Edwards ends long drought at Phoenix

AVONDALE, Ariz. | Carl Edwards pulled away on a late start to snap a 70-race winless streak Sunday, the second long drought he's ended at Phoenix International Raceway.

Kyle Busch leads 142 laps to win again at Phoenix

AVONDALE, Ariz. | Kyle Busch overcame a mid-race gaffe on pit road with a dominating performance, leading 142 laps to win his fifth Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday.

Chicago Cubs swept after 5-1 loss to Arizona Diamondbacks

PHOENIX | Matt Garza was effective for seven innings, striking out seven and making only one real mistake.

Diamondbacks open series with 6-1 win over Cubs

PHOENIX | Jeff Samardzija thought he pitched well enough to win. Except for two pitches, he probably would have.

Parity reigning in NHL playoffs

GLENDALE, Ariz. | The Phoenix Coyotes roused a dormant fan base with an energetic season-ending burst that carried into the playoffs.

Blackhawks win in overtime to extend playoff series

GLENDALE, Ariz. | The Blackhawks have been oh-so-close throughout their series against the Phoenix Coyotes, lamenting their missed chances while falling into a two-game hole.

Coyotes knock off Hawks in OT

GLENDALE, Ariz. | The confidence could have, maybe should have been down after Phoenix gave up a goal in the closing seconds of regulation. Instead, the players looked around the room during intermission, called for someone to become a hero.

Stewart uses bold move late to win at Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS | Timing the restart perfectly, Tony Stewart dove to the edge of the apron and ducked under the two cars in front of him.

IndyCar finale somber after massive wreck

LAS VEGAS | In the last race of the IndyCar season, Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after his car became ensnarled in a fiery 15-car pileup, flew over another vehicle and landed in a catch fence just outside turn 2.

IndyCar title on the line in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS | IndyCar's best two drivers don't particularly like each other.

Roberts' slam sends series back to Milwaukee

PHOENIX | Ryan Roberts hit a grand slam, Chris Young had the first two-homer game in Arizona's postseason history and Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-6 Wednesday night to force Game 5 in the NL division series.

Tillman's memory sparks action, not words

TEMPE, Ariz. | The south steps of Arizona State's football stadium became a shrine in the days after Pat Tillman's death, covered in flags and flowers, signs and mementos.

Patrick to leave IndyCar behind for NASCAR

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. | With the not-so-subtle shape of a stock car under cover just in front of her and spotlights glaring in her face, Danica Patrick feigned drama for an announcement everyone already knew was coming.

Soriano's 2 HRs lift Cubs to win over D-backs

PHOENIX | Alfonso Soriano hit a pair of leadoff homers and Carlos Zambrano bounced back from his first loss in 18 starts, lifting the Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

Montoya earns pole at Fontana

FONTANA, Calif. | After a series of so-so qualifying runs the first four weeks of the season, Juan Pablo Montoya found something at Fontana, earning the pole for his 150th career NASCAR race.

Gordon ends winless streak at 66 races

AVONDALE, Ariz. | Just before peeling off what he called a lame burnout near the finish line, Jeff Gordon screamed into his radio, the emotion pouring out with his voice.

Edwards sets track record at Phoenix

AVONDALE, Ariz. | Phoenix International Raceway is filled with bumps and cracks, has patches on top of patches trying to hold it together for one last race.

Failed hookup with Martin doomed Stewart

AVONDALE, Ariz. | Sitting second in what would be the final restart at the Daytona 500, Tony Stewart was in prime position to end his long and seemingly inexplicable winless streak in The Great American Race.

Phoenix pulls out shootout win over Hawks

GLENDALE, Ariz. | Ilya Bryzgalov had a unique tactic on Patrick Kane's breakaway late in overtime: he closed his eyes and Kane him in the chest.

Cubs earn first sweep at Chase

PHOENIX | Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer, Ryan Dempster labored through five innings and the Cubs earned their first three-game sweep at Chase Field with an 8-3 win over the free-swinging Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.

K.C. makes Yost a winner in first game as manager

KANSAS CITY, Mo. | Mitch Maier lined a two-run single in Kansas City's five-run seventh inning against Mark Buehrle, and the Royals made Ned Yost's managerial debut a rousing success with a 6-1 win over the White Sox Friday night.

Big 12 sets record with 7 NCAA bids

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Big 12's coaches spent an entire season, even some time before it, telling anyone who'd listen this was the conference's strongest year ever.

Big Dance missing some of its biggest names

The NCAA tournament is missing some of its monuments.

Royals rally to beat White Sox in 11

KANSAS CITY, Mo. | John Buck lined a game-winning single with the bases loaded in the 11th inning to help the Kansas City Royals complete an 8-7 comeback victory over the White Sox on Tuesday night.

Greinke sharp again in KC's win over Sox

KANSAS CITY, Mo. | Zack Greinke struck out 10 in a six-hitter and became the majors' first six-game winner with his second shutout in four starts, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.

Tigers, Wolverines put an end to losing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. | Clemson was once a bottom feeder in the Atlantic Coast Conference, a soft spot in the schedule for powerhouses like Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest to pad their win totals.

Sports-star restaurants have to earn diners' stars

Amos Zereoue grew up in a family where cooking was important, where meals were more than mac-n-cheese in the microwave. So when Jean Claude Zereoue found his son subsisting on ramen noodles at college, he quickly rectified the situation, providing Amos with some basic culinary skills.

Griffey's debut with Sox a big hit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. | Ken Griffey Jr. hadn't eaten in about a day. He was jittery a couple of hours before the game. Even in the seventh inning, when new teammate Jermaine Dye asked how he was doing, Griffey still felt it.

Former Olympic sports come right from playground

If you've been swimming, you probably tried it at least once: dive into the water and see how far you can get without taking a stroke. Coast past 62 feet and you could have earned a gold medal at the 1904 Olympics.

Kansas State sets NCAA records in 85-25 win over Savannah State

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Vegas, baby! The city that never sleeps is the place to be for the NCAA Tournament

LAS VEGAS | The cocktail waitress weaves her way through the standing-room only crowd, contorting her body through a sea of men scouring wager sheets, trying not to spill a tray filled with a mix of coffee and beer.

Burke lands 900 to end Eliassen's run as superpipe champion

ASPEN, Colo. | Sarah Burke finally ended Grete Eliassen's run as ski superpipe champion Friday night, winning her first Winter X Games gold with a trick she broke her nose attempting in practice.

Cubs find hero in Theriot

DENVER | Ryan Theriot has bounced back and forth from the minors and spent most of his time in the majors in the dugout, waiting for an opportunity.

Cubs fall again in Rockies country

DENVER | The ball left Matt Holliday's bat and kept rising, reaching the highest point of the arch as it sailed over center fielder Juan Pierre's head before landing over some trees in the back of Chicago's bullpen.

Cubs can't find a Rocky Mountain high

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Newman numero uno at Zippo 200

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Sox a sweeping success

DENVER | Orlando Hernandez shook off a shaky start to win his sixth straight decision and the White Sox had a season-high 22 hits, completing a three-game sweep at Coors Field with a 15-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.

Smith wins dunk contest in Wilkins' jersey

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X sells when it comes to Winter games

ASPEN, Colo. | The first Winter X Games included an event that had racers barreling down the mountain in homemade contraptions built around snow shovels. That's right, the so-called world's premier action sports event featured what amounted to a soap box derby on snow.

Cubs have second to remember

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Winter X Games have plenty of star power

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Winter X Games earn first live coverage

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Broncos' Sharpe still not holding back

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Edinger regroups to boot four field goals; Stewart returns

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Cubs stumble against Rockies

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Sizzling Chacon stifles Cubs

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Pitch, hit: Prior does it all

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USOC task force proposes drastic changes

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Air Force soars past NU

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Chance Harridge had an easy explanation for why he had so much success in his first game as Air Force's starting quarterback: repetitions.