Authorities in Rochester are trying to determine if a man who was found fatally injured on the tracks at the city's Amtrak station had been struck by a departing train. Police tell media outlets that Amtrak employees...More >>
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots to tie Tom Barrasso's franchise record for career shutouts and carry the Pittsburgh Penguins past the New York Rangers 2-0 on Tuesday night.More >>
Bryan Dougher scored 12 of his 17 points in a big second half for Stony Brook, which won for the 16th time in its last 17, routing Hartford 74-50 on Tuesday night.More >>
Robert Mansell scored 18 points and Binghamton held off Vermont 57-53 to win its first game of the season Tuesday night, snapping a 27-game losing streak and shedding the dubious distinction of being the only winless team in...More >>
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots to tie Tom Barrasso's franchise record for career shutouts and carry the Pittsburgh Penguins past the New York Rangers 2-0 on Tuesday night.More >>
Ryan Miller made 30 saves, including stopping Matt Moulson on the doorstep with 4:04 left, and led the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.More >>
Jordan Theodore scored a career-high 29 points to lead Seton Hall to the signature win it needed for its NCAA tournament resume, a 73-55 victory over No. 9 Georgetown on Tuesday night.More >>
The outdoor complex of basketball courts near National Taiwan University is normally a pretty lonely place, more used to hosting raindrops and discarded food wrappers than pivoting feet and jump shots.More >>
Doug Weight will fill in as the New York Islanders interim coach for their game at Buffalo on Tuesday night, filling in for Jack Capuano who is sick with the flu.More >>
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Rick Suhr, the husband and coach of the best pole vaulter in the U.S., realizes he may need to raise the roof for his star pupil.More >>
Colorado Rockies pitcher Joseph Torres has been suspended for 50 games under baseball's minor league drug program for a positive test for an amphetamine.More >>
New York Mets manager Terry Collins anticipates Johan Santana will be ready for opening day. And despite drastic payroll cuts, he says the team will be a lot better than people think.More >>
D'Angelo Harrison scored 23 points and Amir Garrett added a season-high 18 to lead St. John's to a 79-72 victory over DePaul on Monday night and a season sweep of the regular-season series.More >>
By The Associated Press Baylor remains the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll while St. John's rejoins the rankings.More >>
The owner of the New York Knicks has finalized its deal to return the NBA team's games to about 2 million Time Warner Cable subscribers in the New York area.More >>
Derek Stepan scored 22 seconds into overtime, and the New York Rangers overcame a late tying goal by Columbus and one disallowed on their side in a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Sunday night.More >>
New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez played for the first time this season on Sunday night after missing the first 32 games with a broken right foot.More >>
A person familiar with contract talks between the Buffalo Bills and Stevie Johnson says the two sides remain "far apart," and adds that the receiver doesn't expect the team to use its franchise tag to retain him.More >>
Jeremy Lin had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists, Steve Novak made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks ended the Dallas Mavericks' six-game winning streak with a 104-97 victory Sunday.More >>
C.J. Fair scored a career-high 21 points and Scoop Jardine added 17, including a dagger 3-pointer with 1:11 to play, as No. 2 Syracuse escaped another close one with a 74-64 victory over Rutgers on Sunday.More >>
Derek Roy scored twice and added an assist for the Buffalo Sabres, who snapped a four-game skid with a 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.More >>
Steven Holcomb and brakeman Steve Langton won the two-man bobsled Sunday, the first time the U.S. captured this event at the world championships.More >>
Jonathon Williams scored 20 points, leading five Wagner players in double figures as the Seahawks defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 90-70 Saturday night.More >>
Mike Black scored 23 points and Jacob Iati had 20, including connecting on six 3-pointers, to lead Albany (N.Y.) over Rider 70-61 on Saturday night.More >>
John Tavares took advantage of Carolina again, notching two goals and an assist in the Islanders' 4-3 victory on Saturday night that completed New York's four-game season sweep of the Hurricanes.More >>
Shenneika Smith's 3-pointer from the wing with 8 seconds left lifted St. John's to a 57-56 win over No. 2 Connecticut on Saturday night, snapping the Huskies' 99-game home court winning streak.More >>
Julian Boyd had 25 points and 10 rebounds and C.J. Garner added a season-high 25 points as LIU Brooklyn rallied to beat Quinnipiac 99-89 Saturday for the Blackbirds' seventh straight win and 16th in their last 17.More >>
Blake Smith scored 15 points off the bench to lead Radford over Binghamton 64-59 Saturday, keeping the Bearcats as the only winless team in Division I.More >>
Andrew Nicholson scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as St. Bonaventure handed Rhode Island its fifth consecutive loss, beating the Rams 81-61 on Saturday.More >>
Charles Hinkle scored 18 points and American University shot 67.9 percent from the field in the second half to defeat Army 74-50 Saturday and sweep the season series.More >>
Four McGlynn scored 20 points to lead five Vermont players in double figures as the Catamounts beat Niagara 92-70 on Saturday for its 10th straight win.More >>
Dave Coley scored 21 points to lead Stony Brook past Northeastern 76-69 on Saturday, keeping the Seawolves in first place in the America East Conference with just two games left in the regular season.More >>
Nate Wolters had game highs of 22 points and eight assists as South Dakota State won its 15th straight home game, beating Buffalo 86-65 on Saturday.More >>
Carmelo Anthony is unlikely to play Sunday against Dallas, but J.R. Smith and Baron Davis could be in uniform as the New York Knicks move closer to getting to full strength.More >>
Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais scored shootout goals, and Carey Price stopped both attempts he faced in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.More >>
Johan Santana has thrown off a mound for the first time after a 4Β½-month break, and the New York Mets left-hander says he feels fine following the light bullpen session.More >>
A person familiar with the negotiations says the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates are close to agreement on a trade that would send pitcher A.J. Burnett to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a pair of minor leaguers.More >>
Jonathon Williams scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half and Wagner defeated Monmouth (NJ) 74-57 on Thursday night, for its seventh straight win.More >>
Jamal Olasewere tallied 27 points and 11 rebounds and Michael Culpo hit six 3-pointers en route to 20 points as LIU Brooklyn beat Sacred Heart 103-91 on Thursday night.More >>
Wayne Simmonds scored two goals after he was hit in the face in warmups and Max Talbot also scored two twices, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 7-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.More >>
Jonathan Toews scored on a penalty shot to start Chicago's four-goal first period against New York backup Martin Biron, and the Blackhawks emphatically snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the...More >>
Elena Delle Donne had a season-high 42 points, including the 2,000th of her career, 14 rebounds and six blocks to help No. 10 Delaware beat Hofstra 89-79 on Thursday night.More >>
With Gio Gonzalez, Clayton Kershaw and Pablo Sandoval getting the steepest increases, the overall rise of salaries for players in arbitration slowed to its lowest level since 2007.More >>
Superior Sarah, the 3-5 favorite, beat Bailzee by 6 1-4 lengths on Thursday in the $54,000 allowance feature for New York bred fillies and mares at Aqueduct.More >>
Steven Holcomb wasn't happy three years ago when his coaches on the U.S. bobsled team decided to keep him in Lake Placid to practice on the home track for the world championships instead of competing in the World Cup.More >>
Americans Meb Keflezighi, Kara Goucher and Desiree Davila will run a half-marathon in New York City next month as they prepare for the Olympic marathon this summer in London.More >>
A person familiar with discussions has told The Associated Press that the Buffalo Bills and potential free-agent receiver Stevie Johnson have exchanged contract offers and plan to meet again at the NFL combine in...More >>
John Lambert has been named the University at Buffalo's interim athletic director while the school launches a search to replace Warde Manuel, who is leaving to take over at Connecticut.More >>
Ramone Moore scored 19 points as Temple survived a late rally to defeat St. Bonaventure 76-70 on Wednesday night for its 20th win of the season and ninth straight.More >>
Adam Kemp scored 17 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked a career-high eight shots for Marist as the Red Foxes got past Loyola-Maryland 72-54 on Wednesday night.More >>
Antoine Mason had 21 points and scored all five Niagara points in overtime on free throws in a 60-57 victory over Canisius on Wednesday night in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play.More >>
Ella Ellis scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half as Army broke open a tie game to defeat Colgate 79-59 Wednesday night and sweep the season series for the first time since 2004.More >>
Jeremy Lin put aside his record-setting scoring to hand out a career-best 13 assists, and the New York Knicks got back to .500 with their seventh straight victory, 100-85 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.More >>
Former NBA player and coach John Lucas II will serve as a scouting consultant for the National Basketball Players Association's Top 100 high school camp.More >>
Jamelle Hagins posted his 13th double-double of the season with 14 points and 18 rebounds and Delaware won its fifth straight game with a 71-57 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Hofstra on Tuesday night.More >>
Justin Greene scored 18 points and Michael Porrini scored 14 of his 16 in the second half as Kent State came back to defeat Buffalo 76-71 Tuesday night.More >>
Henrik Lundqvist made 42 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Tuesday night to widen the gap between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.More >>
Jeremy Lin made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than a second to play and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 90-87 Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to six games.More >>
Ilya Kovalchuk had three goals and an assist, and Martin Brodeur stopped 29 shots in leading the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.More >>
Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is back behind the bench for the first time in a week since breaking three ribs during a collision with a player in practice.More >>
Remaining bidders for the Los Angeles Dodgers have been told they will be scheduled for meetings with Major League Baseball's ownership committee early next month.More >>
The Patriot League will begin offering football scholarships in 2013 in a move the conference hopes could position itself for potential expansion.More >>
Sisters Venus and Serena Williams will return to the reigning champion Washington Kastles, while John McEnroe and Martina Hingis are staying with the New York Sportimes after the World TeamTennis marquee draft.More >>
A protest outside the Westminster dog show aimed at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has drawn about a dozen demonstrators and a few pooches.More >>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Big East Commissioner John Marinatto says his league "might be open to a discussion" about allowing Syracuse and Pittsburgh to join the Atlantic Coast Conference...More >>
West Virginia University will pay the Big East $20 million to settle a lawsuit that clears the way for the Mountaineers to join the Big 12 in July.More >>
C.J. Fair scored 13 points and No. 2 Syracuse scored the final six points of the game to beat No. 19 Louisville 52-51 on Monday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak against the Cardinals.More >>
The New York Jets have hired Karl Dunbar as their defensive line coach after he served in the same position for the Minnesota Vikings the last six seasons.More >>
By The Associated Press Kentucky and Syracuse remain Nos. 1 and 2 in The Associated Press' Top 25, and Wichita State and Notre Dame are ranked for the first time this season.More >>
Scott Machado had the second triple-double in school history with 10 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds to help Iona defeat Marist 83-74 on Sunday night.More >>
Jamal Olasewere scored 32 points and Julian Boyd had 20 points and 10 rebounds to help lead LIU Brooklyn over St. Francis (N.Y.) for the second time in five days, 81-78 on Sunday.More >>
Kris Versteeg, Tomas Fleischmann, Tyson Strachan and Jack Skille scored to lift the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Sunday.More >>
Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.More >>
Jeremy Lin and Ricky Rubio aren't just responsible for reviving their dormant franchises. They also are giving the NBA two fresh young faces to market internationally.More >>
Louisville freshman Chane Behanan says he takes former Pittsburgh standout DeJuan Blair's mindset to heart when it comes to rebounding by pretending each loose ball is worth money.More >>
American Hannah Kearney won her 15th straight World Cup moguls event Sunday, breaking downhill great Ingemar Stenmark's all-discipline record for consecutive FIS World Cup victories.More >>
Reggie Willhite scored 24 points, including the game-winning layup with 13 seconds left, and Yale rallied to beat Columbia 59-58 on Saturday night.More >>
Steven Stamkos had a goal and assist, and the resurgent Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Saturday night for their seventh win in 10 games.More >>
Becky Burke made eight of Louisville's school-record 18 3s and scored a career-high 28 points as the No. 20 Cardinals beat Syracuse 89-62 Saturday.More >>
Javarris Barnett scored of 16 of his 18 points in the first half and three of his teammates scored in double figures to lead Charlotte to a 73-66 win over Rhode Island on Saturday.More >>
O.D. Anosike had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds as Siena snapped a four-game losing streak with a 60-50 win over Canisius on Saturday.More >>
Megan Van Tatenhove scored on a spinning jumper in the lane with 23 seconds left to give No. 25 St. Bonaventure a 56-55 win over Dayton on Saturday.More >>
Scoop Jardine sparked a game-deciding rally with 3-pointers on consecutive possessions in the closing minutes, and No. 2 Syracuse beat Connecticut 85-67 on Saturday.More >>
Nathan Gerbe scored the decisive shootout goal in the fifth round and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night.More >>
Dylon Cormier and Erik Etherly scored 22 points apiece to pace Loyola (Md.) in an 87-81 win over Iona on Friday night, a victory that pushed the Greyhounds past the Gaels for the top spot in the Metro Atlantic Athletic...More >>
Johnathan Gray scored 29 points, including big 3-pointers at the end of regulation and in overtime, to lead Cornell past Yale 85-84 on Friday night.More >>
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Dominic Moore was fined $2,500 by the NHL on Friday for a hit that injured New York Rangers forward Ruslan Fedotenko on Thursday night.More >>
Bobby Valentine says he's not sure what it will be like to manage the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees, and Don Zimmer says he's not giving him any advice.More >>
New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain made 15 throws in his second session on a half-mound at the team's minor league complex, part of his rehabilitation after elbow ligament replacement surgery.More >>