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Metta World Peace believes the Lakers put too much responsibility on the shoulders of Dwight Howard.

An NBA owners' committee studying the future of the Sacramento Kings has recommended the team not be moved to Seattle and be kept in Sacramento.

The 7-year-old cancer patient who became an Internet sensation for his touchdown run in Nebraska's spring football game has yet another fan -- President Barack Obama.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Dave Bolland and goaltender Ray Emery will not play against the Minnesota Wild in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday because of lower-body injuries.

Penguins star Sidney Crosby practiced Monday but his status remains uncertain for Wednesday's playoff opener against the New York Islanders.

NBA center Jason Collins announced that he's gay in a story for Sports Illustrated, becoming the first active player in a major American team sport to announce that he is gay.

LaDainian Tomlinson retired as a member of the San Diego Chargers last year, but the running back has revealed that the team tried to convince him to make a comeback in 2013.

The Chicago Bulls will try to close out their series against the Brooklyn Nets without guard Kirk Hinrich, who will miss Game 5 on Monday because of a bruised calf.

The New York Jets have released quarterback Tim Tebow.

Stephen Curry shook off a sore left ankle to score 22 of his 31 points in the third quarter, leading the Golden State Warriors past the Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Sunday night for a commanding 3-1 series lead.

Despite an uncertain future with the New York Jets, lame-duck quarterback Mark Sanchez is planning to show up Monday to continue voluntary workouts for the third week of the offseason program, sources said Sunday night.

Tony Parker scored 23 points, and the San Antonio Spurs completed their first-round sweep of the injury-plagued Los Angeles Lakers with a 103-82 victory in Game 4 on Sunday night.

David Price struck out nine in winning for first time this season, Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Sunday.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:34 to play and the Ottawa Senators beat Boston 4-2 on Sunday night in the NHL's rescheduled regular-season finale.

In what could end up being his last game in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform, Dwight Howard was ejected for picking up his second technical foul shortly after halftime in Sunday's Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs.

LeBron James scored 30, Ray Allen had another big game against his old team and the Miami Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 88-77 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.

Michael Jordan got married over the weekend in front of a few hundred of his family and closest friends.

Greg Norman says golf's anti-doping procedures are "disgraceful" and blood testing needs to be instituted as soon as possible.

Jason Terry scored Boston's last nine points as the Celtics weathered a strong comeback by the New York Knicks and avoided being swept with a 97-90 overtime win on Sunday.

Heat star Dwyane Wade will miss Sunday's playoff game against the Milwaukee Bucks as he continues to recover from soreness in his bruised right knee.