MIAMI (AP) — In its new role as a warmup to the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl became a series of wind sprints. Long gains were the rule and hard hitting was the exception as the AFC beat the NFC 41-34 on Sunday night. Light showers fell for much of the game, stirring memories of […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are doing their best to forget all those awful memories of playing in the Boston Garden. Kobe Bryant sank the go-ahead basket with 7.3 seconds left, and the Lakers won 90-89 on Sunday for their third consecutive victory over the struggling Celtics. Boston has not been able to […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are doing their best to forget all those awful memories of playing in the Boston Garden. Kobe Bryant sank the go-ahead basket with 7.3 seconds left, and the Lakers won 90-89 on Sunday for their third consecutive victory over the struggling Celtics. Boston has not been able to […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ben Crane put his name back in the news for the best reason of all. He won another golf tournament. Crane made two birdie putts longer than 45 feet to build a big enough cushion that missing a few short putts down the stretch didn’t cost him Sunday in the Farmers […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The new Action Express Racing team showed up at Daytona International Speedway this week simply looking to take its new engine for a test run. What a run it was. Joao Barbosa powered the team to the 24 Hours of Daytona title Sunday, finishing an improbable victory in the organization’s […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The new Action Express Racing team showed up at Daytona International Speedway this week simply looking to take its new engine for a test run. What a run it was. Joao Barbosa powered the team to the 24 Hours of Daytona title Sunday, finishing an improbable victory in the organization’s […]

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — U.S. Olympic freestyle skier Daron Rahlves dislocated his right hip after a nasty wreck in his opening skicross race Sunday at the Winter X Games, an injury that could hurt his chances of going to Vancouver. But a doctor who checked him out at the scene was optimistic about Rahlves’ prognosis […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — While the Pittsburgh Penguins are unbeaten in shootouts this season, Evgeni Malkin usually skips them. He’s tried skating fast and skating slow, shooting backhanders and forehanders and between the pads, all with little success. Maybe beating the much-disliked Detroit Red Wings with an excellent move will change the reigning NHL scoring champion’s […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — While the Pittsburgh Penguins are unbeaten in shootouts this season, Evgeni Malkin usually skips them. He’s tried skating fast and skating slow, shooting backhanders and forehanders and between the pads, all with little success. Maybe beating the much-disliked Detroit Red Wings with an excellent move will change the reigning NHL scoring champion’s […]

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — U.S. Olympic freestyle skier Daron Rahlves dislocated his right hip after a nasty wreck in his opening skicross race Sunday at the Winter X Games, an injury that could hurt his chances of going to Vancouver. But a doctor who checked him out at the scene was optimistic about Rahlves’ prognosis […]