Bad start for the Timberwolves. Not only did they lose home-court advantage in the Western Finals, Congress is now considering a five-day waiting period before Kevin Garnett can take responsibility for a handgun...

The Lakers came from 0-2 down to oust the defending champs in six. You know what Kobe needs to wind down before the conference finals? A couple of nice, relaxing evidentiary hearings.

Major League Baseball suddenly canceled plans to have promotional logos for the film Spider-Man 2 adorn bases next month. I guess in the end, they didn't like the idea of a comic book character reaching third before...

Three-year-old Smarty Jones remained undefeated in less than ideal conditions at Churchill Downs on Saturday. It rained so hard just before the race, the results were posted on a Totes board.

The folks at NFL Licensed Equipment were more than ready for Draft Day. Turns out the Chargers jersey that Eli Manning held up was reversible.

Barry Bonds passed his godfather, Willie Mays, on the all-time home run list. The Giants outfielder celebrated his historic dinger a little differently. He crossed home plate, then pointed to the skybox where his...

Perennial bridesmaid Phil Mickelson won his first major. Meanwhile, Tiger Woods struggled all week at the Masters. He had such a bad back nine Saturday, at one point he tried to get the rules committee to designate...

Former Notre Dame star Paul Hornung said the school should lower its academic standards and go after more black athletes. University officials responded immediately, and blamed the whole thing on Gerry Faust.

Former Notre Dame star Paul Hornung said the school should lower its academic standards and go after more black athletes. University officials responded immediately, and blamed the whole thing on Gerry Faust.

Duke edged upstart Xavier in the Elite Eight 66-63. Lionel Chalmers scored 13 points for the Musketeers in the first half, but then his armadillo tattoo got into foul trouble.