Bob Knight, known as much for his fiery temper as his basketball brilliance, resigned Monday at Texas Tech, handing the team over to his son. ...more

February 5, 2008

University of South Florida athletic director Doug Woolard has revised the school's latest contract offer to football coach Jim Leavitt. The new deal increases the amount Leavitt would receive if fired from USF and also offers to decrease Leavitt's buyout. ...more

February 5, 2008

TAMPA The absence and presence of D Dan Boyle on the ice each stand out for the same reason - he means that much to the Lightning attack. ...more

February 3, 2008

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig should have been fired long ago for his incompetence in handling the game's steroid era. ...more

January 28, 2008

The Red Sox and the A's will open the 2008 regular season with a two-game series on March 25-26 at Tokyo Dome. ...more

January 24, 2008

Sidney Crosby's high ankle sprain will force him to miss Sunday's NHL All-Star Game and six to eight weeks of the season, a major setback that means the Penguins must play most of their remaining schedule without the league's marquee player. ...more

January 23, 2008

A lot of people who think they know Bucs coach Jon Gruden probably think that playing a regular-season game in London is just about the last thing he would ever want to do. ...more

January 22, 2008

The Bucs recognized that the price of keeping a good defensive coordinator had gone up this offseason. More importantly, they were willing to pay that increased price. ...more

January 19, 2008

Caron Butler scored 21 and Antawn Jamison added 20 points and 10 rebounds to lift the Washington Wizards to an 88-83 victory against the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Butler scored nine points during a 25-6 run over the final 6:24 of the fourth quarter to give the Wizards their fifth win in the last six games against Boston. Boston lost consecutive games at home and overall for the first time all season and dropped to 30-6. The Celtics are 2-3 over their last five and have averaged 85 points a game over that span. Eddie House scored his only five points of the game to give the Celtics their largest lead at 77-63 with 6:24 remaining before the Wizards rallied. SPURS 89, 76ERS 82: Manu Ginobili scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead San Antonio to victory over Philadelphia. Tim Duncan added 18 points and 16 rebounds to give the Spurs their second straight win. JAZZ 98, BUCKS 87: Deron Williams scored 24 of his 33 points in the second half and had 10 assists as Utah rallied to beat Milwaukee. BOBCATS 119, NUGGETS 116: Gerald Wallace scored 40 points, Matt Carroll hit two free throws with 4.6 seconds left, and Charlotte made the big plays down the stretch this time in a win over Denver. TRAIL BLAZERS 99, NETS 73: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points to lead Portland to its 18th win in the last 20 games with a victory over New Jersey. CAVALIERS: Coach Mike Brown received a two-year contract extension Monday that will keep him with the club through the 2010-11 season. The Associated Press ...more

January 15, 2008

Players entering their 10th season, coming off a major injury and in the midst of a position change rarely make an impact. ...more

January 13, 2008