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DALLAS, Texas (AFP) – A record crowd of 108,713 turned out for the NBA All-Star game at Cowboys Stadium, where Dwyane Wade led the Eastern Conference to a 141-139 victory over the West. Miami’s Wade […]

MIAMI — Vince Young is making good on his promise. At the funeral for his slain friend Steve McNair this past summer, a devastated and teary Young vowed to treat McNair’s sons as his own. […]

BOSTON – Kobe Bryant sank a go-ahead fallaway jumper with 7.3 seconds left to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 90-89 victory over Boston on Sunday and send the struggling Celtics to their sixth loss […]

MELBOURNE, Australia – Andy Murray is only one victory away from doing what no British man has done in more than 70 years — win a Grand Slam singles title. Murray beat Marin Cilic 3-6, […]

MIAMI – LeBron James and Dwyane Wade walked off the court at halftime, smiling toward each other after an epic performance worthy of superstars. At game’s end, only James left happy. James hit two free […]

With the exception of Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern, the Southwestern Athletic Conference basketball teams encountered tough times on the road during recently completed pre-league action.  The SWAC, in the past decade or so, […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP)—Deuce McAllister has decided to retire from pro football, ending an injury-plagued eight-year career in which he rewrote the New Orleans Saints’ rushing records. McAllister hasn’t played since 2008 but briefly rejoined the […]

NEW ORLEANS – Deuce McAllister will lead the New Orleans Saints into the playoffs, at least during introductions. Whether the popular running back will do more than provide an emotional lift remains to be seen. […]

Dallas won a division title, Baltimore and the New York Jets earned wild-card spots, and the Super Bowl champs were eliminated on the final day of the NFL season. Next week’s first round will include […]