The 64-year-old Ng announced his candidacy Thursday at the Sorbonne in Paris, where the modern Olympics was founded by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894.

Jason Collins would always make excuses for why he wasn't interested in the girls his twin brother and sister-in-law would set him up with on dates.

The Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-84 on Wednesday night.

Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period, Corey Crawford made 20 saves and the Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opener of their second-round playoff series Wednesday night.

Ryan Vogelsong's 100th career start might have been his last for a while.

The Miami Heat are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals.

NBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Sacramento Kings' proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise.

Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer, Alexi Ogando earned his first career win against Oakland and the Texas Rangers took the rubber game with the Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday.

Former Wolf Pack offensive tackle Jeff Nady was waived by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday.

The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent kick returner Josh Cribbs to a one-year contract.

Former Wolf Pack running back Stefphon Jefferson was waived by the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday.

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Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning, Mitch Moreland followed with his second of the game and the Texas Rangers held off the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Tuesday night.

Robinson Cano hit a two-run double, Lyle Overbay delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the New York Yankees rallied after Felix Hernandez left following a couple of odd twists, beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 Tuesday night.

George Hill scored 26 points and Paul George added 18 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday night, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 93-82 victory over the New York Knicks and a 3-1 lead in the second-round series.

Jonathan Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings opened their second-round series with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

R.A. Dickey snapped a four-start winless streak, Melky Cabrera had four hits against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Tuesday night.

Tony Parker had 25 points and 10 assists, and the San Antonio Spurs held the Golden State Warriors' starting backcourt to 13 points for a 109-91 victory Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of the playoffs and the Penguins beat the Senators 4-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.

Visitors to the Reno-Tahoe International Airport will once again be introduced to the University of Nevada with the unveiling of the newly redesigned Wolf Pack Wall.

Charles Woodson is set to visit with the Broncos on Wednesday for both sides to see if Denver is a good fit.

Texas guard Julien Lewis has been granted his release and will become the third player to leave the Longhorns since they finished a disappointing season 16-18 and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years.

Reno’s bats came alive on Tuesday afternoon, as the Aces posted three multi-hit innings en route to an 11-1 victory in the series finale against the Iowa Cubs at Aces Ballpark.

The San Francisco 49ers have signed undrafted fullback Jason Schepler to a three-year contract.