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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)—The Washington Capitals spoiled Olympic hero Ryan Miller’s(notes) return to the Buffalo Sabres’ lineup. Mike Green(notes) snapped a third-period tie, Jose Theodore(notes) made 23 saves and the Capitals upstaged Miller in a 3-1 victory over the slumping Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. It was Miller’s first appearance in Buffalo since leading the United States to a silver medal and [...]

In recent years, people in and outside of the NFL have tried to figure out which numbers/statistics are discoverable and relevant to a teamwork-oriented game like football. Over the last year, I’ve seen more and more people link to a website called [...]

It just didn’t feel right watching Garret Anderson play so far from home last season, the nearly lifelong Californian toiling away all the way over in Atlanta. The veteran outfielder returned to more familiar pastures Wednesday, reportedly signing a minor league deal [...]

After trading for defenseman Jordan Leopold on Monday, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero continued to re-tool his roster for the stretch run by acquiring Alexei Ponikarovsky from Toronto in exchange for prospect Luca Caputi and defenseman Martin Skoula, as reported most [...]

It seemed kind of bizarre when Taylor Mays unofficial 4.24 40-yard dash turned into a 4.43 official time. Even accounting for an itchy timing finger, missing the time by .19 seconds seemed very hard to do. Now there is visual evidence that [...]

The sting is still there from the disappointment of January’s BCS National Championship Game. It had been a two-year quest for the Texas Longhorns to reach that point with senior quarterback Colt McCoy, but after just a handful of plays, he was [...]

INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Haden wanted to play quarterback when he arrived at the University of Florida, but his plans quickly changed.   “They had somebody named (Tim) Tebow there,” Haden said.   No worries. Plan B worked out splendidly for Haden. He switched to cornerback, became one of the best in the country and arrived at the NFL Combine [...]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—The Oklahoma City Thunder don’t like to see the kind of defensive numbers that ended up on the box score against the Sacramento Kings. Only the fact that the Thunder won anyway provided a tiny measure of redemption. Kevin Durant(notes) had 39 points and 10 rebounds, Russell Westbrook(notes) added 30 points and 13 assists, and Oklahoma City survived [...]

PITTSBURGH (AP)—On an uncommon night when the biggest cheers were for an opposing player who didn’t step on the ice, the Pittsburgh Penguins kept the Buffalo Sabres in their pre-Olympic slump. Sidney Crosby(notes)? He didn’t star in his first game since winning the Olympics for Canada, but the Penguins still had enough offense to beat the Sabres 3-2 as Ruslan [...]

CINCINNATI—It took Villanova only 21 games to ring up a 20-win season this winter. That’s how fast the Wildcats were moving. They played basketball like they were in a pie-eating contest, chewing through possessions voraciously and efficiently, if not always precisely.  Jay Wright will have to continue to make adjustments as Villanova advances through March. Theirs was [...]