NBA Finals: It could go either way in Game 5

The swings in momentum in these NBA Finals have been so wild that it has been difficult to grasp just who is in control of the series.

The swings in momentum in these NBA Finals have been so wild that it has been difficult to grasp just who is in control of the series.

David “Deacon” Jones, a Hall of Fame American football defensive end credited with terming the word “sack” for how he knocked down quarterbacks, has died. He was 74.

Sloane Stephens of the United States reached the French Open’s fourth round for the second consecutive year with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3 victory Saturday over 92nd-ranked Marina Erakovic, who was penalized a point in the third set for getting coached.

Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao may never set foot in the inside a ring in the United States again.

NBA basketball player Jason Collins may have shocked the sports world Monday by becoming the first active player in one of four major US professional sports to come out as gay, but he did not shock Congressman Joe Kennedy III.

Boston Marathon organizers said on Tuesday that next year’s race would go ahead as planned and that they are cooperating with law enforcement officials to find those responsible for the deadly blasts.

This is a tragedy that hurts not only city marathons, like Boston, New York and London, but the running community at large. There is a unique bond that forms during marathons not just with fellow runners but with the spectators and bystanders. From the high of hearing strangers cheer for you, to the sticky high fives from 6-year-olds and the promised kisses of Wellesley girls. It’s a moment that lasts a lifetime and keeps a tradition going stronger than ever even after 117 years.

A 78-year-old man running his third Boston Marathon was near the finish line when he was knocked down by one of two bomb blasts and caught in a news photograph that quickly went viral.

At least three people were killed and more than 100 injured in twin explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, officials said.

Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 120 in a terrifying scene of shattered glass, bloodstained pavement and severed limbs at the world’s oldest and most prestigious marathon, authorities said.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic gave Serbia the lead before Sam Querrey pulled off a stirring win for the United States to leave the nations locked 1-1 after Friday’s opening singles in their Davis Cup quarterfinal.

Swimming’s world governing body on Thursday said it had written to organizers of a regional swimming championships in the United States, requesting that shamed cyclist Lance Armstrong be barred from competing.

Horrified teammates wept as a player’s leg bone snapped during one of the most closely watched U.S. college basketball games of the year.