The great fantasy owners know how to shop for bargains. They work the waiver wire, picking up prospective talent and dumping the dead weight. When a fantasy owner makes a wise pickup that player often provides his...

Roy Halladay has agreed to a three-year, $60 million contract extension with a one-year vesting option for $20 million with the Phillies. All that remains to complete the blockbuster three-team trade involving the...

Four SI.com writers analyze the latest news and address hot topics from around the NBA each week. (All stats and records are through Dec. 14.)

GUARD: Sheryl Swoopes Though she won one only one of her four WNBA titles with the Comets during this decade, Swoopes influenced the league as its first three-time Defensive Player of the Year (2000, 2002, 2003) and...

The majority of NFL players believe commissioner Roger Goodell is doing an above-average job leading the league, according to a poll conducted by Sports Illustrated.

Kentucky-Indiana was the history headliner on last Saturday's national college basketball card -- between them they claim 12 NCAA tournament titles. With a 17-point win in Bloomington, the precocious Wildcats (10-0)...

Mexico will play the Netherlands in a World Cup tune-up, El Tricolor's penultimate friendly before departing for South Africa next spring, according to reports.

PLAYER OF THE DECADE: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs The greatest power forward in NBA history, Duncan was the reason San Antonio became the only team to make the playoffs every year of the decade. He was the most...

The latest subject of our hoops Q&A series is Texas center Dexter Pittman, who's off to an impressive start in his senior season, averaging 13.6 points and 6.1 rebounds in just 19.8 minutes per game.

Hopefully, Mardy Gilyard will forgive Brian Kelly someday. The Cincinnati receiver and the former Cincinnati coach did a lot for one another, and their relationship shouldn't end with Gilyard seething over Kelly's...