The pain and frustration of last year’s playoffs are now a distant memory for Chris Bosh. 'He is our most important player for a reason,' coach Erik Spoelstra said.

As Kevin Durant lost his stars, Dwayne Wade aligned with his so he would no longer feel as overwhelmed and behind as Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul and Durant must feel today.

Tom Koehler allowed three hits and one run in six innings for the Marlins but was outdueled by Arizona's Brandon McCarthy, who tossed a complete-game three-hitter to blank Miami.

After producing 19 runs in the first two games of the series, UM’s offense fizzled Saturday in a 10-1 loss to Georgia Tech to end the regular season. Next up is the ACC tournament.

Oxbow led from start to finish and won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.

Despite a flurry of offseason moves, the Dolphins still have ample cap space and will continue tweaking the roster.

The San Diego Chargers agreed Saturday to a two-year deal with aging star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million.

Bills defensive end Mario Williams isn't any closer to getting back his $785,000 diamond engagement ring from his former fiancee, Erin Marzouki.

Miami general manager Jeff Ireland and six other Dolphins scouts attended FIU’s Pro Day in March.

LeBron James has seen his free-throw average rise during the playoffs after enlisting the help of teammate and specialist Ray Allen.

The pain and frustration of last year’s playoffs are now just a distant memory for Chris Bosh. ‘He is our most important player for a reason,’ coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Persistence paid off for an Archbishop Coleman Carroll senior. She asked (and asked) and ultimately received Dwyane Wade as her prom date.

Dwyane Wade watched Kevin Durant against Memphis, and it was like watching a flailing man drown, wave after wave crashing upon him until he had no breath to give. Durant averaged 29 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists per game in the series that ended his season. Those were not merely better than the averages Durant posted in this, the best regular season of his young life. Those were not merely better averages than the ones that just won LeBron James his fourth NBA MVP award. Those were better averages than the ones that represent Michael Jordan’s entire career. But Durant’s season is over now, and Wade watched it happen through what felt like a rearview mirror.

Heat players have been steadfastly neutral in claiming no preference as they waited for Indiana and New York to figure out which would play the underdog in the NBA’s upcoming Eastern Conference finals. Confident champions do not deign to worry about who’s next; they leave the worrying to opponents. The lion who runs the jungle does not much care if he is feasting on zebra or antelope, after all.

Indiana Pacers guard George Hill has been cleared to play Saturday night against the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Arizona slugger Paul Goldschmidt belted two two-run home runs off a suddenly ineffective Kevin Slowey as Miami’s losing streak reached six.

When Cody Ross saw how miserable the Marlins were in April and early May of 2006, he wanted desperately to play for them. And when his desire came true on May 26 of that year when the Reds traded him to the Marlins, Ross said he “let out this outburst scream — yes!”

Adeiny Hechavarria has spent most of the season struggling to hit his weight. But after racing into third base on a ball hit into the gap in right-center Thursday, Hechavarria found himself leading the majors in triples with five.

Everth Cabrera singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth against Jordan Zimmermann, and Yonder Alonso homered and helped turn a heads-up double-play as the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Saturday night.

The first inning had been the Milwaukee Brewers' strongest suit all season. This time, the St. Louis Cardinals turned the tables and put them in a hole just large enough that six RBIs from Aramis Ramirez left them short.

Things are going so well for the Pittsburgh Pirates these days that opposing teams can't even make routine catches.

Alberto Callaspo hit a three-run homer in Los Angeles' five-run seventh inning, and the Angels beat the White Sox 12-9 on Saturday to end Chicago's four-game winning streak.

After putting nine runs on the board, the Chicago White Sox were still lamenting the six baserunners they stranded in the first three innings against Joe Blanton. Those missed opportunities ultimately came back to haunt them.

Jordan Pacheco hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth and Carlos Gonzalez added a solo homer, helping the Colorado Rockies hold on for a 10-9 win over San Francisco on Friday night that snapped a 10-game skid against the Giants.

In the corner of the Boston Bruins' locker room, hanging from the hooks in Andrew Ference's stall, is a yellow running singlet with the team's "Spoked B" logo on the front.

Jason Spezza doesn't have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season.

UM’s offense fizzled Saturday in a loss to Georgia Tech to end the regular season. Next up is the ACC tournament.

The Panthers, who finished with a losing record for the first time in five years, say they can turn it around in the conference tournament.

Larkin registered a jaw-dropping 44-inch vertical leap, the second highest ever and best since Kenny Gregory jumped 45.5 inches in 2001.

The UM women’s tennis team has reached its eighth consecutive Sweet 16 without a player ranked higher than 60th in the nation.

The Patriots had no answer for the Cougars’ highly touted prospect Tyler Danish on the mound or at the plate in Friday’s semifinal.

Haines City’s suicide squeeze in the seventh inning gave the Hornets the winning run against St. Thomas Aquinas.

The Monsignor Pace baseball team has 17 seniors who still have a sour taste in their mouths from a 1-0 state semifinal loss to Bishop Verot that ended their junior seasons last year.

Westwood Christian took home the Class 2A trophy thanks to a potent offense and Jason Gutierrez’s complete-game, one-hit effort.

Though it lists only two seniors on its roster, Archbishop McCarthy is trying to make state history with four titles in a row.

Kendrick Gutierrez knows how to make an entrance.

Danny Garcia made up for Westwood Christian’s sluggish offense by pitching a 12-strikeout shutout in the 2A state semifinal.

Blanche Ely star guard Dallas Cameron has signed a letter of intent to attend Stephen F. Austin University following a decommitment to American University.

When Troy Cameron accepted the baseball coaching job at his alma mater, he didn’t expect to be so busy at this time of year.

Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left.

Anna Nordqvist was putting like a rookie again - and that's a good thing.

Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend.

Jamie McMurray has won the Sprint Showdown to transfer into the $1 million All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Jamie McMurray won the Sprint Showdown to transfer into the $1 million All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Once again, Chip Ganassi Racing will start the Indianapolis 500 packed close together.

Ed Carpenter knew he was capable of another fast run, and it earned him the pole for the Indianapolis 500.

At the height of his father's success at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would sit in the Turn 1 condos overlooking the track.

Indianapolis 500 qualifying has begun after a rain delay of more than two hours.

Danica Patrick said she can't explain why she's popular among NASCAR fans.

Turns out Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a pretty good cook.

Will Landon Donovan ever rejoin the U.S. national team? Will he play in the Brazil World Cup next summer? That remains to be seen. It looks like he won’t be on the team anytime in the near future, and that’s a shame, because he has been such a good leader on and off the field.

Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham was finally overwhelmed and reduced to tears as he went out in a burst of fireworks and cheers Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.

The Copa del Rey trophy could have been coach Jose Mourinho's parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a disappointing season filled with locker-room turmoil and failure in La Liga and the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club after retirement, possibly in an ambassadorial role.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday - exactly a week before the French Open starts.

Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two early defeats.

Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of illness.

The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.

The consistent sprint stakes veteran Close It Out and the speedy stakes newcomer Wickersheim head the field for Saturday’s $55,000 Champali Stakes at Calder Casino & Race Course.

Close it Out rolled to an easy victory in the Champali Stakes, and trainer Steve Towne has plans to make it a big year for the horse.

Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.

Wrestling's governing body has approved new rule and constitutional changes aimed at modernizing the sport and keeping it in the Olympics after 2016.

Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall.

Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction.

There are only two outcomes when it comes to Saturday's Preakness Stakes - either the Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, or another horse pulls an upset and prevents a shot at history.

Early Saturday morning, Shug McGaughey was walking back and forth in front of the stakes barn at Pimlico.

After putting nine runs on the board, the Chicago White Sox were still lamenting the six baserunners they stranded in the first three innings against Joe Blanton. Those missed opportunities ultimately came back to haunt them.

Jamie McMurray won the Sprint Showdown to transfer into the $1 million All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Once again, Chip Ganassi Racing will start the Indianapolis 500 packed close together.

Jamie McMurray has won the Sprint Showdown to transfer into the $1 million All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Alberto Callaspo hit a three-run homer in Los Angeles' five-run seventh inning, and the Angels beat the White Sox 12-9 on Saturday to end Chicago's four-game winning streak.

Anna Nordqvist was putting like a rookie again - and that's a good thing.

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