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Injured Zumaya considering retirement (AP)

Minnesota Twins reliever Joel Zumaya says he is considering retirement after tearing a ligament in his elbow at spring training. Zumaya spoke to reporters Monday, one day after he was diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. ...

Three Stars: Hatsu Hioki, Anthony Pettis and Mark Hunt (Yahoo! Sports)

UFC 144 brought the promotion back to Japan with a top-to-bottom exciting card, complete with a tight, five-round thriller between new champion Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar. Who stood out? No. 1 star -- Hatsu Hioki: After debuting in the … Cont...

West holds on for 152-149 All-Star win (AP)

Kobe Bryant got the scoring record, Kevin Durant the MVP, and the West got the win -- barely. Even after that duo piled up the points, the NBA All-Star game came down to a defensive play. A bloodied Bryant scored 27 points, moving past Michael Jordan a...

Brooks, Thibodeau enjoy coaching stars (AP)

The two first-time coaches in Sunday's NBA All-Star game enjoyed the experience. It just was a lot different than their usual nights on the sideline. Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks, who helped the Western Conference to a 152-149 victory over the East...

Durant named All-Star game MVP (AP)

Kevin Durant cringes a little whenever he hears his name next to words like elite or superstar. But after winning his first All-Star MVP award with a scoring display that ranked among the best in the game's history, even Durant might have to acknowledg...

Selanne climbs points list, Ducks win (AP)

Teemu Selanne probably regretted returning to play another year for most of the first three miserable months of the Anaheim Ducks' season. Selanne and his decision are looking better every day -- and so are his surging Ducks. Selanne scored a power-pla...

Sharks wrap up 2-6-1 trip with loss (AP)

The San Jose Sharks were already reeling, weary at the end of this rough nine-game road trip. Then their coach took a stick to the head, and they coughed up a late lead. Home sweet home, indeed. Jed Ortmeyer's first goal of the season put the Minnesota...

Miami, without Johnson, stuns No. 15 FSU (AP)

Miami overcame the loss of a top player and enhanced its NCAA tournament resume. Durand Scott scored 17 points and the Hurricanes beat No. 15 Florida State 78-62 on Sunday night, snapping a six-game losing streak to the rival Seminoles. Miami had lost ...

Dominguez wins George Woolf award for jockeys (AP)

Ramon Dominguez has won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey award after a nationwide vote of his fellow riders. Dominguez, a 35-year-old native of Venezuela, will receive the trophy in a ceremony at Santa Anita next month. The other candidates were Corey ...

Karlsson sets Senators record in victory (AP)

Erik Karlsson has turned his recent scoring slump into a distant memory. Karlsson had two assists in Ottawa Senators' 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Sunday, giving him 17 points in his last five games. In the five games before his hot streak, K...