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Yao Ming set a Houston record by going 12-for-12 from the field, and finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds in the Rockets' 93-86 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday night.

Giniel De Villiers of South Africa won the Dakar Rally on Saturday, holding off Mark Miller of the United States and NASCAR driver ...

Just wondering, among other things, about pitcher Guillermo Mota's deal and Pete Carroll's reaction to Mark Sanchez's decision to turn pro. Just wondering if anyone else finds it odd . . . the Dodgers wanted no part of Derek Lowe because of his relationship with a TV broadcaster while both were married to others, but management had no problem giving $2.35 million to a drug guy who was suspended for 50 games?

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan thrashes Stephen Maguire to reach the final of the Masters, where he will play defending champion Mark Selby.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is getting his money's worth out of his latest fine.The NBA hit Cuban with a $25,000 penalty Friday for 'improper interactions with denver nuggets players,' mostly stemming from an incident involving Denver's J.R. Smith. So Cuban posted on his blog that he would donate $25,000 to whatever charity Smith chose.On Saturday, Cuban posted an update saying he's waiting to hear back from the Nuggets, but he's already come up with a backup plan: 'I'm going to give the money to the (NHL) Players Association Goals and Dreams Fund in the names of Todd Bertuzzi and Steve Moore.'Moore played for the Colorado Avalanche until being the victim of one of the most gruesome attacks in an NHL game.In 2004, Bertuzzi stalked Moore from behind, tugged on the back of his jersey, then sucker-punched him in the side of the head and drove his body to the ice. Moore left on a stretcher, bleeding from his face. He suffered a concussion and three fractured vertebrae in his neck. Bertuzzi

Rome - AC Milan beat Fiorentina 1-0 Saturday as Brazilian Pato was on target in a late game of a round marking the half-season point of the Italian Serie A. Die-hard Milan fans took the stage early in the game as they loudly protested against the pos...

Bolstered by NCAA provisional-qualifying marks from Clarence Smith (Coatesville, Pa.), Ryan Fritz (Parkesburg, Pa.), and Shavon Greaves (Lakewood, N.J.), the Nittany Lion track and field teams continued to impress during the early indoor season.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes remains confident that his owners can bring Kaka to the club but describes the process of trying to bring the AC Milan star to the Premier League side as complex.

The 15th-ranked Xavier Musketeers put their perfect Atlantic 10 Conference mark on the line, as they welcome the La Salle Explorers to the Cintas Center in Cincinnati this afternoon. La Salle is 9-6 on the year, and the team has split its first tw...

Boss Mark Hughes predicts Manchester City's remarkable £100m bid to buy Kaka will take time to conclude because of its complexity.