It's a time-tested tradition in Baltimore, and Saturday is the running of the 133rd Preakness stakes.

Nate McLouth hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Carlos Marmol in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday even though Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs for the second straight

Big Brown powered to the lead turning for home and then sailed through the stretch to win the Preakness, still perfect and squarely pointed down the path toward thoroughbred racing's first Triple Crown in 30 years.

Forget the All-Stars. Tonight's million-dollar bash (SPEED, 7 p.m. ET) is all about NASCAR's two rising stars, Lee Spencer says.

Disgraced basketball referee Tim Donaghy is bickering with federal prosecutors in Brooklyn over how much money he cost the NBA by betting on approximately 100 games over the last four years, new court papers reveal.

Or so they say. And if so, then let the bronze medal game in the 2008 world hockey championship stand as the irrefutable proof.

Pihlstrom added his second of the game and fifth of the tournament in the third period and Mikko Koivu had an empty-net goal for Finland, which was outshot 36-13 before 12,009 spectators at the Pepsi Colisee.

They're back home again, and that's been the surest sign of success for them so far in this year's playoffs.

TFC had the better of the play, particularly in the first half, to go undefeated in five games. The tie ended the Crew's five-game victory string. TFC's previous Major League Soccer match was a 1-1 draw with the New York

The Nevada softball team claimed its first-ever NCAA Regional victory with a 4-1 win over Purdue on Friday.

Where did the school year go? It doesn't seem possible, but today marks the end of the official high school sports season. There is still time to watch some of your favorite athletes or teams compete for the final time.

RENO If Carson High's girls track team is going to win the 4A state team title, it will have to do it the hard way.

RENO Everything seemed to be working out so well for the Dayton High baseball team at the NIAA 3A State Championship.

RENO Mackenzie Cole pitches and hits like she's played the game forever. But she's only a freshman.

Pistol Pete dared to dance atop the Sooner dugout again, this time wielding his shotgun, not a broom

TULSA — Donnie Webb knows what it's like to be knoc

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After a 1-5 start to the arenafootball2 season, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz coach Sparky McEwen said it

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Cowboys continue Tulsa dominance