New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was suspended without pay for the 2012 season by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was banned indefinitely on Wednesday because of the team’s bounty program that targeted opposing players. Handing down sweeping and serious punishment for a system that paid out thousands […]

Now it’s time for the big dogs to take over the NCAA tournament. Fourteen of the 16 teams remaining in the bracket are from major conferences, leaving scrappy Ohio and Xavier as the only mid-majors with a shot at following up on what Butler and Virginia Commonwealth did a year ago. Good news, even for […]

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jon Lester was happy with his mechanics. He wasn’t pleased with his results. Boston’s scheduled opening- day starter allowed four runs and eight hits in three innings Wednesday as the Red Sox lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5. “I felt probably the best I felt mechanically and able to repeat in […]

KEENE, N.H. — The Bowdoin College men’s lacrosse team jumped out to a six-goal lead and held off a late rally to defeat Keene State, 10-7, on Wednesday evening. The 15th- ranked Polar Bears improved to 3-1, while the Owls fell to 1-4. Patrick Lawlor finished with two goals and an assist for the Polar […]

THURSDAY MORNING 9:30(GOLF) European PGA Tour Golf Trophee Hassan II, FirstRound. From Morocco. (Live) AFTERNOON 2:30(GOLF) Golf Central Pregame (Live) 3:00 (GOLF) PGA Tour Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational, First Round. From Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla. (Live) EVENING 6:00 (GOLF) Golf Central (Live) 6:30(GOLF) LPGA Tour Golf Kia Classic, First Round. FromCarlsbad, […]