Milton Lee, who began working with Mikhail Prokhorov's team in the early days of the Russian's interest in the Nets, is being pursued by the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies asked and received the Nets permission to talk with Lee, acco... read more...

HAVANA (AP) -- Australian endurance athlete Chloe McCardel jumped feet-first into calm, balmy waters off Cuba on Wednesday and began stroking steadily out to sea in a bid to make a record swim from Havana to Florida without a protective shark cage. read more...

Erick Green knew the moment was coming and yet it caught him off guard. In his dreams this week, he saw himself holding the ACC tournament trophy on Sunday afternoon after he and his Virginia Tech teammates “shocked the world” by winning four stra... read more...

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The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Scott Van Slyke on the 15-day disabled list with bursitis in the left shoulder.  As reported by Austin Laymance of MLB.com, "Van Slyke had been playing through worsening discomfort that originated from an attempted diving catch of a double hit by the Cardinals' Yadier Molina on May 25. At the time, Van Slyke described the in... read more...

The extended television timeouts had proven to be too brief, failing to provide the kind of rest that LeBron James needed in an intense game against a prideful, battle-tested team. James could feel himself wearing down after chasing around Kawhi … ... read more...

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Buckeye fans can riddle off dozens of reasons to be optimistic about the Ohio State's chances for The Chase in 2013, but the national media is beginning to catch on as well.  ... read more...

The Nationals’ bullpen has undergone an overhaul this week, and another reinforcement could be on the way soon in Christian Garcia. As he rehabs from a torn wrist tendon that has kept him on the disabled list all season, Garcia … ... read more...

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MADISON, Wis. If Wisconsin's secondary depth contained questions during spring practices, those questions have already increased as the team's summer workouts begin. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, safety Reggie Mitchell, a redshirt freshman, has left the Wisconsin program. WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh reported Mitchell had been released from his scholarship and wo... read more...

Maybe it's something about the Lone Star State.LeBron James has played in three NBA Finals against Texas teams.In the six road games, including a 36-point loss in Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs, he has shot 36.2 percent. That's three games again... read more...

The temperature on the artificial turf is at least 98 degrees Wednesday as Dan McDonnell pr... read more...

This NASCAR season has been one where the outcome of several races has been a surprise. Sure, we aren't shocked when Jimmie Johnson wins another race, but did anyone truly expect drivers like Juan Pablo Montoya to run as well as they have been this year? Or for a former champion like Tony Stewart to struggle... read more...

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Jamelle Hagins is not a Washington native, but the 6-foot-9 power forward has an affinity for the Washington Wizards in part because he has family in the nation’s capital and played college basketball a few hours away at the University … ... read more...

Cutting my list to 4 in about two hours.— JaQuan Lyle (@JMamba5) June 12, 2013 Talked to my family and HS coach, and deciding on waiting to trim. All 7 are still in the running!— JaQuan Lyle (@JMamba5) June... read more...

David Price is coming back. It won’t be sudden or immediate–he will have a simulated game on Thursday followed by three rehab starts if everything goes as planned. What did... read more...

The Charlotte Bobcats have hired Hall of Famer, Patrick Ewing, as an assistant coach. The Knicks great will coach under Steve Clifford, who he has worked with for eight seasons as they were both assistants with the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports: Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing has reached agreement to become the associa... read more...

Moving into Day 4 of pre-draft workouts, the Washington Wizards continued to evaluate prospects who figure to be available in the second round of the June 27 NBA draft, including forwards James Southerland (Syracuse) and Deshaun Thomas (Ohio State). During … ... read more...