Dwyane Wade finished with 29 points and eight assists, Jermaine O'Neal added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Heat extended Atlanta's decade-plus road playoff drought, coasting to a huge halftime lead before beating the Hawks 107-78 Saturday night in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup.

Colorado sophomore quarterback Tyler Hansen has broken the right thumb on his throwing hand in the Buffaloes' annual spring game.

The next chapter of Michael Oher's remarkable and improbable story will be set in Baltimore.

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Senior Michelle Beach went 3-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs as the Wolf Pack closed out the 2009 season at Hixson Park with a 6-2 win over Utah State on Senior Day.

Josh Howard scored 28 points, seven in an early second-half spurt that put the Mavericks ahead to stay in a 99-90 victory Saturday that gave them a 3-1 lead in their first-round series.

Wide receiver Hines Ward apparently will get his wish to finish his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Jason Giambi hit his first homer of the season, Nomar Garciaparra hit a three-run double and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak.

The first-ever meeting between the Reno Aces and Fresno Grizzlies will include an off-field wager between the marketing departments of the new division rivals. With both organizations actively promoting themselves through the newest web networking tool, the Aces and Grizzlies will mark their four-game series at Chukchansi Park with baseball’s first “Twitter Wager”.

Former Wolf Pack star Ryan Church drove in three runs in the Mets 8-2 victory Saturday over the Nationals

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker has matched George Gervin's franchise playoff record for points in a half, scoring 31 by halftime in Game 4 of their series against Dallas.

David Ragan has earned his first NASCAR victory by passing Ryan Newman right before the finish line in the Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

The Oakland Raiders have taken Darrius Heyward-Bey of Maryland with the seventh pick of the NFL draft, passing up more heralded accomplished receivers to take the fastest of them all.

The Pittsburgh Penguins eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, winning Game 6 5-3. The Penguins won the series 4-2.

The San Francisco 49ers have selected receiver Michael Crabtree in the NFL draft, snatching up the Texas Tech star when he unexpectedly slipped to the 10th pick.

Despite chopping the lead in half with runs in the fifth and sixth innings, the Aces’ efforts for a series split Friday night fell short, as the visiting Sky Sox rolled to a 13-3 victory over Reno at Aces Ballpark.

University of Nevada (19-20) senior outfielder Aaron Henry delivered the game winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning to complete the Wolf Pack three-run inning as they defeated CSU Bakersfield (8-27) 7-6 in the first game of a three-game nonconference series at Peccole Park Friday night. With the victory the Pack improved to 19-20 while the Roadrunners, a first-year program, fell to 8-27.

Led by veteran Josh Davis’ 21 points, the Colorado 14ers defeated the Utah Flash 123-104 tonight to earn the 2009 NBA Development League Championship at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

It took a little bit for Nevada’s bats to warm up on a chilly April day, but the Wolf Pack pitching was hot enough to give WAC-leading Nevada a sweep over Utah State on Friday at Hixson Park.

Rangers coach John Tortorella threw a plastic drinking bottle over the glass and into the stands during a confrontation with a fan in the third period of New York's 4-0 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

Thaddeus Young's driving layup with 2 seconds left lifted Philadelphia to a 96-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night, giving the 76ers a surprising 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Luis Scola scored 19 points, Houston's defense bottled up Brandon Roy, and the Rockets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 86-83 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Tim Lincecum struck out 12 while earning his first victory of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight win.

Cory Spinks overcame a first-round knockdown to outpoint Deandre Latimore on Friday night and win the vacant IBF junior middleweight title.

Carlos Pena hit a pair of home runs, Scott Kazmir allowed two hits over six innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Friday night.