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Rafael Nadal has won his first match after being away for more than seven months because of a knee injury.

Chris Carpenter is unlikely to pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals this season and his career may be over because of a nerve injury that kept him out most of last year.

Still steaming over the Super Bowl loss, Colin Kaepernick packed up his belongings in the 49ers locker room and made plans with teammates to work out this offseason.

Officials of the Superdome and its utility company said Tuesday that they will hire outside experts to investigate the cause of a 34-minute power failure that halted the Super Bowl.

A frustrated Doc Rivers on Tuesday called the recent trade rumors swirling around the Celtics' stars "silly" and media driven, while a couple of the players who have been the subject of those rumors blew them off as just part of life at this time of year.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without two starters when they take on the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.

Thousands of Baltimore Ravens fans are cheering, singing, dancing and marching along with the team in a parade to celebrate the team's Super Bowl victory.

The owners of the New York Mets reportedly wanted to take a gamble on owning a casino next to Citi Field, the home of their major league club.

Lindsey Vonn crashed during the super-G Tuesday and was taken to a hospital by helicopter after apparently hurting her right knee at the world championships.

MLB investigators are reportedly talking to the publication that linked PEDs to Alex Rodriguez and other players.

Lance Armstrong does not intend to repay a Texas company that insured and paid bonuses for some of his Tour de France wins despite his admission that he used an array of performance-enhancing drugs in winning the titles, according to his attorney.

Tyson Chandler tied a franchise record with his third straight 20-rebound game, Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 99-85 on Monday night for their fifth consecutive victory.

LeBron James scored 31 points and Chris Bosh added 23 to lead Miami past Charlotte 99-94 Monday night, the Heat's 10th consecutive victory against the Bobcats.

Martell Webster scored 21 points, and the Washington Wizards broke a four-game losing streak Monday night with a 98-90 win over a Los Angeles Clippers team missing Blake Griffin and Chris Paul.

A pair of ESPN 150 prospects made their intentions known on Monday night as linebacker Reuben Foster committed to Alabama and running back Alex Collins chose Arkansas. The pair made the announcement on Fox Sports South.

The cause of a 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl remains under investigation, but public records released Monday show that Superdome officials were worried about a power outage several months before the big game.

Joe Flacco's victory tour Monday included a stop in New York to appear on CBS' "Late Show" with David Letterman.

Dwight Howard knows how all the attention surrounding his exit from the Orlando Magic created a "Dwightmare" situation for everyone involved and he wants to avoid the negative spotlight with his free agency decision looming in Los Angeles.

To try and limit the "paparazzi" element of the performance enhancing drug allegations story involving Alex Rodriguez, the New York Yankees will try to keep A-Rod's whereabouts a secret during his rehabilitation.

Blake Griffin's streak of 197 consecutive games has come to an end.