North America Sports News

It seems Scott Wells has dodged another bullet. The Green Bay Packers' starting center missed practice on Tuesday because of a knee swollen so badly he couldn't get into a stance. But just like last week, when he missed practice...

Aaron Rodgers tossed three touchdown passes Thursday, leading Green Bay to a 34-12 victory over the Lions at Detroit's annual Thanksgiving Day contest...His first quarter scoring pass and Mason Crosby 's second-quarter field goal erased a 7-0 deficit, and Green...

In my mind, I’m always going to play,” he said. “I don’t try to miss anything. I was going to play.” Some people close to Grant thought maybe it was a foolish idea. The wrist is going to eventually require...

This week's mail bag had extremely high volume and very little variety. There was actually one person who wanted to know why soon-to-be-former Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis isn't running from the Wildcat formation more often. A quick...

Ben Roethlisberger played one of the worst games of his NFL career one week after sustaining a concussion in 2006. He is only a few days removed from his fourth concussion in four years, an uncommonly high number even for...

Semyon Varlamov recorded his first career shutout Wednesday, backstopping Washington's 2-0 win over Buffalo that snapped a three-game losing streak. Varlamov repelled a 10-shot Buffalo third-period barrage and finished with 25 saves overall. Alexander Ovechkin scored his 17th goal this...

Football players at almost every level subscribe to the 24-hour rule. The celebration of any win or dejection over a loss needs to be out of the system within a day so a team can move on to its next...

With no apparent interest from NBA teams, Allen Iverson is set to retire, according to an online report...Smith published a statement on his Web site Wednesday attributed to Iverson. It said Iverson plans to retire but also that "I feel...

University of Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn confirmed Thursday morning that football coach Dan Hawkins will continue to coach the Buffaloes and return for his fifth season in 2010. With questions about Hawkins’ future mounting from CU supporters, the media...