AP SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Fred Lewis hit his second home run in as many days to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Monday night.

Colleen De Neve/Canwest News Service Flames left winger Niklas Hagman tries to get the puck past Detroitgoalie Jimmy Howard. Calgary -- Monday's mission was to pick up where they left off less than 24 hours earlier.

By AP Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta saw the Hawkeyes rack up loss after loss in an often half-empty arena and decided he had seen enough.

Connecticut has played in every NCAA women's basketball tournament since 1989 and has always had the luxury of playing at least one tournament game a year - and sometimes as many as four - in its home state, before its sizable and ...

The Big East Conference received the most berths in the NCAA men's basketball tournament with eight. There are sizable questions to match.

By AP Alex Ovechkin, a two-time most valuable player who is the NHL's leading scorer, was suspended for the Washington Capitals' next two games.

March 16 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Giants and New York Jets both will play home games at their new $1.6 billion shared stadium during the opening week of the National Football League's 2010 regular season.

PHILADELPHIA - Mike D'Antoni started the season with his old reliable, Chris Duhon, at point guard. He briefly replaced him with Nate Robinson, then switched back to Duhon before Sergio Rodriguez and Tracy McGrady inherited the job.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Novak Djokovic staved off triple match point in the third set to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3) in third-round play at the BNP Paribas Open.

Beckham tore his Achilles' tendon Sunday and had surgery Monday in Finland. Dr. Sakari Orava, the specialist who performed the operation, estimated that Beckham could return to practice by September.

NEWARK, NJ - David Clarkson had a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored three times in the first period against Tim Thomas and held on for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.

By AP First Period--1, Columbus, Voracek 12 (Brassard, Umberger), 14:35. Penalties--Brule, Edm (slashing), 4:10; Pahlsson, Clm (hooking), 10:52; Peckham, Edm, major (fighting), 13:34; Boll, Clm, major (fighting), 13:34; Tyutin, Clm (hooking), 16:12; ...

Favorite: Stanford (31-1), the first team to go undefeated in the Pacific-10 and win the tournament title, has beaten its opponents by an average of 23.2 points.

Joshua Gunter / The Plain Dealer“My own belief is this team needs an aging veteran,” Browns President Mike Holmgren said of the signing of veteran QB Jake Delhomme.

VIERA, Fla. -- This was not the same Derek Lowe who just five days earlier had labored through a forgettable first inning with the discomfort created by a blister on his right big toe.

David Carr, the 49ers' new backup quarterback, talks to the media during a news conference at 49ers headquarters on Monday in Santa Clara.

The Big 12 is justifiably proud of its recent NCAA Tournament performances. It has the best winning percentage among all conferences over the last two years and matches the Atlantic Coast Conference for most Final Four appearances ...

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Angels left-hander Scott Kazmir has long been noted for an impressive slider that has fooled hitters throughout his six-year career.

BOSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- For the second time in four nights, the Boston Celtics locked up a win by halftime. Only problem is, those wins were against the Indiana Pacers and Monday against the Detroit Pistons, ...

RENTON, Wash. - The Seattle Seahawks re-signed defensive end Darryl Tapp and released starting safety Deon Grant on Monday, part of the continuing changes under new coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider.