Associated Press
Popovich Wins 1,000th Game
UNDATED (AP) — Gregg Popovich joined the NBA's 1,000 Club. Popovich is the ninth NBA coach to record 1,000 victories after his San Antonio Spurs rallied for a 95-93 win over Indiana. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 19 points. Tim Duncan had 15...
No Postseason For ‘Cuse This Year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse University has banned its men's basketball team from all postseason competition, including the ACC tournament next month, as part of its case pending before the NCAA Committee on Infractions. The school initiated the case when it self-reported potential athletic department violations to the NCAA in 2007, including academic infractions...
NFL Suspends Josh Gordon For 2015 Season
CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL has suspended Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon for at least one year without pay for violating the league's substance-abuse program.
Gordon, who has already served two league suspensions, will have to apply for reinstatement...
Manziel Enters Rehab Facility
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel has entered treatment for an unspecified condition. An adviser for Manziel said in a statement released by the team that the former first-round pick decided to enter treatment during the offseason...
Martin Brodeur Retires
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Martin Brodeur, one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history, is retiring.
Brodeur starred for years with New Jersey and is now with St. Louis. He plans a Thursday news conference to announce that he is retiring and will join the Blues in a management role in hockey operations...
Break Up the Knicks
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carmelo Anthony had 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks past the Philadelphia 76ers 98-91 on Wednesday night.
The worst team in the Eastern Conference is suddenly on a hot streak. New York snapped its 16-game losing streak Monday with a win against New Orleans and made it two straight with the victory against the lowly Sixers...
Hagelin’s OT Goals Lifts NYR Past Ottawa
NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Hagelin deflected in Derek Stepan's slick backhand pass 2:55 into overtime to give the New York Rangers a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
Ottawa had the better of the chances in the extra session, but Hagelin put the winner behind goalie Craig Anderson as the Rangers won their third straight and 16th in 19 games heading into the NHL All-
Footballs Were Deflated
UNDATED — The NFL says its investigation into whether the New England Patriots used under-inflated footballs in the AFC championship game is ongoing following a report Tuesday night that claimed the league found 11 balls were not properly inflated...
Knicks End Skid, Beat Pelicans
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks snapped their 16-game losing streak Monday, getting 24 points and nine rebounds from Carmelo Anthony to beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 99-92.
Jose Calderon made his biggest basket of a difficult first season in New York, a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left that gave the Knicks a four-point lead...
Reports: Scherzer, Nats Agree to 7-Year Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Various reports say 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer has agreed to a seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals.
Neither the Nationals nor Scherzer's agent immediately responded to requests for comment Sunday night...
Super Bowl Bound: Pats Roll, Hawks Narrowly Escape
UNDATED (AP) — It will be the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 49 in Arizona. The Seahawks advanced by pulling off the greatest halftime comeback in conference championship history. The Patriots did it with an old-fashioned blowout...
Even Across Pond, Knicks Still Knicks
LONDON (AP) — O.J. Mayo scored 22 points, Brandon Knight had 20 points and six steals, and the Milwaukee Bucks routed the New York 95-79 on Thursday night, extending the Knicks' franchise-record losing streak to 16.
The return of Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire did little to spark the Knicks, an NBA-worst 5-36...