NFL Considers Canceling Pro Bowl

NEW YORK — The NFL will consider dropping the Pro Bowl if the level of play doesn’t improve, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday night.

Appearing on SiriusXM NFL Radio’s “Town Hall,” Goodell agreed with host Michael Strahan that last January’s Pro Bowl “was embarrassing.”

“If we cannot accomplish…

San Francisco Giants Advance To World Series

SAN FRANCISCO – In a franchise history that dates back to their New York days in the late 1800s, the Giants had never prevailed in a winner-take-all Game 7. The San Francisco branch has now added that item to the resume.

Two years after winning their first World Series…

Lance Armstrong Stripped Of Titles

Lance Armstrong “has no place in cycling” and has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after the sport’s world governing body, the UCI accepted the findings of the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s investigation.

Armstrong refused to co-operate with Usada, who earlier this month…

Indiana Fever Win WNBA Title

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Tamika Catchings scored 25 points to help the Indiana Fever win their first WNBA championship with an 87-78 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night.

Catchings, who was the MVP of the Finals, averaged 24.8 points in the series, which the Fever won 3-1…

Boston Red Sox Hire John Farrell As New Manager

A year after first trying to pry him away and a little more than a week after beginning their managerial search, the Red Sox have struck a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays that will bring John Farrell back to succeeed Bobby Valentine as the Red Sox manager.

Farrell, 50…