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Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., the highest-paid athlete in the world last year with earnings of $85 million according to Forbes magazine, is well on his way to the top spot for this year.

Mark Leiter Jr. had 20 strikeouts in a complete game in New Jersey Institute of Technology's 5-3 victory over Chicago State on Friday night.

Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and the New York Knicks held on after blowing most of a 26-point lead to beat the Boston Celtics 88-80 in Game 6 on Friday night and advance in the postseason for the first time since 2000.

George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter, beating the Hawks 81-73 on Friday night to close out the opening-round playoff series four games to two.

Sergio Garcia discussed a possible rules violation with PGA Tour officials at Quail Hollow Golf Club after a television viewer called in because it appeared he had marked his ball improperly on the 17th green.

Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant isn't worried about tweets from Houston rookie Royce White that say the Thunder are looking shaky.

TPC Sawgrass, the home to next week's Players Championship, has received 5 inches of rain the past two days, so much so that half the walkway leading to the back of golf's signature hole was under water Friday.

Maryland sophomore and likely lottery pick Alex Len will be shelved for all pre-draft workouts due to surgery on his left ankle.

Carmelo Anthony said his left arm "came out" of his shoulder "a little bit" when Kevin Garnett yanked on it late in Game 5.

Ottawa Senators defenseman Eric Gryba will be suspended two games for his hit on Montreal Canadiens center Lars Eller on Thursday night, a source said Friday

Bulls forward Luol Deng tweeted that he was "the weakest I've ever felt" from a viral flu that forced him to miss a Game 6 loss to the Nets and said symptoms worsened Friday morning, leading to a trip to the ER, casting doubt on his status for Game 7.

Miami Heat star LeBron James will be named MVP for a fourth time, according to sources.

Blake Griffin went through a light workout Friday morning and will be a game-time decision as the Los Angeles Clippers try to stave off elimination in Game 6 against the Grizzlies Friday night.

One week removed from his infamous draft-day slide New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith has remained in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

TNT's Rachel Nichols reported Thursday that Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose told her that muscle memory is holding him back from returning to the court from ACL surgery.

Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin will play in Game 6 on Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Montreal Canadiens announced Friday that center Lars Eller has been released from the hospital.

Houston Texans safety Ed Reed underwent arthroscopic surgery last week to repair a labral tear in his hip, the Houston Chronicle reported Friday.

The Reds' team website auctioned off a baseball stained with the blood of Chicago Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija during an April 24 game at Great American Ballpark.

It's game on for Sidney Crosby.