MLS tweaks playoff format for next season

Major League Soccer's Board of Governors this weekend approved a new competition format for 2012, expanding the conference finals to a t...

BCS standings: SEC owns top three spots after an upset-filled weekend

The Southeastern Conference has won five consecutive Bowl Championship Series titles and seven of the 13 played, but this is getting ridicul...

ATP World Tour Finals 2011 Diary: Federer earns 60th win on misty day at the O2

Roger Federer notched up his 60th win of the season Disappearing act… On arrival at North Greenwich for London's O2 Arena, visi...

Metro Pucks Weekly: Grading the Rangers, Devils and Islanders

Our review of the recent performances by New York and New Jersey’s N.H.L. teams. Grades Rangers: As usual, the Rangers had trouble with the...

Sidney Crosby returning to action Monday

The long-awaited moment finally came on Sunday afternoon: Penguins center Sidney Crosby will play against the Islanders on Monday night in P...

UCLA basketball: Chaminade scores first victory over Bruins

At least UCLA was competitive this time. The tandem of sophomore center Joshua Smith and freshman guard Norman Powell took on two counterpar...

UCLA basketball: Reeves Nelson makes it to Hawaii ... finally

Less than a week after being suspended in part for being late to a team meeting, UCLA forward Reeves Nelson missed the team bus to Los Angel...