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The Philadelphia 76ers have hired Houston Rockets executive Sam Hinkie to be their new general manager, sources told ESPN.com.

The America's Cup catamaran that capsized in San Francisco Bay, killing an Olympic gold medalist, nosedived during a difficult maneuver and broke into many pieces, an official said Friday.

A federal judge in California has ruled an auction house cannot sell, destroy or otherwise dispose of Kobe Bryant memorabilia offered by the NBA star's mother while courts sort out where the case should be decided.

At a place where his level of comfort has always been in question, Tiger Woods is -- so far -- making it look easy at the TPC Sawgrass.

The rule covering pitching changes was not applied correctly by the umpiring crew in the seventh inning of Thursday's Angels-Astros game in Houston, Major League Baseball said Friday.

Derrick Rose's status for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals remained unchanged late Thursday evening, two sources told ESPN's Josina Anderson.

Marian Hossa scored twice to back a strong effort by goalie Corey Crawford, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 Thursday night to win their first-round playoff series 4-1.

Mark Trumbo hit a two-run double in the eighth inning

Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said Wednesday that a Boston Globe column questioning whether his strong start to the season has been aided by performance-enhancing drugs is ethnically discriminatory.

The 10-second backcourt rule will go into effect in NCAA women's basketball for the first time next season if a recommendation from the sport's rules committee is approved.

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah let it be known Thursday that he was none-too-thrilled with getting a middle finger thrust into his face as he walked off the court following an ejection during Wednesday's playoff defeat against the Miami Heat.

A sailor has died after a boat practicing for the upcoming America's Cup races capsized in San Francisco Bay.

Just a few days removed from welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s dismantling of interim titleholder Robert Guerrero, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com on Thursday that he is already at work on Mayweather's next fight.

Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder told USA Today the team's name will not change. "We will never change the name of the team," Snyder told USA Today in an interview this week.

LeBron James expects referees to establish even more control of the Heat's physical playoff series with the Chicago Bulls in the aftermath of Miami's blowout victory in Game 2 that included two ejections.

The Boston Red Sox moved reliever Joel Hanrahan to the 60-day disabled list on Thursday.

The NCAA men's basketball rules committee couldn't get enough support to even vote on reducing the 35-second shot clock but introduced more replay at the end of regulation and overtime for out-of-bounds and shot-clock violation calls.

The New York Knicks have established a playing-time plan for Amar'e Stoudemire, stating that the power forward will play between 10 and 15 minutes Saturday in his return from knee surgery.

Kirk Hinrich underwent a second MRI on his bruised left calf Thursday while Luol Deng was feeling a little better, according to coach Tom Thibodeau, but both are unlikely to face the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Lions took a step back in 2012 but, at least according to defensive tackle Nick Fairley, they're about to take a huge step forward in 2013 -- the Super Bowl.