ISTANBUL -- The last U.S. basketball załoga was so stacked that Dwyane Wade was the sixth man. Chris Paul and Chris Bosh were also part of that second unit, one good enough to beat any starting five in the world. When Mike Krzyzewski looked down at the bench he...

PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Vick will początek Philadelphia’s final preseason game against the Jets because the Eagles are resting their starters. Coach Andy Reid says Vick will play the first half against the Jets on Thursday night. Rookie Mike Kafka is slated to play the second half. Kevin Kolb will...

BEREA, Ohio -- On one of the recovery days he built into his team’s training camp schedule, Eric Mangini leans back in a plush chair inside his apartment-sized office overlooking the Browns’ lush practice fields, spits tobacco juice into an empty cup and lets out a hearty laugh. It...

The Baghdatis-Clement match, a musical piece in five sets.

What Mike Freeman loves and hates about the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco 49ers - sport - NFL - Football - American

Running back Derrick Ward, who signed a $17 million contract with the Buccaneers after leaving the Giants, was waived by Tampa Bay on Tuesday after one season. After rushing for 1,025 with the Giants in 2008, Ward last season gained 409 yards. “It’s just like any other profession...

An analysis of Roger Federer’s chwyt shot from Monday night and a look at his chances of going all the way at this year’s Open.

As athletes in every sport push the boundaries of human potential, the importance of doctors and scientists becomes ever more critical.

Don't be surprised if you hear "Get Off Our Mound!" chants from Yankees fans Thursday. Dallas Braden is ready for such venom -- or whatever Bronx bravado might come his way. The mouthy Oakland A's lefty is slated to początek against the Yankees at the Stadium -- the...

For months, CC Sabathia was asked to comment on his pal, LeBron James, and now -- of all things -- Sabathia has become him. Like the Cavaliers with James, the Yankees only feel good about their starting five when the ball is in Sabathia's hand. Fortunately for the Yankees...

ATLANTA -- Another swing and a Misch by the Mets. The hope in the Mets' clubhouse as they arrived at Turner Field yesterday was that they had a four-game sweep in them that could somehow resuscitate their season. Dream on. The Braves continue to be the cream of the crop...

If the Yankees' starting rotation were a TV show, it might steal the Emmy from "Mad Men" for best drama. The Yankees' starting five took another interesting twist last night when starter Dustin Moseley struggled and Javier Vazquez starred out of the bullpen in an 11-5 victory over the A...

The N.F.L.'s tinkering with its umpire will continue this week, when he will move back to his old spot in the middle of the defense for the final five minutes of the game, instead of in the final two minutes, as was originally mandated.

The Jets are selling individual game tickets online Tuesday for less than 2,000 remaining upper-deck seats in their $1.6 billion New Meadowlands Stadium. The roughly 16,000 tickets went on sale to season-ticket holders at 10 a.m. exclusively through ticketmaster.com, and would be available to the...

The Jets have waived backup quarterback Kevin O’Connell, likely clearing the way for Kellen Clemens to make the team. O’Connell was acquired last September from Detroit in a trade. He was competing with Clemens for the No. 3 job behind starter Mark Sanchez and backup Mark Brunell. Clemens...

When Bobby Bowden arrived at Florida State in 1976, he expected it to be a steppingstone to another job. Instead it became his legacy.

Andy Roddick has found himself defending his Miami Heat as much as his scattered game recently. Roddick is a former Boca Raton resident who was a mainstay at Heat games. Now the Heat’s Dream Team is in the nation’s crosshairs as the club to hate. "I’m just...

Baseball revenue-sharing organizm is flawed, but it should be fixed, not ended.

Melanie-mania has begun again. Melanie Oudin doesn't believe she'll wear another Cinderella glass slipper at this U.S. Open, but she's still scrawling inspirational messages on her sneakers. Oudin, the Southern blonde belle of the Open ball last year, has erased "Believe" on her black-and-yellow sneakers for...

ATLANTA -- The son popped up yesterday at Turner Field. Jeff Wilpon, the Mets' chief operating officer, was in the house to watch his załoga open a four-game series against the Braves, but said there was no significance to the visit. Wilpon, who arrived on his private jet with assistant...

It's not as if Marcus Thames is just exclusively sitting on fastballs or going to town on any particular pitch. "He's getting good pitches and he's not missing. It doesn't matter what pitch it is either," Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long said last night. "I've...

Jets fans hoping to see Adalius Thomas in green and white Week 1 against the Ravens shouldn’t hold their breath. That was the message yesterday from Jets coach Rex Ryan, who admitted that the NFL rule requiring vested veterans to have their entire salary guaranteed if they are on...

Kim Clijsters defended Serena Williams for pulling out of the U.S. Open, saying she has seen her cut foot and it's ugly. There's been tremendous mystery surrounding the severity of Williams' injury because she has not explained exactly what it is other than she cut her foot...

Alex Rodriguez worked in the batting cage before last night's game between the Yankees and A's, his first sawanna back to returning from a left calf injury. Rodriguez is eligible to come off the disabled list Sunday against the Blue Jays, and both manager Joe Girardi and hitting...

Serena Williams has a bad foot, leaving the women's field far more open than her sister, Venus, is being about her own bum knee and handicapping her chances of winning her first Grand Slam title since 2008. "A lot of shoes to fill with only one Williams here," Venus...