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You know how at the beginning of every NFL season, everyone is 0-0 and has a chance at the Super Bowl? That is not true in the NBA. For fans of five to 10 teams every year, the NBA draft lottery is the Super Bowl. No other sport decides its future...

OK, let's stir up some arguing and yelling again. Yesterday, I ranked the top five pitching duos. Today, let's do the majors' best hitting duos. Ranking the pitchers was difficult because there were so many excellent pairs to choose. Ranking the h...

From the official NHLPA release: ANDY SUTTON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM NHL AFTER 15 YEARS Veteran defenceman played in 676 games with seven teams TORONTO (May 22, 2013) - Andy Sutton officially announced his retirement from the National Hockey...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Friday, ESPN.com NHL writer Pierre LeBrun will stop by to chat about the latest news from around the NHL.Based in Toronto, LeBrun joined ESPN in September 2008 after spending 13 years with The Canadian Press as its nationa...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside will stop by to chat about the NHL's latest news and events.Before joining ESPN in 2005, he was a reporter for the Windsor Star and Toronto Sun. Burnside has won numerous awards, includi...

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images Nobody has done better at it than the Cleveland Cavaliers, but even they don't swear by the lottery. It's a weird kind of party, the NBA draft lottery. The 2013 version began on the Good Morning America's re...

What it means: The Bruins relinquished a two-game series lead against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Round 1 and seemed determined to not let that happen again in Game 3 of their second-round set against the Rangers. Daniel Paille snapped a 1-1 tie late ...

Rays-Blue Jays Preview

Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered, Alex Cobb won for the first time

Rays manager Joe Maddon changed course Tuesday, saying he has no problem with the way shortstop Yunel Escobar celebrates home runs.

There will be plenty of time to project picks as the draft nears, but here is a quick capsule on each lottery team's biggest needs from an advanced stat perspective. Charlotte Bobcats Need: Defensive presence The Bobcats were the worst defensiv...

By now, hockey fans have probably seen the video of a group of Toronto Maple Leafs fans watching last week's Game 7 loss to the Bruins. If you haven't, it's below. Fair warning: It's downright painful to watch. You don't have to be a Leaf fan ...

Five dribbles of chatter from the league's front-office and coaching grapevines: Among the immediate concerns for the Indiana Pacers heading into the Eastern Conference finals against Miami is the state of David West's right calf. One of the longe...

Each week, as MLS teams hit the field in another round of competition, there's an obvious question to be asked: Did the narratives from the lead-up hold true? Here are the storylines and how true they held in Week 12. Toronto FC 0-1 Columbus Crew ...

Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager.

With rumors swirling of Patrick Roy's return to Colorado as the Avs' new head coach, Craig Custance explores the summer coaching market and some of the top candidates at the NHL, AHL, junior and college levels.

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