Italy takes 2-0 lead over US in Fed Cup final REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (AP) -- Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin have lost in straight sets to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final....
ITF confirms 1-year ban for Wickmayer, Malisse LONDON (AP) -- The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse....
Kobe reaches 24,000 points, leads Lakers past Griz LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night....
Skater Joubert of France wins NHK Trophy NAGANO, Japan (AP) -- Brian Joubert of France won the NHK Trophy on Saturday, earning his first Grand Prix title of the season with a strong performance in the free skate....
No. 5 Boise State survives Louisiana Tech 45-35 RUSTON, La. (AP) -- Just when Boise State looked vulnerable, Kellen Moore and the Broncos quickly reminded a national television audience why they've been unbeatable....
Heat deal Nuggets 1st loss of year, 96-88 MIAMI (AP) -- Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 18 and the Miami Heat dealt the Denver Nuggets their first loss of the season, 96-88 on Friday night....
Skater Joubert of France wins NHK Trophy NAGANO, Japan (AP) -- Brian Joubert of France won the NHK Trophy on Saturday, earning his first Grand Prix title of the season with a strong performance in the free skate....
Preliminary reports: 3 ND college students drowned DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) -- Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death for three North Dakota college softball players found dead inside a sport utility vehicle that sunk in a rural farm pond....
Life Is Sweet wins Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Life Is Sweet led a parade of longshots to the winner's circle at the Breeders' Cup on Friday, with the stablemate of Zenyatta scoring a 2 1/2-length victory in the $2 million Ladies' Classic....
Davis wins World Cup 1,000 in course record BERLIN (AP) -- Shani Davis of the United States shattered the course record in winning the 1,000-meter race at the season-opening speedskating World Cup on Friday....