MIAMI DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins' Tony Sparano asked about injuries: 'I wouldn't know where to begin'

The Dolphins are banged up at nose guard and on the offensive line, forcing coach Tony Sparano to weigh his...

Holmgren interested in meeting with Browns

Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren says he would be interested in working for the Cleveland B...

Bush, Ellis, not making trip to Tampa

Saints to be without Bush, DE Ellis on Sunday

The undefeated New Orleans Saints will be without running back Reggie Bush as well as defensive end Sedrick...

Bad time to be playing Patriots

There's never really a good time for the New York Jets to face the Patriots. Since Bill Belichick became Ne...

DOLPHINS 24, PANTHERS 17

Miami Dolphins' Ricky Williams scores 3 TDs in win over Carolina Panthers

Ricky Williams scored three touchdowns - including one on a 46-yard burst - and the Dolphins' defense held ...

IN MY OPINION

Ricky steps up, but Miami Dolphins offense needs more than him to succeed

RAPTORS 120, HEAT 113

Miami Heat's furious rally runs out of gas

The Heat overcame a 23-point deficit to tie the score in the fourth quarter, but petered out at the end.

Nets drop to 0-13 in 98-91 loss to Knicks

Ellis leads Warriors over Blazers

Butler leads Clips to 106-99 win over Nuggets

Reserve forward Rasual Butler scored 27 points, Al Thornton added 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers withstood...

Miami Heat coach expects breakout by Dwyane Wade

Missed shots, turnovers, bad losses and a rising tide of doubters have combined to leave Heat guard Dwyane ...

HEAT NOTEBOOK

Haslem, Richardson nearing return to action

Forwards Udonis Haslem and Quentin Richardson are getting close to returning from injuries that have left t...

Gasol scores 24 in debut, Lakers top Bulls 108-93

FLORIDA MARLINS

Agent: No long-term deal for Florida Marlins' Josh Johnson

Nationals top pick Strasburg won't need surgery

The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be...

Cubs, Grabow agree to two-year deal

The Chicago Cubs on Friday agreed to a two- year deal with left-handed reliever John Grabow worth $7.5 mill...

St. Louis Cardinals announce season ticket pricing

St. Louis Cardinals season ticket prices are increasing an average of 3 percent next year.

Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

Pricey gift: MLB offers Series film set for $2,229

Major League Baseball has the perfect gift to bust a budget in a recession.

New-age stats shed light on old Cy Young votes

PANTHERS 2, RED WINGS 1 (OT)

Florida Panthers snap Motor City drought

Scott Clemmensen made 39 saves, Bryan McCabe scored in overtime and the Panthers won in Detroit for the fir...

PANTHERS NOTEBOOK

Stillman's injury halts hot stretch with Reinprecht

It took forwards Cory Stillman and Steven Reinprecht a little while to get going. Kind of like the Panthers...

Canucks rally in 3rd period, beat Avalanche 5-2

Christian Ehrhoff's second goal got Vancouver even in the third period, and Henrik Sedin then netted the go...

Heatley's hat trick leads Sharks past Flyers

Iginla's hat trick lifts Flames over Kings 5-2

Jarome Iginla scored a goal in each period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles...

Big challenge awaits Florida Panthers' much-improved defense

The Panthers defense has been much improved over the past few weeks, and it will be put to the test Friday ...

Niedermayer's OT goal lifts Ducks

Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Tampa Ba...

DUKE AT NO. 21 UM | NOON, ESPNU

Miami Hurricanes want to give seniors nice sendoff

Jacory Harris and the younger Hurricanes want to give UM seniors the proper send-off on Senior Day against ...

No. 21 Miami rallies late to beat Duke 34-16

FIU AT NO. 1 UF | 12:30 P.M., ESPN PPV

FIU faces difficult task against top-ranked Florida

FIU will be the seventh common opponent of the season for Florida and Alabama. Let the comparisons begin as...

MARYLAND AT FSU | NOON, CBS

FSU to honor defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews before game

FIU 83, N.C. CENTRAL 73

FIU men defeat N.C. Central

North Carolina Central got introduced to FIU's Marvin Roberts, and the Eagles probably wish they never had ...

Hitchens leads Akron to 63-59 win over Drake

Anthony Hitchens scored all of his 17 points in the second half and Akron rallied to defeat Drake 63-59 for...

Jacksonville State defeats Eastern Kentucky 34-26

Ryan Perrilloux passed for 191 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 115 yards and a score, setting Jacksonv...

REGION 4-2B SEMIFINAL | CHAMINADE 35, PAHOKEE 0

Chaminade ends Pahokee's Class 2B championship run

The only thing Jerrard Randall said he had ever heard before about Pahokee was how its players chased rabbi...

REGION 4-6A QUARTERFINAL | CENTRAL 36, COLUMBUS 7

Central dominates Columbus, sets up rematch with Northwestern

Rematch set. A day after Miami Northwestern did its part, Miami Central's football team had little trou...

REGION 4-5A

White powers St. Thomas Aquinas past Coral Springs

A lot of football is left before St. Thomas Aquinas can once again claim that mythical national championship.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

Ely guard braces for tough defensive task vs. Brandon Knight

When Pine Crest's Brandon Knight starts to heat up at the Chaminade Tip-Off Classic on Saturday night, Blan...

REGION 3-6A QUARTERFINAL | CAROL CITY 30, CYPRESS BAY 16

Carol City seals victory vs. Cypress Bay on wacky fake punt

Sometimes its better to be lucky rather than good. Carol City cashed in on a lucky play when punter Tean...

REGION 4-5A

South Broward beats Coconut Creek 14-6

SOUTH BROWARD 14, COCONUT CREEK 6 In a game in which the teams combined for 13 personal fouls or unsports...

REGION 4-6A QUARTERFINAL

Southridge blanks Sunset to remain perfect

SOUTHRIDGE 24, SUNSET 0 It was not the best showing for Southridge, but the Spartans continued their ...

Westwood's 66 maintains 2-shot lead in Dubai

Lee Westwood maintained his two-shot lead at the Dubai World Championships after shooting a 6-under 66 Satu...

Saturday is a wash at LPGA Tour Championship

All of Saturday's play at the LPGA Tour Championship was canceled when overnight rain left The Houstonian G...

Westwood shoots 66 to keep two-shot lead

With another money title and $2.75 million in his sights, Lee Westwood fired a six-under 66 on Saturday to ...

Westwood has 2-shot lead after 3rd round in Dubai

Rain forces LPGA Tour Championship to 54 holes

More rain on already saturated grounds at The Houstonian Country Club washed out play at the LPGA Tour Cham...

Senior rallies to win Champions Q School

Australia's Peter Senior rallied to win the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament on Friday, making...

Westwood grabs two-shot lead in Dubai

Lee Westwood birdied two of the last three holes Friday en route to a three-under 69 and a two-stroke lead ...

FORD CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND

Jimmie Johnson on pole for Ford 400 as he vies for fourth series title in row

Taking the pole for Sunday's Ford 400 gave Jimmie Johnson a boost and some peace of mind as he tries to win...

NASCAR's present, future looking good

Neatly crease the wrapping paper at the corners. Scotch Tape the end flaps. Get ready to tie the ribbon and...

Busch wins title, Nationwide finale

Kyle Busch made it a double dose of celebration, winning the Nationwide Series championship before completi...

Volkswagen program head in Homestead

The head of Volkswagen's motor sports program is at Homestead-Miami Speedway, fueling speculation that the ...

Former rivals Montoya, McMurray to be teammates

Back in March, Juan Pablo Montoya barely could get Jamie McMurray to look in his direction.

Edwards nabs Nationwide pole at Homestead

Carl Edwards will start on the pole for Saturday's Ford 300 Nationwide Series race after topping the charts...

Johnson and Martin take title race into finale

Mark Martin has lost to Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart - some of NASCAR's greatest drivers - ...

France rules out Ireland replay

The Republic of Ireland's hopes of reaching next summer's World Cup in South Africa have finally been banis...

Soccer hair-pulling fuels debate over sport sexism

The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that...

Ireland gives up on replay over Henry's hand ball

Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball.

Spain overtakes Brazil in FIFA Rankings

Spain has regained the top spot in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Rankings, which were released on Friday f...

Beckham stands up for Henry

David Beckham claims Thierry Henry did not deliberate handle the ball and has leapt to the defense of the F...

Sorry Ireland, what's done is done

Four years is a long period of time, but for players like Shay Given, Robbie Keane and the rest of Ireland'...

Ibrahimovic expects Barca to advance

Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is confident that Barcelona will overcome its Champions League wobbles and beat ...

Del Potro to play at Queen's Club tournament

ATP says it can't reopen Agassi drug case

The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about usin...

Federer will open against Verdasco in London

World No. 1 Roger Federer will open his 2009 ATP World Tour Finals against dangerous seventh-seeded Spaniar...

Belgian tennis players appeal doping bans

Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse have asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to...

Wickmayer, Malisse appeal doping suspensions

Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse have both appealed their respective one-year sus...

Federer, Del Potro in same group for ATP Finals

Federer should have his hands full in London

The draw was revealed Wednesday for the 2009 ATP World Tour finals, and world No. 1 Roger Federer is in the...

The shameful case of Caster Semenya

Ben & Jerry's names new flavor after Hannah Teter

Ben & Jerry's has named its newest ice cream flavor after Vermont native and champion snowboarder Hannah Te...

Bolt, Gay set for 3 showdowns in Diamond League

Sprint stars Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the United States will race each other at least three t...

Rochette leads Skate Canada, delights home crowd

IAAF still in talks over Caster Semenya's future

Stiegler done for season with broken bones in leg

U.S. skier Resi Stiegler is out for the season after breaking two bones in her left leg in a crash during g...

Kazakhs pledge $22 million for Astana cycling team

Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Frida...