With one month left in the regular season, it's time to take stock of the playoff races. What follows is an early projection of the first-round matchups, to be updated periodically in the coming weeks. Keep in mind...

Bruton Smith, chairman of Speedway Motorsports, the parent company of Atlanta Motor Speedway, said Thursday he salutes Bill Lester's efforts to become the first black driver in 20 years to race in Nextel Cup, but he...

SALT LAKE CITY -- All through the second half, Boston College senior guard Louis Hinnant chanted to himself, "I'm not going home, I'm not going home." Eventually his teammates picked up the mantra too. Senior forward...

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The NCAA tournament is here, which means a nonstop overload of star players and coaches. The incessant repetition of "Redick", "Morrison", "Coach K" and the like will leave us longing for some sort of sensory relief....

Some things aren't worth getting worked up over. Bud Selig's foot-dragging on the Barry Bonds situation, for example. According to MLB.com, the commissioner hasn't yet bothered to obtain copies of the two books that...

The natural tendency of men is to wait until the absolute last minute before doing what we have to do. Whether it's buying presents, taking out the trash, remembering our anniversaries or qualifying for the Western...

The intensity picked up last week as NFL coaches, general managers and scouts were all over the nation watching senior hopefuls and eligible underclassmen work out. Several prospects defied expectations while others...

On Monday I had the pleasure of attending a luncheon at Gallagher's Steak House in midtown Manhattan (official meat provider, it seems, of the fight game -- well, not counting Lou DiBella's matchmaker).

Some things aren't worth getting worked up over. Bud Selig's foot-dragging on the Barry Bonds situation, for example. According to MLB.com, the commissioner hasn't yet bothered to obtain copies of the two books that...