Roberto Barbon came to Japan from Cuba in 1955 and never left. He may be the longest continuously serving figure in baseball there.

Game officials say they’re not exhausted by their schedules, but some college basketball coaches say too much work can lead to bad calls.

DALLAS -- Baylor dunking sensation Brittney Griner will be suspended at least one game, and possibly longer, after punching an opposing player in the face. Big 12 spokeswoman Joni Lehmann said Thursday that NCAA rules require Griner to sit out No. 14 Baylor’s regular-season finale against Texas on Sunday...

A letter sent to N.F.L. players by player representative Pete Kendall claims the N.F.L.'s latest contract proposal would mean an 18 percent pay cut for players.

PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jason Bay’s debut was low key, but David Wright homered in his first at-bat and the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 17-11 on Thursday. Bay, a former Red Sox left fielder, went 0 for 2 with a walk and a strikeout in his first...

With the NFL's free agency miesiączka set to begin at midnight, here's what some people are saying about players who could interest the Jets or Giants. Despite putting a first- and third-round tender on WR Braylon Edwards, ESPN.com reports the Jets could pursue Broncos WR Brandon Marshall...

Georgetown’s leading scorer Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes. His stan prawny for the team’s upcoming games is uncertain.

The Bengals released receiver Laveranues Coles on Thursday, exactly one year after they signed him to a four-year deal hoping he could replace T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Coles had 43 catches for 514 yards and a touchdown last season, when the Bengals’ passing game was a big disappointment. The Bengals hoped...

Brent Sutter left the Devils with a year to go on his contract to go home, not to coach the Calgary Flames. But there he'll be tomorrow, coaching the Flames against teh Devils. "It [coaching in New Jersey] became difficult because of other people, people more important than the...

PORT ST. LUCIE — I understand the optimism. It is March. It is 0-0 records all over the landscape, including Flushing. So the Mets are upbeat, full of faith. They want to believe last season is no longer a disaster, but a motivator for players embarrassed by the recent past. If...

TAMPA — Bernie Williams, a pretty good guitar player, also knows what playing center field for the Yankees is all about. “It can be considered sacred ground,” Williams said yesterday. Williams is so right. Center field at old Yankee Stadium was a magical place, starting with the monuments. It was the...

CHSAA girls basketball beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down the CHSAA Archdiocesan Class AA final, set for 7 p.m. at Tolentine (2336 Andrews Avenue, Bronx). For live updates during the game, click here St. Peter’s Eagles Record: 22-1 Head coach: Bob Daggett Player to watch: Catherine Lewis St...

Lost: Gold-medal-winning hockey stick, gloves and puck. If found, please contact Sidney Crosby of Team Canada.

A feisty Donnie Walsh said it's his fault the Knicks are not winning, not Mike D'Antoni's, and said he has no regrets about embarking two years ago on this salary-cap-clearing streszczenie that gutted the roster. The Knicks president also cautioned that he never promised he will hit...

Bobby Valentine, the last manager to take the Mets to the World Series, is collecting information in spring training as he prepares for his new job with ESPN.

Bill Walker was one of four Knicks with 20-plus points, scoring a career-high 22 in his first career start, and the Knicks handed the Detroit Pistons their fifth straight loss.

The Mariners, who won 85 games last season, enter the exhibition season with more optimism but no more offensive punch, bolstering an already stingy defense and pitching staff.

The last time Loyola and Horace Mann met, Madison Gordon nearly singlehandedly dispensed of the Manhattan squad in the final minutes. This time, the Lions sophomore had help as the drużyna appears to have adjust to the loss of McKenzie Foster, one of its top guard, a season-ending injury. Sam...

TORONTO (AP) -- A doctor accused of selling an unapproved drug has resigned as drużyna doctor of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts.

The way the Jets have been acting of late, it makes you wonder if they're planning a radical shift in their "ground and pound" offensive strategy and are going to have Mark Sanchez conducting the run-and-shoot. The Jets are treating their rushing attack, ranked No. 1 in the NFL...

Moore Catholic learned its lesson from its first meeting with Cardinal Spellman. The Pilots offense centers around penetration, kicks out and dump offs from point guard Tia Scott, who hurt the Mavericks in a win to end the regular season. Spellman stayed tight with Moore until the fourth quarter. This...

The Giants last year in free agency appeared to hit the lottery, collecting four veterans to bolster a defense that headed into training camp seemingly loaded at every position. But none of the four imports panned out -- injuries did in Chris Canty, Michael Boley, Rocky Bernard, and C.C...

TAMPA — To put the Yankees’ fifth-starter competition into NCAA noga parlance, Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain are Alabama and Texas. Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Alfredo Aceves? They aren’t from the six BCS conferences. Yet, just like Boise State, TCU and BYU, the tercet of right-handers still can crash...

JACKSONVILLE -- John Daly was so irritated that a Florida newspaper wrote about his PGA Tour disciplinary file that he referred to the writer as a "jerk" on Twitter and posted the writer's cell phone number for his followers to call. The Florida Times-Union reported Tuesday that the file...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Jack Nicklaus is going to appear at next month's Masters. He thinks Tiger Woods will, too. Nicklaus said Wednesday that "it would surprise me" if Woods did not return to competitive golf in time for the Masters, a tournament the embattled world No. 1...