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Mike Brown's five successful seasons as Cavaliers coach ended awkwardly, with neither side certain it was the right move for him to be fired.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash plans on playing in Game 1 of his team's playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday afternoon.

Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 85-78 on Saturday in their playoff opener.

Bucky Lasek, the oldest man in the Skateboard Vert field at age 40, beat 38-year-old Sandro Dias to win his first Vert gold medal in a decade.

Injured Denny Hamlin told ESPN.com on Saturday there is a 50-50 chance he'll return to his Sprint Cup car next weekend at Richmond International Raceway.

New York Knicks starting point guard Pablo Prigioni will not play in Saturday afternoon's Game 1 of the team's first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics due to an ankle sprain.

Thousands of mourners have gathered in a suburban Dallas church to pay tribute to veteran sportscaster Pat Summerall.

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Saturday that Derrick Rose would not play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Brooklyn Nets and was 'most likely out' for the rest of the postseason.

Eight-time defending champion Rafael Nadal recorded his 46th consecutive win at the Monte Carlo Masters by beating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (3) Saturday to set up a repeat of last year's final against top-ranked Novak Djokovic.

The Red Sox and Bruins were ready to return to action after a daylong, successful manhunt for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings brought the city, and major sports along with it, to a standstill.

Matt Harvey outpitched Stephen Strasburg in a marquee matchup of young aces, escaping a late bases-loaded jam while the crowd chanted his name and leading the New York Mets over the Washington Nationals 7-1 Friday night.

A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead. Police announced that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was in custody.

Dwight Howard expects San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to parade him to the foul line when the Los Angeles Lakers open up their playoff series with Game 1 on Sunday, and it doesn't faze him one bit.

Legends and Leaders are no more, as the Big Ten will use geography to determine its new divisions and division names beginning in the 2014 season.

Reigning Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski says the parts that NASCAR confiscated from his car and Penske Racing teammate Joey Logano's last week at Texas Motor Speedway were approved.

Defending silver medalist Zack Warden soared to his first X Games gold in Brazil on Friday, leading a U.S. sweep of the top 3 positions in the GoPro BMX Big Air event.

After every misfortune and injury setback during the most frustrating season of his career, Steve Nash only wants to finish the year on the court with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Amid reports that talks with James Harrison have hit a snag, Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis remains hopeful that the team can sign the former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker.

The Miami Heat have heard Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings loud and clear. But they plan to let the game do the talking.

Notre Dame will host Louisville, North Carolina and Wake Forest and visit Florida State and Syracuse in 2014, sources told ESPN's Brett McMurphy.