Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers waited until the third quarter to get going. Once they did, the San Antonio Spurs couldn't stop them.

Tony Granato returned as coach of the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, four years after he was demoted from the job.

John Terry ran up to the ball, with Chelsea needing only a successful penalty kick to win its first European Champions League title. The Blues captain slipped on the wet turf of Luzhniki Stadium and his shot glanced off a post.

Alcohol was a factor in the death of a 25-year-old man who fell down a stairwell at Turner Field during the game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.

Court officials preparing for O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial say lengthy questionnaires will be given to a jury pool that could number 400 or more.

Victims of China's devastating earthquake were remembered with a moment of silence Thursday as the Olympic torch's march to Beijing restarted its journey.

Olympic gold-medal sprinter Antonio Pettigrew on Thursday for the first time admitted taking performance-enhancing substances during a long, successful track career in which he passed all drugs tests.

Desperate for a breakthrough run against Brandon Webb, Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez gave the sign for a suicide squeeze.

NBA coach of the year Byron Scott, who has the right to buy out the remainder of his contract and go to the highest bidder next season, showed little interest in leaving the Hornets on Wednesday.

New York Mets manager Willie Randolph issued an apology Wednesday to team ownership, the club's TV network and his players ``for the unnecessary distraction'' he created by suggesting he was portrayed in a different manner than white managers.