Staal leaves Team Canada for funeral
Eric Staal has left the World Championships to attend the funeral of his grandfather, John Staal, who died Sunday after a long illness.
Annika Sorenstam to retire
Annika Sorenstam will retire after the season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and delivered a defining moment when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour.
ACC Now previews Va. Tech, Virginia football
The Hokies lost four starters from their defense, while the Cavaliers need to find replacements for key personnel.
U.S. baseball to play 4 games in Cary
The U.S. Olympic baseball team will play four exhibition games in North Carolina before heading to the Beijing Games.
Ex-NFL center Whitley dies at 39
Former Carolina Panthers center Curtis Whitley has died.
Former Pats assistant meets with Goodell
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he learned nothing new about the Spygate scandal after meeting with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh for nearly 3˝ hours Tuesday.
College batters swing to own beat
Songs played as hitters step to the plate vary from heavy metal to country -- as long as hits follow.
Red Wings find the answer in Dallas
Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings got the best retaliation against Mike Ribeiro and the Dallas Stars -- a record-setting victory and a 3-0 lead in the Western finals.
Big Brown's trainer is rounding the turn
Big Brown is perfect. The colt's trainer, Rick Dutrow, admittedly is not. He once was a drug-addled horseman who was ruled off New York racetracks for five years.
Cleveland rocks at home
LeBron James scores 21 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday night to tie their best-of-seven NBA Eastern semifinal series at 2-2.
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Bryant, Garnett lead the defense
League MVP Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett were selected to the NBA all-defensive team on Monday, along with Marcus Camby, Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan.
Canes add depth on defense
The Carolina Hurricanes retained a key player for their minor-league affiliate Monday, signing defenseman Bryan Rodney to a one-year contract.
Indians, Blue Jays split twinbill
Asdrubal Cabrera delivers a home run in the first game of a doubleheader and the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history in the nightcap.
Hamilton homers as Texas wins
Josh Hamilton and Milton Bradley hit back-to-back homers in the third inning, and Ramon Vazquez delivers a 10th-inning winning shot as Texas rallies past Seattle.
Zambrano deals with cold
The Cubs's ace runs his record to 6-1 with a victory over San Diego.
Mudcats 9, Lookouts 7
Carolina spotted the Chattanooga Lookouts a six-run lead before roaring back for a victory at Five County Stadium.
Bulls 9, Chiefs 1
Durham combined three home runs with solid pitching to roll past the Syracuse Chiefs at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Woods says rehab is going well
Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks.
Indiana appears before NCAA
Indiana University tells the NCAA that its self-imposed penalties should be enough to keep the organization from having to punish the school for improper phone calls.
BCS futility hurts ACC's credibility
The ACC hasn't played in the BCS championship game since the 2000 season, when Florida State lost to Oklahoma. But the NFL draft offers some validation.
At this rally, they truly wave the green flag
Nonpolluting speed machines gather at Watkins Glen.
Biffle sends a message
Greg Biffle certainly didn't sound like a guy committed to Roush Fenway Racing when he blasted the faulty equipment that led to his last-place finish at Darlington.
Rain scrambles Indy setup
The rain that washed out days of practice and one day of qualifications for this year's Indianapolis 500 is forcing teams to adjust testing schedules.
Bears sign former Pack tight end
Given the opportunity, Marcus Stone proved he could play tight end on the college level. Now, he hopes to do it in the NFL.
Playoffs going strong
N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs continue this week in baseball, girls soccer and dual-team tennis, and playoffs begin in softball.
Teams qualify for RBC Women's Challenger
The teams of Audra Cohen and Heidi El Tabakh and Carly Gullickson and Chelsey Gullickson qualified for the remaining two spots in the main draw.
RailHawks women scrimmage
Hot off their 2-0 victory over the Carolina Dynamo, the Carolina RailHawks women's soccer team prepares for Friday's home opener with a scrimmage today.

















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