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- Forty-eight workers for the Southern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority will split a Powerball jackpot of $172.7 million, lottery officials said Thursday. The workers, mostly from SEPTA's marketing department at the Market Street headquarters in Philadelphia, will each collect $3.6 million...

Defending Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart made a bold move to take the lead on a late restart and held off Jimmie Johnson for a redemptive win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. More...

The central question ahead of Monday's provincial election is not whether Brad Wall and his Saskatchewan Party will win a second term but whether the Opposition New Democrats will experience significant losses. More...

MIAMI – A nine-run lead in the third inning should make for an easy win. That was hardly the case for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. Arizona had to hold off the struggling Florida Marlins, whose comeback fell just short as the Diamondbacks won 12-9. "Give them credit, they pressured...

Blake Griffin soared over an automobile and into a new stratosphere on Saturday with an awe-inspiring performance to win the NBA's slam dunk contest. The Los Angeles Clippers rookie, who has created a frenzy this season with highlight reel dunks, caught a pass out of the sunroof from team mate...

Super Sunday for Capitals in 3-0 win over Penguins AP – Sun Feb 6, 5:10 pm ET AP WASHINGTON - The goalie who got dissed turned shaky into a shutout. Full Story »

McDyess buzzer-beater gives Spurs win over Lakers Reuters – Fri Feb 4, 4:11 am ET Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Antonio McDyess beat the buzzer by tipping in Tim Duncan's missed shot to lift the San Antonio Spurs to an 89-88 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.

Brunette scores twice in 4-3 win over Avalanche AP – Thu Feb 3, 11:45 pm ET AP DENVER - Andrew Brunette scored twice and Jose Theodore stopped 38 shots, helping the Minnesota Wild hold off a rusty Colorado Avalanche squad for a 4-3 win on Thursday night. Full Story »

Lakers take down Rockets in overtime Reuters – Wed Feb 2, 3:11 am ET Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant helped the limping Lakers to a 114-106 win over the Houston Rockets in overtime on Tuesday as the defending champions ground out the win despite another sub-par performance...

Lakers take down Rockets in overtime Reuters – Wed Feb 2, 3:11 am ET Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant helped the limping Lakers to a 114-106 win over the Houston Rockets in overtime on Tuesday as the defending champions ground out the win despite another sub-par performance...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – After winning his second medal at the World Junior Championships, Jack Campbell would love to go for the hat trick. Campbell made 34 saves, and Chris Kreider had two goals to help the United States win the bronze medal with a 4-2 win over Sweden on Wednesday. Campbell, who...

DENVER - David Jones scored a power-play goal 4:17 into overtime and Peter Budaj stopped 37 shots, helping the Colorado Avalanche snap a two-game skid with a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Full Story » .:dirol:

PHILADELPHIA – Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo got it right when it mattered. Garnett banked in a shot off Rondo's alley-oop pass with 1.4 seconds left to give the Boston Celtics their ninth straight victory, 102-101 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. "Rajon threw a perfect pass and...

NHL: Phoenix 5, St. Louis 3 GLENDALE, Ariz., -- Ray Whitney's hat trick en route to a five-point performance Saturday, boosted the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-3 win over St. Louis. Radim Vrbata chipped in with a goal and two assists, and Martin Hanzal got Phoenix's other goal in the Coyotes' third...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Brad Paisley could finally win the CMA's coveted entertainer of the year trophy on Wednesday night — but he'll have to best another veteran and three relative upstart acts to make it happen. Paisley has been nominated for the award every year since 2005. Though he's won 13...

Djokovic begins Basel defense with win BASEL, Switzerland, -- Defending champion Novak Diokovic got off to a good start Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors, dispatching Latvia's Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-2, in the first round. The second-seeded Djokovic wasted little time with Gulbis and now goes on...

Cardinals to bring La Russa back ST. LOUIS, -- Tony La Russa, No. 3 on the all-time win list for major-league managers, will return for a 16th season of leading the St. Louis Cardinals, the team said Monday. La Russa, 66, agreed to a one-year contract with an option for 2012. He has been...

MLB: San Francisco 2, Colorado 1 SAN FRANCISCO, -- Darren Ford scored in the eighth inning Wednesday due to bad throws by both the Colorado pitcher and catcher, bringing San Francisco a 2-1 win over the Rockies. San Francisco capitalized on the pair of mistakes to win its second straight...

Kuchar tops Laird in Barclays playoff PARAMUS, N.J., -- Matt Kuchar sank a 2-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday, downing Martin Laird for the championship of The Barclays. Kuchar's approach shot on the par-4 18th hole came to within 2 feet of the pin. Laird couldn't convert...