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Connecticut — No. 89 came and went as effortlessly as nearly all their previous games. This season. Last season. And the season before. UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, never at a loss for words, was close Tuesday night. “It’s pretty amazing. It really is,” he said. No exaggeration there. His No. 1-ranked Huskies topped […]

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MINNEAPOLIS — Devin Hester has set the NFL record with his 14th career return for a touchdown.

LAS VEGAS — Police say boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in a Las Vegas jail after being arrested on a misdemeanor warrant alleging he poked a security guard in the face last month outside his home. Police Officer Jacinto Rivera said Friday that Mayweather was arrested late Thursday at a Las Vegas-area casino and was […]

Florida — A Florida high school basketball player has been suspended from school and won’t be allowed to play again after slamming a referee to the court during a game. Mason Holland, a senior at DeSoto County High School in Arcadia, Fla., pushed an opposing player from Port Charlotte High as they ran up the […]

Colorado — Denver Broncos rookie cornerback Perrish Cox could face up to life in prison if convicted of sexual assault charges filed by prosecutors last week.

New Jersey — Even as volunteers have launched a community-based fund raising campaign for him, Rutgers football star Eric LeGrand is telling those who know him best that his playing days are not over.. Jack Nevins is president of the foundation set up to help LeGrand and his family and he visits him at least […]

Cincinnati — Receiver Terrell Owens says the Cincinnati Bengals’ lousy season is the result of underachieving “from the top down,” and he particularly points a finger at the coaches.

New York — Meet the second-youngest individual ever to be named TIME magazine’s Person of the Year: Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the omnipresent social-networking site Facebook.

IRVING, Texas — Cowboys running back Tashard Choice apologized via Twitter on Monday to anyone bothered by him asking Eagles quarterback Michael Vick for an autograph right after a loss.

Cliff Lee has thrown a huge curveball into the race to sign him, making his own pitch to return to Philadelphia for a lot less money than the Yankees are offering, according to a source. With the Yankees and Rangers seemingly going head-to-head to acquire the lefty, Lee approached the Phillies, telling them how much […]