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(AP) LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7.

(AP) No amount of tight defense could keep Jozy Altidore from doing what he does best.

ATLANTA — Zack Wheeler lived up the hype in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the first-place Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona International Speedway is getting another facelift, this one considerably bigger than the last.

EL CAJON, Calif. — Ready to thrill a few hundred school kids, Jimmie Johnson hopped into a replica of his No. 48 car to fire up the engine.The battery was dead.

BOSTON — Marian Hossa is one of the Chicago Blackhawks' top scorers, with three game-winning goals already this postseason.

BOSTON — Dougie Hamilton spent his 20th birthday watching the Stanley Cup finals.He'd rather be playing in them.

The RailRiders dropped their record to 31-39 after a 4-3 loss to Rochester on Tuesday night at PNC Field. With the loss, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise is eight games under .500 for the first time since Aug. 30, 2005. The franchise...

After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent back surgery on Tuesday, his fourth operation this year.

NEW YORK — Joe Girardi predicted the cheers for Dodgers manager Don Mattingly could outdo the cheers for Mariano Rivera on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.

MIAMI — LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory...

BOSTON — Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, completing a doubleheader sweep.

(AP) Matt Dominguez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to back another solid performance by Jordan Lyles, and the...

(AP) Brandon Moss and John Jaso homered off Yu Darvish and the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics beat Texas 6-2 on Tuesday night.

MOOSIC — Since the Yankees organization took over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise, the team has won and times have been good.

(AP) Michael Brantley's sacrifice fly capped Cleveland's three-run eighth inning, rallying the Indians to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City...

(AP) New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has undergone back surgery.

(AP) Veronica Campbell-Brown's agent insists one of the cornerstones of Jamaica's wide-ranging sprint success "is not a cheat," even though...

(AP) An LSU team that came to the College World Series as one of the top offensive clubs in the nation left town wondering how it could...

(AP) David Ortiz drove in three runs and the Boston Red Sox opened a day-night doubleheader by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 Tuesday in a...

(AP) Some University of Oregon fans say it's getting crowded in the bleachers. The problem: Jumbo seat cushions.

(AP) Marian Hossa is one of the Chicago Blackhawks' top scorers, with three game-winning goals already this postseason.

(AP) A central Kentucky man who goes by the online name KyAnonymous said Tuesday he is the target of an investigation into who hacked into...

(AP) Olympic champion Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica is serving a suspension while anti-doping officials rule on her recent positive...

(AP) The director of the Tour de France expects Bradley Wiggins to come roaring back in 2014 after not defending his crown in this year's...

PARIS — The director of the Tour de France expects Bradley Wiggins to come roaring back in 2014 after not defending his crown in this year's race that starts in just over a week.

(AP) American qualifier Jamie Hampton upset top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (2), 6-2 Tuesday in the first round at Eastbourne on...

(AP) A central Kentucky man who goes by the online name KyAnonymous says he's the target of a federal investigation into who hacked into an...

(AP) A third employee of the truck stop chain owned by the Cleveland Browns owner and Tennessee's governor has pleaded guilty in what...

(AP) French Open finalist David Ferrer lost his first-round match Tuesday at the Topshelf Open, a grass-court tournament held the week...

(AP) Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall.

(AP) Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship broke out across this continent-sized country, with...

(AP) The Atlanta Braves waited a long time to get going.

(AP) The Bruins' third line was No. 1 in Boston.

(AP) Albert Pujols had an RBI double among his four hits, Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer, and the surging Los Angeles Angels pounded out...