By Tim Reynolds THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI _ Erik Spoelstra wanted Wednesday to be a full-contact practice day for the Miami Heat. Instead, school was in […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. _ Florida has suspended highly touted forward Chris Walker for the first two games of the season for violating team rules. Coach Billy Donovan […]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand _ South Africa captain A.B. de Villiers says co-host New Zealand ranks among the favourites to win next year’s Cricket World Cup. De […]

Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts had a great first quarter and did just enough the rest of the way to hold on for a 33-28 […]

LOS ANGELES _ Klay Thompson scored 25 points and backcourt-mate Stephen Curry added 20, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 120-105 preseason victory over the […]

By Kyle Hightower THE ASSOCIATED PRESS O RLANDO, Fla. _ The WNBA remains the leader among professional sports leagues for its racial and gender hiring practices, […]

By Kurt Voigt And Anne M. Peterson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Upon getting word that the Trinidad and Tobago women’s soccer team might not even have enough […]

NIIGATA, Japan _ An own goal by Nyron Nosworthy allowed Japan to beat Jamaica 1-0 in a friendly on Friday and give Javier Aguirre his first […]

By Stephen Wade THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil _ They don’t get any bigger than LeBron James _ except when you’re in Brazil, where […]

By Neil Davidson THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Giles Barnes’ first-half goal, coupled with goalie Tyler Deric’s heroics, gave the Houston Dynamo a nervy 1-0 MLS […]

By Anne M. Peterson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS As the unpaid coach of the Trinidad and Tobago women’s national team, Randy Waldrum also had to assume the […]

By Anne M. Peterson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Goalkeeper Hope Solo and veterans Christine Rampone and Abby Wambach are among the players on the U.S. national team’s […]