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Into baseball's Hall of Fame, outfielders Rickey Henderson and . A supreme leadoff hitter for nine teams, Henderson, the alltime leader in stolen bases (1,406) and runs (2,295), gained entry into...

Thrashers coach, after a listless 4--1 loss to the Lightning:

Cricket fans in the hometown of India's national team captain are building a temple where he will be worshiped as a god.

When athletes attack: a brief history of masticating jocks

Raptors forward Chris Bosh courted NBA All-Star voters with a YouTube video that spoofed used-car salesmen. It worked—Bosh started—and spawned these campaign spots.

The history of the UFC is not for the squeamish

, a former squeeze, is reportedly dating Ottawa Senators center . Underwood was recently spotted at a Senators game when the JumboTron Hug Cam caught her with Fisher's family in a private box....

pro sports circuits, such as MLS and the WNBA, begin as centrally owned businesses, grow and then sell franchises to individual owners. The 22-year-old Arena Football League is taking that trend...

What smart fans should do this week

Amid reports that The King of Pop is on the verge of bankruptcy, needs a lung transplant and could even be near death, Young is puzzled and concerned. And Wallace thinks there's something to the...

The Welsh actor stars in and the upcoming

Christian, a seventh-grader at St. Thomas More Parish School and a running back on the Parker Hawks youth team, was named the West's MVP after its 24--14 win over the East in the first FBU Youth...

On a weekend when other favorites fell hard at home, the Steelers rolled past the Chargers and on to an epic third showdown with the archrival Ravens. At stake: a trip to Super Bowl XLIII

On the Ravens' emotion-charged run to the title game, battle-tested wideout Derrick Mason leads by example

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Two more wins by will turn Philly into a most unlikely Titletown—but first these Giant killers have a date with destiny in Arizona

The perennially woeful Cardinals are riding a wave of renewed intensity all the way to their first NFC title game

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Youthful Florida stuffed Oklahoma to win its second BCS title in three years, and with a coach who's winning the recruiting battles in his talent-rich state, the have built a program to last

Not only is Tim Tebow coming back, but so is most of a defense that started eight underclassmen in the championship game.

Sure, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have their teams atop the standings, but what has done is no less impressive: single-handedly lift the Heat into playoff contention

How much does Dwyane Wade mean to the Heat compared with two other stars who drive their teams, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant (shown here at the Beijing Olympics)? Through Sunday's games, here are...

An atypical power forward and a pass-happy cast of unselfish teammates have made this season's most surprising team in the nation's most surprising conference

Mr. Smith went to Minnesota, reversed its fortunes and proved he's still a top-notch coach

IF THERE'S ANY ONE REASON BARACK OBAMA WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT, IT MIGHT JUST BE THIS: AS A BOY HE BEGAN PLAYING BASKETBALL, AND HE NEVER STOPPED

Barack Obama has indeed assembled what he calls "the best basketball-playing Cabinet in American history." Here's a who's who of the incoming Administration and others in the Obama hoop...

The Cal women could be championship contenders—if they can finally beat their Bay Area archrivals • Boston College's win over North Carolina was a fluke • Mike Montgomery is back

Cal is ready for a run at its first Pac-10 championship—if it can end its streak of futility against Bay Area rival Stanford

Boston College looks like a fluke. Instead of building on their upset of then No. 1 North Carolina on Jan. 4, when () lit up the Tar Heels for 25 points, the Eagles had a disastrous week,...

A pair of very different prospects are vying to become the next top draft pick. The choice: offense or defense?

Inspired by the energy of the 40,000-plus fans at the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, Red Wings G.M. —whose team beat the Blackhawks in the New Year's Day game—has a plan to grow the league. At...

AT FIRST, Kayla Hutcheson figured she'd just busted up her nose. No big deal, right? After all Kayla, a freshman power forward at Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College, had spent much of her life...

Dreadlocked Cardinals wideout Larry Fitzgerald leaped above Panthers defensive backs Ken Lucas and Charles Godfrey to snag a pass during Arizona's 33--13 romp over Carolina in the NFC divisional...

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The secret to a strong start is being rested ... or is it?

Geoff Ogilvy

"Banning square grooves will be tragic. It'll make a hard game even harder at a time when interest is already waning."

How will Tiger Woods play upon his return?

the LPGA announced an "organizational realignment." In plain English, it streamlined and reorganized. Caught in the crossfire was COO , which means there's only one member of senior management...

An early stab at 2009's season-ending awards

Adam Scott and actress Kate Hudson hook up at the Mercedes

and the 2008 winners accentuated the positive as they rang in a bright new year

GEOFF OGILVY is happy to leave the hype for others