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M-W baseball player Rivera commits to Division-I Fairleigh Dickinson

Nick Rivera has looked up to his older brother, Brandon, since he began playing baseball at 6 years of age.Nick hung out in the dugout during Brandon’s...

Mistakes, penalties mounting for Jets

NEW YORK — A fumble here, a penalty — or, a handful of them — there and some brutal mistakes all around.That has become the overwhelmingly...

Elite men's basketball teams have serious potential for deep March runs

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Notre Dame, Villanova and Wichita State have serious potential for deep March runs.Duke's freshmen are fast learners.

Tennessee AD defends coaching search

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee athletic director John Currie is defending his coaching search and vouching for the character of Greg Schiano a day after negotiations...

Milestone for Luongo in Panthers' win over Devils

NEWARK, N.J. — Roberto Luongo joined an exclusive club, becoming only the second goalie to win 200 games with two different teams

Harden helps surging Rockets beat Nets

HOUSTON — After rolling through the first quarter and building a sizeable lead over the Brooklyn Nets, James Harden said the Houston Rockets' momentum was...

Trail Blazers roll over Knicks

NEW YORK — The Portland Trail Blazers already secured a winning trip even before reaching the final stop.They wanted better than that.

Nov. 27 Army roundup

Men’s basketballNiagara 77, Army 71

Giants place four more players on IR

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Giants placed four more players on injured reserve Monday, increasing their total of players out for the season to 19.In addition...