A former ESPN announcer in the middle of a lawsuit against the company said Wednesday that he had suffered a heart attack and said it was linked to stress stemming from the legal dispute.
Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu told a Miami federal jury Wednesday that he ate a chunk of a fake passport while flying to the U.S. to cover up his illegal travel as part of a Cuban ballplayer smuggling operation.
Two baseball players at the University of Richmond in Virginia are among five who have been suspended because they violated NCAA rules by playing fantasy football.
The Minnesota Vikings have had the same running back for the better part of the past decade, but a change could be on the horizon. The team announced on Tuesday that it will not pick up Adrian Peterson’s option for 2017, making him a free agent next week.
Kyle Busch spun out just past the halfway point of Sunday's Daytona 500, causing a five-car crash that also took out his Toyota teammates and fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. Busch blew out his right rear tire entering Turn 3 at Daytona International Speedway.
Former NHL enforcer Andrew Peters has been suspended indefinitely as coach of a youth hockey team pending a Buffalo police investigation into his role in an on-ice brawl.
Mack Beggs won two matches at the Texas state championships Friday. But the larger conflict — over whether a 17-year-old transgender boy should be wrestling girls — remained unsettled.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston apologized for “using poor word choice” while speaking to a Florida elementary school about gender roles Wednesday.
A Michigan sports doctor who treated elite female U.S. gymnasts was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting nine girls, including some too reluctant to speak up about the alleged abuse years ago because he was considered a "god."
Facebook and Major League Baseball have reportedly discussed the possibility of the social network streaming at least one baseball game per week during the upcoming season.
MESA, Ariz. (AP) As Santiago Casilla awaits his final paperwork to depart the Dominican Republic and rejoin the Oakland Athletics, he has been speaking with young baseball players at the team's academy in his home country.