Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings moved to the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night....

Herb Vincent, LSU’s lead spokesman for both the academic and athletic sides of the university, is stepping down to take a similar position …...

BOSTON (AP) — Drew Stubbs and Mark Reynolds drove in three runs each and Cleveland had 16 hits in the Indians' 12-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in manager Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park on Thursday...

Anze Kopitar and Slava Voynov scored, and Jeff Carter added an empty-net goal as the defending Stanley Cup champions won their 13th consecutive home game in dominant fashion and lead the series 3-2....

Nets try to contact Celtics coach Doc Rivers, but he plans on remaining in Boston....

They tried to run with “he’s not nice” as a slogan for Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant. That may very well be true when you’re talking about the way he devastates his opponents on the basketball court, but......

INDIANAPOLIS — A year ago, quarterback Andrew Luck was unable to attend the Indianapolis Colts’ organized team activity practices due to school commitments at Stanford. Luck, though, went on to have a stellar year for the Colts......

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Rick Osentoski/USA TODAY SportsHawks goalie Corey Crawford stopped 25 of 26 shots against the Red Wings on Thursday.DETROIT -- Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith likely summed up what his entire team was feeling after they dropped a......

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NEW YORK – It looks like the Bruins aren’t quite done with their inconsistent ways just yet. They had outplayed the Rangers pretty much all series en route to taking a 3-0 lead, making it easy to forget about their Jekyll-and-Hyde......

When Howard wasn't using his glove or pads to deny Toews, Detroit's skaters were rattling him and his teammates with a physical presence that is clearly making them uncomfortable....

Reds prospect LHP Tony Cingrani returns to Louisville Bats...

On a vacation to Thailand, Affeldt was walking ahead of his father when a man grabbed his arm and tried to pull him into a building. Affeldt uses that anecdote as the entree to his book, "To Stir a Movement," a rare writing by an active at...

Ryan Dempster managed to navigate his way through the start of the first inning to the end of the frame in an economical fashion, needing only 15 pitches to get past the first four batters he faced in the game....

St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford talks about the #STL4OKC initiative that he's joined which will help support tornado-ravaged victims in Oklahoma....

Pierre Jackson is one of the smallest players in the 2013, but after Nate Robinson destroyed the Nets in the playoffs, they and others may not be so opposed to taking a 5'10" athlete with good range....

Head coach Will Wade has called for a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga basketball coaching staff meeting Monday morning....

Scratch Doc Rivers' name off the Nets' wish list. Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge denied the Nets permission to speak to Rivers about their head coaching gig, according t...

What we have here is a failure to concentrate....

After serving as president for the Green Bay Packers for 19 years and in additional roles for 37 overall, Bob Harlan stepped down for good Jan. 28, 2008. Finally, carefree days were ahead, to be filled with whatever projects and hobbies he wanted....

Jonathan Toews talks about his three-straight penalties in Game 4 and believes the Blackhawks still have what it takes to win the series....

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BOSTON -- There is no mystery to why Ryan Dempster lasted just three innings Thursday night. “My command’s been terrible," he said. Dempster walked six batters in just 4 2/3 innings in his last start, Saturday in Minnesota, when......

BOSTON -- This has been a trying spring for Will Middlebrooks in his first full season with the Red Sox. He endured the worst slump of his professional career, one in which he batted .093 (5-for-54) over a span of two weeks and 14 games. On......

DETROIT — On April 20, after a shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks, the Detroit Red Wings found themselves in ninth place, on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture. They had 20 wins, and 24 losses — in regulation, overt...

DETROIT -- Even when Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews isn't scoring, he often finds plenty of other ways to be a game-changer. [+] Enlarge Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesJonathan Toews had a frustrating night with three second-period penalties....

Justin Dunning is a 6-3, 190-pound Safety from Whitehouse, TX. Named Class 4A All-State safety as a sophomore (2012)....

BOSTON – The Red Sox won’t want to remember the end result of Terry Francona’s return to Fenway Park on Thursday. And if they do, it should only be to serve as motivation going forward. There was a nice moment prior to the second in...

Jim Zabel passed away on Thursday, May 23rd and the world is a less optimistic place because of it. If you are reading this, you likely knew about Jim...