Red Sox: Prospect accidentally shot himself in leg
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington says outfield prospect Bryce Brentz accidentally shot himself in the leg last month, but could recover in time to play in spring training.
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Super Bowl outage traced to faulty device blackout
NEW ORLEANS -- The failure of a device meant to protect the power supply to the Superdome caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium's power company said Friday as it took the blame for the outage that brought the game to a halt for more than a half-hour.
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Storm delay for toboggan championships
CAMDEN, Maine -- The show will go on for the National Toboggan Championships -- after a storm delay.
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College hockey teams to hit ice outdoors in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. -- In nearly four decades of coaching hockey, Dean Blais never had to make a game plan while taking the position of the sun into account.
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Celtics rout Lakers 116-95 for 6th straight win
BOSTON -- The familiar "Beat LA!" chant started in the third quarter.
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Bruins trade Tim Thomas to Islanders
BOSTON -- Veteran goalie Tim Thomas, who has said he won't play this season, was traded by the Boston Bruins to the New York Islanders on Thursday for a conditional second-round draft choice either next year or in 2015.
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Ravens expect to sign Flacco, look for consistency
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Only a few days removed from winning the Super Bowl, the Baltimore Ravens have already started looking ahead toward the 2013 season.
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Franklin's final high school meet drawing a crowd
DENVER -- The teen sensation will perform in front of a capacity crowd this weekend, hoping to treat the fans to one last splashy show.
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Even without Vonn, US has plenty of medal chances
SCHLADMING, Austria -- One year from the Sochi Olympics, there's no Lindsey Vonn or Bode Miller competing in the downhill at the world championships.
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Mahan shares the lead at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Hunter Mahan was bracing for the worst of Pebble Beach, his golf bag weighed down with rain gear and everything else to handle nasty weather.
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Gymnast Aly Raisman on Bruins, broadcasting
NEW YORK -- Gold-medal gymnast Aly Raisman can add budding sportscaster to her accomplishments in the six-month whirlwind since the London Olympics.
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Seguin and Krejci score, lift Bruins to win
MONTREAL -- Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien mixed up his lines for the third period, and the move immediately paid off.
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Garnett scores 27 as Celtics beat Raptors 99-95
TORONTO -- 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.
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Promotions company to sue Armstrong
AUSTIN, Texas -- A Dallas promotions company says it will sue Lance Armstrong on Thursday to recover more than $12 million it paid him in bonuses for winning the Tour de France seven times.
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Vonn to have surgery in US next week after crash
SCHLADMING, Austria -- Lindsey Vonn will head home for surgery in Colorado next week after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in her lower leg in a crash at the world championships.
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Prime-time coverage of Winter Games to start early
NEW YORK -- Prime-time television coverage of the Winter Olympics will start a day early next year in Sochi -- with Shaun White the likely star.
