Knicks hope Anthony will be a bargain

Potential free agent Carmelo Anthony will be asked to give the New York Knicks a discount on his next contract in order to help build a title contender, team president Phil Jackson said on Wednesday.

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Baseball's oldest living legend is gone

Conrado Marrero, at 102 the oldest former Major League Baseball player and a patriarch of Cuban baseball known for his quick wit and goofy pitching delivery, died on Wednesday at his home in Havana.

After milestone, Pujols taking it one at-bat at a time

One day after joining baseball's exclusive 500 home run club, Albert Pujols insists he is not concerned with reaching another longball milestone.

Big Papi, Jeter convey congrats

In the hours after Albert Pujols hit his 500th career homer, his cellphone kept buzzing early into Wednesday morning.

Giggs returns to center stage

Ryan Giggs had almost become the forgotten man at Old Trafford this season. That is about to change.

Shares rise after moyes fired

Shares of Manchester United jumped six percent on Tuesday after the struggling Premier League giant fired manager David Moyes just 10 months into the job.

Phelps' latest plunge fraught with risk

Michael Phelps has been swimming against the tide all his life. Time and time again he has proved the doubters wrong, setting the standard for Olympic achievement with his 18 gold medals.

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United shows Moyes the door

David Moyes was fired as Manchester United manager on Tuesday, paying the price for the club's spectacular and sudden decline in his 10 months in charge since replacing Sir Alex Ferguson.

Potential successors

Diego Simeone (ARG)

Wawrinka plays down Open hopes

Stanislas Wawrinka played down his French Open hopes despite his Monte Carlo Masters title success against Roger Federer, claiming the sport's big names remain in a class of their own.