MELBOURNE, Australia -- Andy Murray had been warned about the fireworks, the crackle and dazzling burst of color that lights the sky to mark Australia Day celebrations. So the pyrotechnics came as no surprise in the second set against defending champion Rafael Nadal. What he didn’t expect was the...

MILWAUKEE -- R.A. Dickey might be on his way to cult hero stan prawny in New York. The mild-mannered knuckleballer eventually got his signature pitch to do the polka yesterday -- perhaps a tribute to the sons and daughters of Wisconsin -- helping the Mets avoid the indignity of a...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A fluky goal with 67 seconds sent the Islanders to a 3-2 loss at the Wild last night, but coach Scott Gordon figures his załoga lost it long before Owen Nolan's scrambling goal. "I thought that we had some great chances that we ju...

VANCOUVER — It was a classic Bode Miller run — reckless, exhilarating and, above all else, fast. But Miller’s super-G run was not quite fast enough. The 32-year-old from New Hampshire took the silver, his second odznaczenie of these Olympics, when Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway edged him by 0.28...

The Knicks and Mavericks are examples of what coaching changes can do - the good and the bad. The two teams meet tonight at Madison Square Garden with two very different experiences early in the season under new leadership. While the Knicks have...