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Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Grant Maxey scored 28 points as Jackson State stretched its winning streak to seven games with a 62-61 victory over Prairie View on Monday night. The Tigers (12-13, 11-2 […]

Michael Phelps’ return to competition for the first time since the Beijing Olympics is on hold. The swimming superstar has been suspended for three months and had his training stipend revoked by USA Swimming. It’s […]

ATLANTA – Barry Bonds trudged back to court to again plead his innocence. Hank Aaron dined alongside a former president on his 75th birthday. The contrast between the current and former home run kings couldn’t […]

CLEVELAND – That’s 23 and climbing. LeBron James scored 33 and eclipsed 12,000 points for his career, and the Cleveland Cavaliers remained flawless on their floor by winning their 23rd straight home game, 101-83 over […]

AP SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge has unsealed hundreds of pages of court documents at the heart of the government’s criminal case against home run king Barry Bonds. The documents released Wednesday include: positive […]

AP CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers signed guard Trey Johnson, who averaged over 20 points per game for Bakersfield in the NBA Development League, to a 10-day contract Tuesday. Johnson averaged 20.1 points, 3.6 […]

Associated Press ST. LOUIS – Sylvester Croom, who resigned under pressure as coach at Mississippi State, is the new running backs coach for the St. Louis Rams. Coach Steve Spagnuolo announced the hiring Monday, along […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Serena Williams got chills just thinking of the symmetry—Americans marking the birthday of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. just before the inauguration of their first black president. A long way […]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Geno Auriemma isn’t interested in talking about the gap between No. 1 Connecticut and the rest of women’s college basketball. He might not have much of a choice after the way […]

AP JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Grant Maxey scored 30 points to lead Jackson State to a 83-63 victory over Alcorn State on Saturday night. Jackson State (3-12, 2-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) have won two straight […]