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Mark Helfrich has a few more months before he can officially coach a game as Oregon's new man in charge. And yet he's already received an encouraging endorsement from the guy who would love nothing more than to squash the Ducks' on Nov. 7, crushing t...

Ryan Kesler scored two goals and Roberto Luongo made 36 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday.

With the brouhaha over Tonight Show succession still brewing, Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon got together last night — in that little no-man's-land transition area between their respective shows — to squash it musically. Jacking the beat from ...

One tournament is over. Another -- a few of them, actually -- has just begun. And that's just the tip of the sports world's iceberg, when it comes to photos from the past week. Photos of the Week: March 18-20...

The leader of squash's governing body doesn't consider wrestling a "big threat" as eight sports fight for a single spot in the 2020 Olympics.

Removing a sport from the Olympics is one of the IOC's most sensitive tasks. After months of evaluation, a decision will come next week. The century-old competition of modern pentathlon appears the most at risk.

Al Jefferson scored 23 points, Gordon Hayward added 22 -- including a jumper with 40 seconds remaining -- and the Utah Jazz held on to beat the Miami Heat 104-97 on Monday night.

Jerry Jones might be tempted by Sean Payton if Jason Garrett misses the playoffs.

Leaders of seven sports bodies have made their pitch to the International Olympic Committee for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games.

Coach Doc Rivers' motivational ploy worked wonders, at least for one night:...

The Celtics squashed Doc Rivers' "soft" talk in a rout of the Blazers.

Stop the madness (and the rumors). North Carolina says it wants to stay in the ACC "for another 60 years at least." UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham sent an email to Tar Heels fans in an attempt to squash rumors about UNC possibly joining...

Connor Shaw threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, Ace Sanders had a dazzling 70-yard punt return touchdown and No. 6 South Carolina's defense dominated fifth-ranked Georgia in a 35-7 victory Saturday.

Kara Lawson scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 100-78 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night.

PHILADELPHIA -- Every veteran starter on the Jets received the night off -- except fullback John Conner. It's usually not a good sign when a veteran plays in the final preseason game. Afterward, Rex Ryan passed on an opportunity to squash speculation...

Realignment remains football-centric, but now we're seeing an inevitable trickle down of the shifting landscape to second-tier basketball conferences. How are these leagues responding to the latest wave of realignment talk?