The New England Patriots have traded veteran cornerback Ellis Hobbs to the Philadelphia Eagles for two draft picks.

Sean Avery is back on the ice for the New York Rangers, and the decision to return him to the lineup Sunday was made by suspended coach John Tortorella.

The Oakland Raiders added another speedy receiver as well as some help for the defense on the second day of the NFL draft.

There has been a 14-car accident at Talladega Superspeedway involving many race favorites.

Ben Gordon scored 22 points, hitting the tying 3-pointer in the first overtime, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 121-118 in double overtime Sunday to tie their first-round series at two games apiece.

The Seattle Seahawks have rescinded their franchise tag on outside linebacker Leroy Hill, making him a free agent.

Luke Carlin smashed a two-run home run in the seventh inning, but an early deficit was too much to recover from for Reno Saturday night, as the Fresno Grizzlies topped the Aces 9-2 in the series opener at Chukchansi Park.

Gerald Henderson is entering the NBA draft but is keeping open the option to return to Duke for his senior season.

Patrick Marleau got his second game-winning goal of the playoffs 6:02 into overtime, and the top-seeded Sharks avoided first-round elimination with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 on Saturday night.

The University of Nevada track and field team saw a number of personal bests on the final day of the Brutus Hamilton Invitational Saturday hosted by Cal at Edwards Stadium/Goldman Field in Berkeley, Calif.

Juan Pablo Montoya won the first pole of his NASCAR career on Saturday with a strong lap at Talladega Superspeedway.

Albert Pujols hit his second grand slam of the season and surpassed 1,000 career RBIs, sending St. Louis to an 8-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday and giving the surging Cardinals their ninth straight home win.

The Hawai'i Warriors are losing their starting point guard.

Kobe Bryant followed his worst shooting game in years by scoring 38 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 108-94 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night and a 3-1 series advantage.

Randy Winn rescued Randy Johnson's shaky return to Arizona, hitting a two-run homer to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 5-3 victory over the Diamondbacks on Saturday night.

Patrick Sharp and Kris Versteeg scored 19 second apart in a three-goal first period and the Chicago Blackhawks grabbed control early and beat the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 series lead.

The Oakland Raiders selected safety Mike Michell of Ohio with the 47th overall pick in the NFL Draft.

Rangers coach John Tortorella has been suspended by the NHL for one game because he squirted a fan with water and threw a water bottle into the stands, striking a spectator in Washington.

University of Nevada (20-20) senior Matt Bowman tied Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Lyle Overbay with 62 career doubles in the Wolf Pack’s 9-4 victory over Cal State University Bakersfield today at Peccole Park. Overbay (1996-99) set the Nevada mark playing in 209 games during his four seasons at Nevada while Bowman has played in 198 games during his time in the Silver & Blue.

Tex Winter, the longtime Los Angeles Lakers consultant and mentor to coach Phil Jackson, has been hospitalized in Kansas, a team spokesman said Saturday.

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.