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By Associated Press The Yankees declined to offer salary arbitration to World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon and Andy Pettitte, a move that means New York would not receive draft picks as compensation if they sign with other teams.

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John Krolik of Cavs the Blog watches as much LeBron James as anyone this side of the Cavaliers' video coordinators. For Krolik, the part of James' portfolio most in need of improvement is his work in the post. On Cavs the Blog, he offers James a "to-do list" to this effect.

By Associated Press Manu Ginobili is out and Tony Parker is listed as doubtful as the injuries woes continue for the Spurs.

Surely, it can only be someone we do not know and would never associate with who would be capable of the act that Pittsburgh Steelers fan Zack Heddinger ... Steelers fan: Bears fan poisoned meChicago Sun-Times Steelers fan says he was poisoned, left blind in Chicago barChicago Tribune

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By Associated Press Defenseman Jack Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 Monday night.

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By Associated Press Canucks GM Mike Gillis was considering signing Peter Forsberg but said he learned Monday that Forsberg wanted to stay in his home country.

Teams with dominant pass rushers give Kurt Warner and the Cardinals big problems. The Seattle Seahawks are no longer one of those teams. Carolina, Indianapolis and San Francisco beat the Cardinals this season...

By Associated Press LeBron James' three-point play with 28 seconds remaining lifted the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers to a 107-103 victory against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

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By Associated Press LeBron James scored 36 points and the Cavaliers routed the Magic in an Eastern finals rematch on Wednesday.

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LeBron James won't rule out playing for the Clippers or any other team.Kevin Durant missed some big shots that could have sealed a win against the Lakers, and an emerging commitment to defense played a role. Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman: "Although Durant wouldn’t use it as an excuse Th...

LeBron James won't rule out playing for the Clippers or any other team.Kevin Durant missed some big shots that could have sealed a win against the Lakers, and an emerging commitment to defense played a role. Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman: "Although Durant wouldn’t use it as an excuse Th...

By Associated Press Jarrett Stoll scored the go-ahead goal with 7:51 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings roared from behind with a four-goal third period in a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

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Boston Globe Jones, 25, made his major league debut this season with Boston and appeared in 11 games in relief. The left-hander posted a 9.24 ERA with the Red Sox, ... Red Sox acquire Hermida from MarlinsFOXSports.com Yahoo! Sports -Boston Globe -Seattle Post Intelligencer

Miles Austin caught a touchdown pass for the third straight game and Patrick Crayton returned a punt for a score for the second consecutive week, sending Dallas past the Seattle Seahawks 38-17 and into a share of first place in the NFC East on Sunday.

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By Associated Press David Jones scored a short-handed goal to lift the Colorado Avalanche over the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday.

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This is New York's final season at Giants Stadium before opening up a new facility in 2010. In 1976, the Giants' first home game was against the Cowboys. The stadium was considered enormous at the time, but it definitely began to show its age in recent years.

Mike Green took a silly slashing penalty away from the play in his own zone, hacking Jordan Staal in the back of the leg. Goalie Simeon Varlamov also took one late in the period for slashing. Of course, unless the Pens' power play clicks, ...

The Spurs had just made back-to-back 3-pointers to close a seven-point gap to one with 17.8 seconds to go. On the ensuing inbounds, New Orleans' Chris Paul split a double-team from Finley and Tony Parker in the backcourt, then drew a foul on Manu Ginobili while hoisting a half-court 3-point...

If you haven't seen this yet, you have to watch the highlights of Miami's 130-129 OT win over the Warriors. Dwyane Wade was the hero, but Michael Beasley, Udonis Haslem, and Chris Quinn all made HUGE game-saving plays. Jamal Crawford scored 40. The Warriors -- in a real funk now -- made all kind...

In the clutter of the Suns' new offense, Steve Nash looks like a hummingbird trapped inside a sandwich bag. Last night against the Lakers, there was an eight-minute stretch over the second and third quarters when nobody except Shaquille O'Neal recorded a single point for the Suns. Amazing...

A Stephon Marbury sighting at the Knicks training facility.The Star-Ledger's Dave D'Alessandro on why Sean Williams isn't playing more: "Sean isn't doing anything intentional to tick off anybody, outside of the fact that he can't defend pick-and-rolls like he's supposed to, can't pl...