By NANCY ARMOUR AP National Writer Two weeks ago, a game between Roma and AC Milan in Italy's top soccer league was halted for almost two minutes after black Milan players were subjected to...More>>
By NANCY ARMOUR AP National Writer Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team. Or a game between the...More>>
By The Associated Press The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the...More>>
By The Associated Press The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players...More>>
Stephen Strasburg pitched a career-high eight innings against his hometown Padres, and Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-2 victory against San Diego on Thursday night.More>>
O.J. Simpson, a former star athlete who once lived for the spotlight, was back on stage telling the grim story of the Las Vegas afternoon in 2007 that sent him to prison.More>>
The lead defense attorney in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial had a conflict of interest because he could have been a witness in the case, a lawyer who worked on Simpson's unsuccessful appeal to the Nevada Supreme...More>>
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.More>>
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.More>>
More than four years after the world last heard from O.J. Simpson in court, one of the nation's most famous prisoners speaks again Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars...More>>
His leg shackles rattling as he shuffled to and from the witness stand, O.J. Simpson made his own case Wednesday for a new trial on armed robbery charges with testimony that he relied on the advice of his trusted attorney...More>>
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien fervently disputes suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced.More>>
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced.More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer A person familiar with the decision says Rutgers has hired Julie Hermann from the University of Louisville to be its new athletic director.More>>
Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball...More>>
TCU defensive end Devonte Fields has been suspended for the first two games of the 2013 season due to an unspecified violation of "university and team policy."More>>
TCU defensive end Devonte Fields has been suspended for the first two games of the 2013 season due to an unspecified violation of "university and team policy."More>>
Top basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins is headed to Kansas.More>>
Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas.More>>
Southern California is coming off a historically disappointing season that has put Lane Kiffin in a tough situation heading into his fourth season as Trojans coach.More>>
Rutgers says it made a mistake identifying new men's basketball coach Eddie Jordan as a graduate of the university.More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writer New Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan is not a graduate of the university as the school had claimed, another embarrassment for an athletic program still smarting from...More>>
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.More>>
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.More>>
Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round...More>>
Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round of its...More>>
Robert Griffin III says he cried after his knee surgery and changed his cellphone passcode to the date of the Washington Redskins season opener as he began his rehabilitation process.More>>
Robert Griffin III's rehab started with a "cry festival." Then came a special new passcode for his cellphone and a chance to hash things with coach Mike Shanahan.More>>
The NFL draft is history. Organized team activities are under way. Minicamps will follow next month, and training camps will open a month after that.More>>
The NFL draft is history. Organized team activities are under way. Minicamps will follow next month, and training camps will open a month after that.More>>
Struggling Rangers center Brad Richards said he will be a healthy scratch when New York faces elimination in Game 4 against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.More>>
Struggling Rangers center Brad Richards said he will be a healthy scratch when New York faces elimination in Game 4 against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.More>>
Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said.More>>
Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said.More>>
The head of the European golf tour has apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.More>>
The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:04 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:04:19 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- The woman found dead in her home earlier in the week has been identified as 75-year-old Jean Main, according to the Clark County Coroner's Office. Main died from a gunshot wound to the head,More>>
Metro Police have released a photo of the purse that belonged to a 75-year-old woman who was found shot to death in her northwest home.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:09 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:09:43 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- After more than eight years of delays, a sex offender who worked as a nurse is going to prison for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old patient. The nursing board gave Paul Santiago a licenseMore>>
After more than eight years of delays, a sex offender who worked as a nurse is going to prison for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old patient.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:51 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:51:49 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- The men accused of killing a 15-year-old boy while attempting to steal his iPad will remain in jail with no bail set. Jacob Dismont, 18, and Michael Solid, 21, appeared in Las Vegas JusticeMore>>
The men accused of killing a 15-year-old boy while attempting to steal his iPad will remain in jail with no bail set.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:47 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:47:47 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Local attorney Randolph Goldberg received Thursday morning a two-year prison sentence and must make more than $700,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to a federal tax evasion charge. GoldbergMore>>
Local attorney Randolph Goldberg received Thursday morning a two-year prison sentence and must make more than $700,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to a federal tax evasion charge.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:17 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:17:16 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Some major nationwide companies in Las Vegas are recognizing the importance of the Hispanic labor force and are targeting them specifically for jobs with a website called iHispano.com. TwentyMore>>
Some major nationwide companies in Las Vegas are recognizing the importance of the Hispanic labor force and are targeting them specifically for jobs with a website called iHispano.com.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:05 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:05:48 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Not for the faint of heart, in a couple of months thrill seekers will have a chance to zip between two towers at the Rio resort in Las Vegas. The Rio is a popular spot take it the breathtakingMore>>
Not for the faint of heart, in a couple of months thrill seekers will have a chance to zip between two towers at the Rio resort in Las Vegas.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:46 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:46:01 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- A woman was killed Tuesday night after being hit by a semitrailer on U.S. 95 near Railroad Pass. According to Nevada Highway Patrol, the 37-year-old Henderson woman was walking along U.S.More>>
A woman identified as 38-year-old Penny Amber Franco was killed Tuesday night after being hit by a semitrailer on U.S. 95 near Railroad Pass.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:32:48 GMT
LAS VEGAS - A viewer wants to know why Hacienda Avenue between Mountain Vista Street and Nellis Boulevard is in such bad condition. The road is riddled with potholes and is in desperate need of pavementMore>>
A viewer wants to know why Hacienda Avenue between Mountain Vista Street and Nellis Boulevard is in such bad condition.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:31 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:31:07 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- The FBI has released the photo of a murder suspect that barricaded himself in an apartment Tuesday night and fired shots at law enforcement. An FBI official and Las Vegas police say severalMore>>
The FBI has released the photo of a murder suspect that barricaded himself in an apartment Tuesday night and fired shots at law enforcement.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:30 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:30:09 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Wet ‘n' Wild is opening its doors just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The opening marks the first time in nine years a large scale water park will call Las Vegas home. The old Wet 'n WildMore>>
Wet ‘n' Wild is opening its doors just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The opening marks the first time in nine years a large scale water park will call Las Vegas home.More>>
