FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The fireballer has flamed out once again, and this time it may be for good. Minnesota Twins reliever Joel Zumaya was diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right elbow on Sunday, meaning his latest comeback bid has ended almost before it began. Zumaya had signed an incentive-laden, one-year deal […]

ORLANDO, Fla. 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 as the career scoring leader in the […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jared Berggren scored Wisconsin’s final five points — including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left — and the 16th-ranked Badgers beat No. 8 Ohio State 63-60 on Sunday. Jordan Taylor had 19 points and Ryan Evans 10 for the Badgers (21-8, 10-6 Big Ten), who made up for an earlier […]

NEWARK, N. J. ( AP) — Martin St. Louis scored three goals and set up another to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Mathieu Garon made 19 saves and set up St. Louis’ first goal as the Lightning snapped a two-game losing streak less than […]

MARANA, Ariz. ( AP) — Hunter Mahan stopped Rory McIlroy’s march to No. 1 by winning the Match Play Championship on Sunday. Mahan won four holes in a five-hole stretch starting with a 9-iron to 2 feet on the sixth hole, building a 4- up lead through 10 holes. Even as McIlroy threw his best […]