Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said he was "hopeful" and "optimistic" that Dwight Howard will be back with the Lakers next season and beyond.

Golf's governing bodies on Tuesday announced that anchoring the club in making a stroke will be banned, effective Jan. 1, 2016.

Tony Romo underwent a minor surgical procedure on his back last month to remove a cyst that could keep him out of action until training camp, according to sources.

Kevin Durant is among a group of sports stars and coaches who are expressing concern for the victims of a massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday.

Vogel responds to LeBron, says he respects Heat...

USGA, R&A ban anchored putters starting in 2016...

Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawk...

Remember that arrest warrant that was issued? Well, it just got served.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho to depart at season's end...

Golf's governing bodies have adopted a new rule that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions.

The Denver Post is reporting the brother of Patrick Roy says the Hall of Fame goalie is close to returning to the Colorado Avalanche as the team's coach.

San Francisco ChronicleQuenneville: Ref blew call on disallowed Blackhawks goal - USA TodayUSA TODAYDETROIT - Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville believes the referee Brad Watson got it wrong wh...

CBSSports.comTony Romo out after undergoing back surgery - USA TodayUSA TODAYDallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo won't participate in organized team activities and is out through the spring becau...

Boston GlobeAnchored Putting Strokes to Be Banned in 2016New York TimesFAR HILLS, N.J. — Golf's rules-making bodies, the United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient, on Tuesday pr...

BBC SportTiger Woods and Sergio Garcia row rumbles onBBC SportA row between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods does not seem any closer to being settled after both players turned down the chance to end the...

MiamiHerald.comNFL votes this morning on likely Bay Area Super BowlSan Jose Mercury NewsBOSTON -- After a 28-year drought, the Bay Area will learn this morning whether it will finally play host to ano...

The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ti...

The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially for the players and coaches with ties to the area.Kevin Duran...

The thing that’s strange – the thing that’s sad – is how little excitement there is now when he comes to the plate. Let’s go to a moment in Sunday’s Angels-White Sox game. The count is 3-0...

The old guy still gets up crack-of-dawn early.Not because D. Wayne Lukas has something left to prove, or anything more to gain. He already has it all: Fame, fortune, a bronze plaque in the Hall of Fam...

NEW YORK (AP) - Against the Toronto Blue Jays this season, the only thing that has stopped the Yankees was a day full of rain.The Yankees would have been trying to make it seven in a row against the B...

Golf’s governing bodies announced on Tuesday that anchoring the club against the body in making a stroke would be prohibited beginning Jan. 1, 2016.    ...

On Monday, Phil Hughes said he was looking forward to taking the mound Tuesday, although he was peppered with questions about his last start in which he failed to get out of the first.  &nbs...

Tuukka Rask has surrendered 4 goals on 72 shots in the first two games of the Bruins’ playoff series with the Rangers.    ...

Rangers forward Carl Hagelin has not said much about Coach John Tortorella’s criticism of his power-play abilities, but he refutes the idea that he stinks at it.    ...

The Mets have been unable to find a leadoff batter who regularly gets on base. Manager Terry Collins has tried six leadoff hitters and none have produced. On Monday, he turned to Daniel Murphy. &...

In Monday night's game against the Washington Nationals , San Francisco Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong suffered a broken hand after swinging at an inside pitch that hit him in the knuckles in the fifth...

The Detroit Red Wings seized control of their Western Conference semi-final series with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Three on Monday.

Lindblom will be making his Rangers debut and his first major league start in Monday's series opener against the Oakland Athletics.

Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians, twice revived by Seattle's fielding errors, beat the Mariners 10-8 on Monday to complete a four-game sweep.

Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.

DETROIT (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks were controlling the puck and dominating play early in the second period. It took all of a half-minute for the Detroit Red Wings to swing the momentum.

The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ti...

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will miss at least three weeks of offseason workouts after a procedure to remove a cyst from his back.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong felt the best he had in months, then it all ended on one painful swing.

Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two major golf organizations that argued long putters ar...

Cowboys QB should be back and ready to go by the start of training camp...

Shots fired.

The USGA and R&A made the proposed ban official on Tuesday.

Getting fans to stadiums is issue '1-A' after concussions, Dallas Cowboys executive says.

Bonds: "Unless (Cabrera) has some accident, he'll be in the Hall of Fame."...

How have the underdog Red Wings built a 2-1 series lead after Monday's 3-1 win against the Blackhawks? They are playing smarter, harder and more disciplined, says Allan Muir.

The Red Wings scored two goals within 31 seconds in the second period of Game 3 and held off the top-seeded Blackhawks for a 3-1 victory that gave them a 2-1 series advantage.

Shane Larkin improved his stock at the NBA Draft Combine. So did Cody Zeller. Other players fell a notch or two. Chris Mannix hands out his evaluations after two days in Chicago.

Major League Baseball has been slow to use technology to enhance umpiring. That doesn't mean it should add to the current system before thinking it through, says Joe Lemire.

The 2013 ACC Baseball Tournament should include no shortage of drama. A difference of just four games separated the top five teams in the conference play. The parity should make for one of the most th...

Every year there seems to be a few teams that come out of nowhere and either contend for the division title or become competitive when nobody thought they would.  In 2012, we saw Texas A&M sh...

Kobe Bryant has a plan.With the Los Angeles Lakers approaching their most pivotal offseason in years, the Black Mamba has every intention of ensuring that his will be done. And that will includes conv...

Marlon Humphrey is in a class of his own when it comes to cornerback recruits in the 2014 class.The Birmingham native is 6’1” and 175 pounds of pure muscle, with the ability to break a lon...

After several months of debate and discussion golf's governing body--The Royal and Ancient Golf Club-- as well as the United States Golf Association have decided that the practice of anchoring a club...

It's May, which means it's time once again for actors and writers and politicians and whatever Thomas Friedman is to hit the graduation circuit and hold senior classes hostage for hours and hours in 8...

Yesterday, the incoherent jumble of insinuations, flat-out lies and chiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllleeeees that is MediaTakeOut posted a MTO SUPER DUPER WORLD EXCLUSIVE featuring pictures of NFL free agent Kerry...

So far, the World Baseball Classic has been everything the quadrennial tournament is expected to be: irrelevant, uninteresting, and disruptive to MLB teams' Spring Training plans. Wait, did we say uni...

The first step is accepting that your kitchen is going to be quite literally as smoky as hell, which, owing to the energy-inefficient cooking methods used to incinerate the souls of the damned, can ge...

Welcome back to Dead Letters, the feature in which we reprint our favorite fan mail from throughout the week. It's like Deleted Scenes, but without all the scuzz money. We should take this moment to r...

Despite the shortened season, hockey is at the top of its game, says NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorken picks up a few investment tips while playing a round of golf with pro Mike Stubblefield and Deutsche Bank's David Bianco.

Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews may have to soon share the television spotlight with its fans.

The 38-year-old English player will be retiring from football after the season and ending his career.

The league will make a final vote on the future of the King's relocation issue, reports CNBC's Jane Wells.

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their emails, phone calls, faxes and telegrams, asking if I was still alive over the past few months. The answer is yes, and I'm also very well rested. The...

This year's Butler vs. Duke National Title Game was one of the NCAA's highest watched championship games ever and will be one of the most watched sporting events this year reaching nearly 50 million v...

The man was butchered. At least get your money back, bro. Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode "The Barber." And since Reali asked, I'd say my "level of concern" is high to quite high.

Admit it, you may not love the Jets, but you’re loving this season of Hard Knocks.The locker room access. Rex Ryan’s awful eating habits and worse language. Antonio Cromartie’s gaggle of kids. D...

Actually, they didn't talk about Jay Mariotti's arrest or its consequences, but rather the media hoopla surrounding it. The transcript can be found here. My opinion is probably mostly in line with Ric...

As of this posting, 91 people have died in the tornado that leveled Moore, Oklahoma.

The show changed things up in 2012, and is doing so again this summer.

Peyton Manning is up for football anytime, anywhere, and in any capacity.

You got a dong on your leg, bro.

The NFL Combine will go head-to-head with the NCAA tournament; the NFL draft will go up against the NBA playoffs.

On November 15, 2011, NBC’s “Today” aired a video clip from an interview between Bob Costas and Jerry Sandusky. During the interview, Sandusky said to Costas: “I didn’t...

In a Friday appearance on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight, Duke head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski attacked Penn State’s handling of the departure of Joe Paterno as the school’s head f...

NBC News reports today that law enforcement authorities have uncovered emails that show Penn State President Graham Spanier, PSU Vice President Gary Schultz and PSU Athletic Director Tim Curley “...

What do you call the express lane of The Road to Hell? (Evil? Absolutely.)Real Street. So drastically does it reduce commute time that Craig James often back home in Malice, Texas, before cock crows...

As much as we despise the murderous Castro brothers regime that’s plunged Cuba into darkness for over a half-century, we couldn’t help but empathize with oft-hyperbolic Ozzie Guillen after...