnes added 19 points off the...

Investor Chris Hansen, who has a deal to build an arena in Seattle to lure an NBA team, has contacted the Maloof family about buying the Sacramento Kings, people with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday. The people spoke on...

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony has been suspended one game without pay for confronting Boston's Kevin Garnett in the arena tunnel, near the players' locker rooms, and in the parking garage following Monday's game against the Boston Celtics...

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made his first public comments about the release of defensive coordinator Rob Ryan during a taped interview that aired Wednesday. Jones alluded to two losses -- at Seattle in Week 2 and to Chicago at...

The board of governors ratified the tentative agreement reached Sunday between the NHL and NHLPA, commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed Wednesday. The 30 governors on hand for the league's board of governors meeting voted unanimously to pass, completing one half of...

Team doctors have instructed New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson to cut Amar'e Stoudemire's minutes after the power forward experienced soreness in his surgically repaired left knee in Monday's loss to Boston at Madison Square Garden. Neither Woodson nor Stoudemire...

The Philadelphia Eagles have interviewed Notre Dame's Brian Kelly for their coaching vacancy. Kelly met with the Eagles on Tuesday, and there was mutual interest after the interview, according to league sources. Kelly left the country after meeting with...

The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will both be trying to pick up a win on January 7 when they battle at Sun Life Stadium in the BCS Championship Game. Alabama at Notre Dame When: 8:30 PM...

The Arkansas State Red Wolves and the Kent State Golden Flashes will both be gunning for a victory on January 6 when they meet at Ladd Peebles Stadium in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Kent State at Arkansas State When: 9:00 PM ET,...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang signed with SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL on Friday, the team announced on its website. Letang, who likely will play for the team Sunday, joins a roster that includes Ilya Kovalchuk, Vladimir Tarasenko and...