ANAHEIM Calif. - This loss seemed a lot less important to the White Sox. Chicago played with heavy hearts Wednesday night after the death of longtime pregame instructor Kevin Hickey at age 56 following a lengthy illness. Gavin Floyd gave up a three-…

WASHINGTON Dwayne De Rosario scored in the first half and Hamdi Salihi added his first goal at RFK Stadium in the second to help D.C. United beat the Colorado Rapids 2-0 on Wednesday night. United (6-4-3) is undefeated in six home games after opening…

The chastising chatter that often surrounds LeBron James grew loud again Tuesday night the questions about heart and poise and that game of hot potato that he sometimes likes to play late in games. It was mostly fair play of course not only because…

Three games in the Celtics and 76ers are beginning to separate. And that s not just a reference to the blowout. A win like Wednesday night's 107-91 drubbing in Game 3 will bring about that conclusion but it's about more than the score. Little pointed…

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Los Angeles Lakers gave everything they had and it still wasn't enough. The Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Lakers 77-75 in a hard-fought defensive battle in Game 2 on Wednesday night inside Chesapeake Energy Arena. It was…

(Reuters) - Off-course distractions by his peers and the media were always going to be a challenge for in-demand Matt Kuchar at this week's Byron Nelson Championship in Irving Texas but he says he would not have it any other way. Just three days after…

ST. PETERSBURG Fla. As a longtime National Leaguer Cody Ross is a relative novice in the circus act of trying to catch a fly ball under the big top at Tropicana Field. And he lost sight of the ball. Ultimately Ross made the catch. But his feet…

SAN ANTONIO There was an interesting tweet from Magic Johnson on Wednesday the Hall of Fame guard saying what so many in Clippers Nation want to believe and what the Clippers themselves firmly contend. "The Clippers can win this series but they…

NEW YORK -- The New Jersey Devils quickly changed the game plan: instead of letting the New York Rangers block their shots they decided to deflect some themselves. It worked twice and the Eastern Conference finals are all even as a result. David Clarkson…

ROME (Reuters) - World number one Victoria Azarenka suffered a blow to her French Open preparations when she was forced to pull out of the Italian Open with a right shoulder injury on Wednesday but an aching Roger Federer gingerly advanced to the third…