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PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Simon Gagne(notes) fired a pass toward Mike Richards(notes), but New York Islanders defensemen Mark Streit’s(notes) stick got in the way. The lucky deflection sent the puck past goalie Dwyane Roloson with 6:06 left to play, and completed a Philadelphia Flyers rally for a 3-2 win Tuesday night. Philadelphia beat the Islanders for the 15th straight time, the NHL’s [...]

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Even during a Tuesday afternoon of threatening clouds and chilly winds, the Estrella Mountains looked majestic in the distance behind the walls of the Ballpark at Camelback Ranch. No place in the Cactus League has a larger seating capacity. Oh, and [...]

Despite leading 3-1 with just under two minutes to play in regulation, the Anaheim Ducks still came out on the losing end of a 4-3 shootout decision against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday evening. Brian Gionta and Andrei Markov scored just 1:39 [...]

The Cleveland Browns have traded for a quarterback, but it doesn’t quite look like he’s the long term answer. The Browns have dealt what will likely end up a late-round draft pick to the Seattle Seahawks for Seneca Wallace, according to a [...]

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — This Aroldis Chapman thing makes no sense. The guy’s fastball is a blur. His motion is wonderfully fluent whenever he takes the mound with his lanky frame of 6-foot-4 and 185 pounds. He is left-handed — and in case [...]

Jim Boeheim led Syracuse to a 15-3 conference record this season. If only everyone had listened to Jim Boeheim when he spoke last summer, we might be handing the Sporting News 2010 Coach of the Year Award to someone else. And wouldn’t that be a dreadful mistake? It’s not simply a matter of Syracuse prematurely losing three [...]

CLEVELAND (AP)—LeBron James(notes) was in street clothes. Shaquille O’Neal(notes) was nowhere to be found, and Antawn Jamison(notes) was in the locker room icing his sore knee. If they had lost, the Cleveland Cavaliers had plenty of excuses. They didn’t have to use one. Mo Williams(notes) made two free throws with 9 seconds left and Delonte West(notes) made the kind of plays [...]

Reason to watch: Wasn’t too long ago that the Atlantic 10 looked like it would send six teams to the NCAA Tournament. Now, though, that’s out of the question. Three teams—Temple, Xavier and Richmond—have separated themselves from the pack and will be playing to improve their NCAA seeding. Three other teams—Dayton, Charlotte and Rhode Island—need [...]

Christian Ponder threw for 2,717 yards and 14 touchdowns last season. If it weren’t for the five losses last year, or the same injury that ended Sam Bradford’s season, or the same off-field nonsense that has clouded his every season at Florida State, it might not seem so improbable. It might not sound so odd to hear [...]

Sports Radio Interviews This year’s NFL Draft features a bit of intrigue near the top. Defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh is the consensus number one pick for the St. Louis Rams, but there’s still a chance fellow defensive lineman Gerald McCoy might be picked first, or that quarterback Sam Bradford might sneak into the discussion. [...]