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Jay Bruce hit a tiebreaking homer and drove in two runs to back Johnny Cueto's wild but effective return from the disabled list, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 4-3 Monday night.

When he meets with the media, Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith almost always comes across as polite and not very emotional. But he's a football coach and you get the sense there's a lot more inside of him. A glimpse of what a Smith pep talk to his...

Chelsea striker Demba Ba has revealed that he visited his former Newcastle United team-mates at their hotel on Friday night to give them a motivational pep talk.

Xavi Hernandez claims Pep Guardiola will be supporting former team Barcelona against his future side Bayern Munich when the two clash in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes has rejected claims from the media that the club is receiving help from incoming coach Pep Guardiola ahead of the club's Champions League semi-final against Barcelona.

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has not sought any advice from former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola ahead of his side's Champions League semi-final tie against the Catalans.Guardiola will be replacing Heynckes in the Bayern dugout this summer and h...

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has not sought any advice from former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola ahead of his side's Champions League semi-final tie against the Catalans.Guardiola will be replacing Heynckes in the Bayern dugout this summer and h...

It's a rainy afternoon in 1990. The big city. Geez, it's been 20 years. Candy, you were so fine. The Wildcats closed out spring with a pep talk from a very notable alumnus. No strangers to tragedy, the Sun Devils have rallied around grieving C...

Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes has rejected the idea of Pep Guardiola helping the Bavarian giants defeat Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

A pep talk from former Stanford star Candice Wiggins convinced the Cardinal to embrace the pressure of their No. 1 seed. Stanford responded by playing its best team ball of the season in the rout of Michigan.

Wichita State University's men's basketball team got an unexpected new fan when they arrived home after their latest NCAA tournament victory.

Tim Tebow didn't get to enjoy too many victory celebrations last season with the Jets, so he has to take advantage of them whenever he can. On Sunday, he jumped on the Wichita State bandwagon ... er, make that the team bus. While his plane reporte...

In the face of Barcelona president Sandro Rosell's criticism of the club's "defeatist attitude," Javier Mascherano on Tuesday encouraged his teammates to return to the form they had three weeks ago.

Tottenham's Europa League hero Mousa Dembele has revealed a half-time rallying cry from boss Andre Villas-Boas was crucial in inspiring his side's passage to the last 16 in Lyon on Thursday.

You may have heard there's a vivid new account of the killing of Osama bin Laden. It is based on the account of an anonymous former SEAL who is said to be the one who killed bin Laden and loaded with all kinds of things you couldn't have learned f...

Kevin Garnett scored a season-high 27 points with 10 rebounds, Paul Pierce had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics won their fifth straight game by beating the Toronto Raptors 99-95 on Wednesday night.