Posted: 9:47 PM The AFL is set to go long - really long - and touch down in China.

Posted: 9:45 PM Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco is denying a woman's claim that he sexually assaulted her, calling the allegations "laughable."

Posted: 9:40 PM Jay Haas and Duffy Waldorf shared the first-round lead Thursday in the Senior PGA Championship, shooting 5-under 66 in breezy, cool conditions at Bellerive Country Club.

Posted: 9:38 PM Former NFL and University of Arizona kicker Max Zendejas has been indicted on damage and theft charges in connection with his recently closed Tucson restaurant.

Posted: 9:08 PM The Reno Aces fell 4-3 to the Round Rock Express on Thursday night in the series finale at the Dell Diamond.

Posted: 8:59 PM Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

Posted: 8:56 PM Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination.

Posted: 5:09 PM Colonial member Ryan Palmer shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to match the first-round record at Hogan's Alley and take a one-stroke lead over John Rollins.

Posted: 5:03 PM Patrick Roy has been hired as coach of the Colorado Avalanche.

Posted: 4:59 PM A person familiar with the situation says Elon is joining the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2014-15 season.

Posted: 4:54 PM LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection.

Posted: 4:47 PM The University of Nevada soccer team will take a trip to Brazil this weekend to compete against several clubs, watch a few professional matches, and experience the game of soccer abroad. The trip has been financed by the coaching staff and support of the student-athletes and their families.

Posted: 4:10 PM Former Wolf Pack quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been nominated for a Kids Choice Award.

Posted: 2:38 PM The Arizona Diamondbacks say outfielder Adam Eaton's injured left elbow has an irritation but no structural damage.

Posted: 2:30 PM Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Willie Bloomquist is scheduled to join the Reno Aces on Friday night to begin his Major League Rehabilitation Assignment, the organization announced today.

Posted: 10:31 AM ARAMARK, which runs food services at the ballpark, call it an isolated incident and says the vendor's actions were "a clear violation of our food safety practices and are not reflective of our standards."

Updated: 10:26 AM The addition of Ashe brings the number of players invited to training camp to 31.

Posted: 10:23 AM Nibali extended his lead to 4:02 over Cadel Evans and remains on course to win his country's biggest cycling race for the first time. There are three stages remaining.

Posted: 10:19 AM A runner-up last year, Cornet beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1. Bouchard move into the semifinals of a tournament for the first time by defeating Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 6-3, 6-2

Posted: 10:17 AM According to the indictment, a Hungarian suspect and his associates joined an Asian-based match-fixing organization in 2010.

Posted: 10:15 AM Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton was second fastest in the afternoon's second practice run ahead of the Ferrari pair of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.

Posted: 10:12 AM Pat McQuaid says he's "very sure that the audit will show that there's nothing untoward ever been done with Armstrong."

Posted: 10:09 AM The committee also decided to raise the minimum ban for assaulting match officials from 10 to 15 matches. For insulting a match official, the minimum sanction will rise from two to three matches.

Posted: 10:07 AM Rogge says FILA "addressed the shortcomings" by approving a series of rules changes at its congress in Moscow last weekend.

Posted: 10:04 AM European Tour CEO George O'Grady said Thursday that "most of Sergio's friends are colored athletes in the United States."