No player around the Giants wants to disappoint Eli Manning, but that is what Hakeem Nicks did yesterday by being a surprise no-show at the team’s first organized team activity practice......

From the blog Big League Stew: The Juice returns for season No. 6! It's almost eligible for free-agency! Stop by daily for news from the action, along with great photos, stats, video highlights and more. Chris Davis’ hot-hitting season continue...

Go ahead and start humming the theme from The Jeffersons because today we're discussing the possibility of the Portland Trail Blazers moving on up in the 2013 NBA Draft....

Padres Daily Update: Gyorko's long homers...

A day after the NBA Draft order was set for the June 27 event with the lottery, Trey Burke is getting a feeling about his targeted area....

Former Michigan State defenseman Torey Krug of Livonia is the talk of hockey in Boston after scoring goals in each of his first two playoff games for the Bruins as an emergency call-up....

From Yahoo! Sports: Curiously left on the bench at the end of devastating OT loss to the Heat, All-Star center Roy Hibbert says his coach and the Heat will hear from him next time....

Paul George made all the clutch shots, but LeBron James made the last one for the Heat....

CHICAGO — Terry Francona hasn’t managed against the Red Sox at Fenway Park since July 17, 1999, when he was with the Phillies. He returns to the third base dugout Thursday when his Cleveland Indians arrive for a four-game series....

CHICAGO – The Red Sox’ hitting coaches feel Jacoby Ellsbury is about to break out. They see the progress in the leadoff hitter’s swing in batting practice and feel it’s just a matter of time....

The Miami Heat were set to inbound. LeBron James stood in the lane, flanked by Paul George, who had been hailed as one of the few players capable of at least making life uncomfortable for the indefensible James....

Auburn OC Rhett Lashlee visited the school of a 4-star defensive tackle Tuesday....

ESPN.com's Chad Ford projects center Mason Plumlee and guard Jamaal Franklin to the Atlanta Hawks in his latest mock draft...

Lebron James made the game winner Wednesday night in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers tonight, so we mind as well pay homage by showing pics of Lebron in high school....

Pacers-Heat Gameflash for game played on May 22, 2013...

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From the blog Big League Stew: This isn't just the year of great fan catches, this is the year of the fan making a miraculous catch while dangerously cradling a baby. First, we had a fan in Houston making a sweet lunging catch with his cap ….....

CHICAGO -- Anything planned for Terry Francona upon his return to Fenway Park on Thursday night? "Nothing," said Dustin Pedroia, the Sox second baseman and longtime Francona cribbage partner. "I got nothing." Impressed by how we...

Gordon Edes previews the four-game set between the Indians and Red Sox, including Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park....

At the timeout late Wednesday, Dwyane Wade got close to LeBron James, closer than any Pacer would get on the next possession. There was nothing left for Wade to do now. His night, after a sixth foul, was done....

MILWAUKEE — Dodgers manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star rightfielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-2, Wednesday....

From the blog Puck Daddy: No. 1 Star: James Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins As part of their 7-3 win over the Ottawa Senators in Game 4, Neal scored twice, including a power play tally, and assisted on an another as the Penguins took a 3-1 series......

The Carolina Panthers signed defensive tackle Star Lotulelei, the 14th overall pick in April's draft, to a four-year deal, his agent told the Associated Press on Wednesday. The 6-foot-2, 311-pounder out of the University of Utah is "extremely.....

The Carolina Panthers signed defensive tackle Star Lotulelei, the 14th overall pick in April's draft, to a four-year deal, his agent told the Associated Press on Wednesday. The 6-foot-2, 311-pounder out of the University of Utah is "extremely.....

From the blog Big League Stew: With themed outfits becoming a trend du jour among baseball teams, members of the Baltimore Orioles decided to get extra denim-y Wednesday as they traveled from New York to Toronto to start a series with the Blue......

Two former high school rivals and a first-round flameout.No, this isn’t a reality show — it’s the battle for the Giants’ middle linebacker spot, made vacant when Chase......

Frank Vogel isn’t worried just yet about the Big Four-Oh, although that landmark birthday is coming up June 21....

Kings right wing Justin Williams heard a reporteru001bs question Wednesday. No doubt about it. He took a little extra time to formulate his answer to her question, however....

Game 1 between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers was full of heroics. Chris “Birdman Birdman” Anderson was hitting clutch free throws, shot seven-of-seven from the field and came up with key defensive plays. Dwyane Wade was, at times,......

Phil Jackson has been all over the news over the past week. It all started when the details of his new book was revealed about how he compared Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. More importantly, people still want to know whether there is any chance......