Sailor Ainslie will kickoff UK Olympic torch relay
LONDON -- London's Olympic organizers have named three-time Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie to be the first person to carry the torch during its 70-day relay in Britain.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Laila Ali kicked off a national conference to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Title IX at the University of Michigan.
LONDON -- London's Olympic organizers have named three-time Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie to be the first person to carry the torch during its 70-day relay in Britain.
MIAMI -- LeBron James was still on the court, enjoying the moment after ousting the New York Knicks, when the first questions came about what's next for the Miami Heat.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Bruce Chen can relax a bit -- he's in the win column.
NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera hobbled up to the podium on a pair of crutches he's quickly grown tired of, ready to reveal more news about his health.
BOSTON -- Below is a release from the Boston Red Sox regarding Carl Bean's passing.
BOSTON -- Fans reacted to news of death of Red Sox public address announcer Carl Beane on Wednesday.
BOSTON -- Carl Beane was born in Massachusetts and was a familiar voice to Fenway fans.
STURBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Boston Red Sox public address announcer Carl Beane was killed in a one-car crash in Sturbridge on Wednesday.
BOSTON -- The banged-up Celtics and Hawks both took Wednesday off to rest up for Game 6 of their first-round playoff series in Boston on Thursday night.
MIAMI -- Jeremy Lin knows he would have been rusty and probably not in great shape if he tried to play for the New York Knicks in this playoff series against the Miami Heat.
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- The final rehearsal for the lighting of the flame that will burn at the London Olympics went off without a hitch under sunny skies in the birthplace of the Ancient Games.
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Jerry Sandusky's lawyer on Wednesday asked for a delay in the former Penn State assistant football coach's child sex-abuse trial, saying he needed more time to prepare and that he was still waiting for disclosure of prosecution material.
PHILADELPHIA -- Martin Brodeur has taken this path to the Stanley Cup championship before.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Billy Butler isn't the fastest guy on the base paths by any stretch, so the chances of him hitting into a double play are pretty good if he puts the ball on the ground.
INDIANAPOLIS -- It was just like old times at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
ATLANTA -- Al Horford missed most of the season.
BALTIMORE -- Josh Hamilton expects it will take some time before he realizes the significance of becoming the 16th player in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game.
NEW YORK -- With only seconds separating the New York Rangers from a series deficit they would be hard pressed to overcome, lightning struck twice in a matter of moments.
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Interim coach Mike Woodson says Jeremy Lin will not play in the Knicks' first-round series against Miami, even if they avoid elimination Wednesday.