Eagles’ Vick to start vs. Giants

Despite suffering a concussion last week, Eagles QB Michael Vick is active Sunday in his team’s opener vs. the Giants and will start…MORE

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bills hoping to make name for themselves

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Seven-year veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick eyes his first full season as an NFL starting quarterback, making him a perfect fit for the 2-0 Buffalo Bills, a team relying on the unwanted and overlooked to produce a long-sought turnaround…MORE

AL West tide had turned toward Texas, washing over Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif. — They came home from Toronto at 4 a.m. Friday hanging by a thread, some of them practically needing toothpicks to keep their eyes open…MORE

NBA postpones training camps, cancels 43 preseason games

The NBA postponed training camps and canceled 43 preseason games Friday because of no progress in reaching a new collective bargaining agreement with its players, locked out since July 1…MORE

MLB asks judge to clear way for sale of Dodgers

DOVER, Del. (AP) – Attorneys for Major League Baseball asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday to clear the way for a sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers, saying team owner Frank McCourt is driving the team to destruction…MORE

Former Ravens, Browns OT Orlando Brown dead at 40

Former Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns OT Orlando Brown has died at 40 years old…MORE

Fan throws banana peel at black NHL player

UPDATE: Black NHL player Wayne Simmonds says he’s not going to comment any more on a fan throwing a banana peel on the ice as the Philadelphia Flyers forward was attempting an overtime shootout goal against the Detroit Red Wings in an exhibition game in London, Ontario Thursday night…MORE

Many burning questions abound as smothering LSU faces soaring WVU

Second-ranked LSU visits West Virginia on Saturday night, and all the ingredients are present for an epic confrontation, if not … conflagration…MORE

Is UFC 135 headliner Jon Jones the best athlete in America today?j

Give Jon Jones 10 pitches in the batting cage, and he might make contact twice. Toss him a basketball, and even if he catches it, he says, “I’m a 6-4 black guy who’s never dunked”…MORE

D-backs take NL West with 3-1 win over Giants

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks completed an improbable run to their first NL West crown in four years, beating San Francisco 3-1 Friday night when rookie Paul Goldschmidt lined a two-run triple off Sergio Romo in the eighth inning…MORE