OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Ricky Williams is retiring from the NFL.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch troops joined a race against time Wednesday to prepare ice for a legendary 125-mile (200 kilometer) race across frozen waterways in the northern Netherlands that could be staged for the first time in 15 years.
Memphis is the latest school to sign up for a spot in the new Big East.
BOSTON -- No plans for Valentine’s Day? How about a date night with Boston Bruins forward, Tyler Seguin?
BOSTON -- Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five straight with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.
BOSTON -- Paul Pierce has passed Larry Bird for second place on the Boston Celtics' career scoring list.
NEW YORK -- Shaquille O'Neal says he's satisfied being the most dominant Los Angeles Lakers player, and has no problem with former teammate Kobe Bryant passing him on the NBA's career scoring list.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters -- make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag.
NEW YORK -- Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple."
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Jerry Sandusky wants copies of secret grand jury testimony, the phone numbers of his accusers and other material to help the former Penn State assistant coach prepare for trial on charges he sexually abused 10 boys, according to court motions filed by his lawyers.
AUSTIN, Texas -- In the sports world, Craig James was a star football player for Southern Methodist University and the New England Patriots. He later became a household name in Texas as a television analyst for ESPN.
ZURICH -- FIFA is giving $250,000 in aid to the families of the victims of last week's soccer melee in Egypt.
MADRID -- Alberto Contador is considering appealing his two-year doping ban handed down to him by sport's highest court, maintaining his innocence a day after being stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title.
BOSTON -- Steven Whitney had two short-handed goals in the second period and Johnny Gaudreau also scored twice to lift Boston College to a 7-1 victory over Northeastern in the 60th Beanpot tournament Monday night.
PARIS -- French Open champion Li Na retired with a sore back against Tsvetana Pironkova in the second set of her opening match Tuesday at the Open GDF Suez.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Tom Coughlin is coming back. Eli Manning is only getting better. And the vast majority of the New York Giants' starting lineup is under contract.
PHILADELPHIA -- Kobe Bryant had his place in history. With "Beat L.A.!" echoing through a second straight sellout crowd, Lou Williams had his shot to remember.
MONTREAL -- Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby practiced Monday but said he is no closer to returning from a concussion and neck injury that have sidelined him for most of the season.
FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots returned from Indianapolis Monday and they were greeted by fans.
NEW YORK -- For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history.
