The injuries continued to pile up for the Houston Rockets Saturday night as rookie forward Chase Budinger departed in the second quarter of a 95-90 win over Oklahoma City with a moderate right ankle sprain. He'll have an MRI Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin scored two of Washington's four goals in the third period, as the Capitals recorded a 4-2 come-from-behind win over Edmonton. Tomas Fleischmann was credited with the game-winner while Nicklas Backstrom also tallied for the Capitals, who split their

Lance Stephenson had 19 points and five assists as 25th-ranked Cincinnati clubbed Lipscomb, 80-52, at Fifth Third Arena. Dion Dixon had 15 points, Rashad Bishop added 13 points and five rebounds while Ibrahima Thomas added 10 points and six rebounds

Boston Red Sox third baseman reportedly needs surgery to repair a torn ligament in his thumb, and the previously reported trade that would send him to Texas has now been called off. According to the Boston Globe, Lowell will have

Tony Romo was highly efficient, throwing for 312 yards and a touchdown, as the Dallas Cowboys survived mistakes and a fourth quarter Saints burst to hand New Orleans its first loss of the season, 24-17. Romo completed 22-of-34 passes and

David Leonard hauled in seven passes for 60 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning TD catch in the second overtime, as the Wyoming Cowboys upended the Fresno State Bulldogs, 35-28, in the fourth annual New Mexico Bowl. Austyn Carta-Samuels

It was another extraordinary year for American cycling as membership in USA Cycling increased more than 6.0% compared to 2008, marking our seventh consecutive year of growth. Additionally, our number of affiliated clubs increased by nearly 10% while our number

Tony Romo and DeMarcus Ware helped Dallas end its December doldrums and the Cowboys held off a frenzied rally by the Saints for a 24-17 victory Saturday night.

The Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans are near mirror images, physical teams that love to run the ball and play defense. Both won division titles last season only to start this season as losers.

The Bengals followed up one tragedy with a victory at Baltimore. But winning after Chris Henry's death will be more difficult, visiting a Chargers team looking for the inside track to the AFC's No. 2 seed, Clark Judge says.

Kobe Bryant has noticeably stepped up his game. He has already dismissed the can't-win-without Shaq theory. So what's his motivation? Ken Berger says Bryant wants to be better than that icon who wore No. 23.

Chris Henry's funeral will be held Tuesday in the New Orleans area, where the Cincinnati Bengals receiver grew up.

Sporting events from NFL games to harness races were rescheduled Saturday as a winter storm swept across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, dumping more than a foot of snow in some areas.

The start of the 49ers-Eagles game Sunday was moved Saturday to 4:15 p.m. ET from 1 p.m. because of a snowstorm in Philadelphia.

Damion James led a four-man scoring frenzy that carried No. 2 Texas to a 103-90 victory over No. 10 North Carolina on Saturday in the first basketball game at Cowboys Stadium.

Gordon Hayward grabbed a loose ball and made a layup with 1.2 seconds left on the clock, giving No. 21 Butler a 69-68 victory over Xavier on Saturday.

The Seattle Seahawks have said that Mike Holmgren will not rejoin the team.

Alex Stepheson had 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, Mike Gerrity had 12 points and 10 assists, and Southern California routed No. 9 Tennessee 77-55 on Saturday for the Volunteers' worst loss under coach Bruce Pearl.

Richmond rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit, and Kevin Anderson made four free throws in the final 5.4 seconds to upset No. 13 Florida 56-53 Saturday night in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic.

Clevin Hannah scored 24 points to spark Wichita State past No. 16 Texas Tech 85-83 on Saturday night, giving the Red Raiders their first loss of the season.