NEW YORK -- After the Boston Celtics claimed their season-best eighth straight victory Saturday night, defeating the New York Knicks 116-102 at Madison Square Garden, Boston now has an eight-game cushion over the second-place Cleveland Cavaliers atop the
What to do about court stormings in college basketball
Following Duke' 83-79 loss at Wake Forest, a frustrated Jon Scheyer asked the question: "When are we going to ban court storming?" Minutes earlier, Kyle Filipowski was injured after he got caught in a sea of Wake Forest fans as they stormed the court at
U.S. stamp honoring John Wooden unveiled in ceremony at UCLA
LOS ANGELES -- A U.S. stamp honoring John Wooden was unveiled on the UCLA campus Saturday, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jamaal Wilkes on hand to honor their coach who guided the Bruins to a record 10 national championships in the 1960s and '70s.
Jen Pawol becomes first woman to umpire spring game since 2007
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league spring training contest as umpire at the Grapefruit League opener between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of The Palm