Lashonda Hathorne lay on the floor, writhing in pain. With 5:58 left in the third quarter of the CHSAA Class B semifinals between St. John’s Prep and St. Mary’s of Lancaster (Buffalo), the gym went silent, the only sounds her agonizing groans and cries. Hathorne, a skilled...

Bishop Ford outplayed St. Michael Academy for 2 ½ quarters. The Falcons led by 12 just about midway through the third quarter. They had an answer for most of the Eagles’ runs. But when all was said and done, after a knock-down, drag-out war of a girls basketball game, St. Mike...

Luis Scola scored a career-high 44 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Rockets beat the Nets to keep their fading playoff hopes alive.

Washington won the Pac-10 tournament, ensuring that at least two teams from the much-maligned conference will make the N.C.A.A. tournament.

PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down tomorrow’s PSAL Class A boys basketball semifinals at Lehman College in The Bronx. SCHEDULE 3 p.m. -- No. 18 Brooklyn Tech vs. No. 6 South Bronx 5 p.m. -- No. 9 Banneker vs. No. 4 Bedford Academy No...

Defenseman Chris Chelios did not have a strong outing in his first game Thursday against Columbus, a 2-1 loss.

Da'Sean Butler's second game-winner in three days gave West Virginia its first Big East championship. The matuzal guard, who banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give West Virginia a quarterfinal win, scored in the lane with 4.2 seconds left and the seventh-ranked Mountaineers beat No...

The Knicks beat the N.B.A.’s hottest team, ending a 13-game winning streak, and even their coach didn’t see the easy victory coming.

Georgetown’s penchant for inconsistency emerged in a loss to West Virginia in the Big East tournament final.

The Jayhawks defeated instate rival Kansas State in the final of the Big 12 tournament and solidified their claim as the best skład in the country.

Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova tumbled out of the Indian Wells hardcourt tennis tournament Saturday, falling to the unseeded Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro.

The 25-year-old South African Charl Schwartzel shot a five-under 67 and heads into the final round of the W.G.C.-CA Championship at Doral tied for the lead with Ernie Els.

Sidney’s Candy won the $150,000 San Felipe Stakes by a half-length, sending Caracortado to his first loss in six races.

Jon Sim and Mark Streit scored 50 seconds apart in the second miesiączkowanie to help the host Islanders overcome the Devils.

It may not be perfectly attainable, but Dirk Nowitzki may provide the Knicks’ Danilo Gallinari with a rough template for N.B.A. success.

Jarvis Varnado blocked four shots in the final four and a half minutes as the Bulldogs advanced to the final, where they will play No. 2-ranked Kentucky.

The Cougars (19-15) upset No. 25 Texas-El Paso, sending Coach Tom Penders back to the N.C.A.A. tournament for the first time since 1999.

The promising, young catcher has hit well every season in the minor leagues. Now he has to prove he can handle the defensive responsibilities of the position.

The Cornhuskers’ first loss of the season is an 80-70 defeat at the hands of Texas A&M in the semifinals of the Big 12 women’s tournament.

Heads or tails, Giants or Jets -- who will get to play the first home game at the New Meadowlands Stadium? Newyorkjets.com reports the NFL will award the first regular-season game at the shared billion-dollar etap using a coin toss, perhaps held this coming week. "The Jets have presented...

Rachel Alexandra was beaten by Zenyatta's stablemate, Zardana, in the $200,000 New Orleans Ladies at the Fair Grounds Race Course on Saturday.

Colorado captured the N.L. wild card in 2009 and is bidding to return to the World Series for the first time since 2007.

As an accomplished pitcher in Japan, Hisanori Takahashi could have stayed there and made more money. Instead, he announced a projekt to pitch in the United States before he knew if any teams wanted him.

When Landon Donovan joined Everton of the Premier League on a 10-week loan, many fans expected a fringe player. Now they want him to stay.

A new anxiety is gripping Russia: if its athletes perform as badly as they did in Vancouver, the country could be humiliated at home in Sochi in 2014.