November 4, 2008 will be put in the history books as the day that Americans embraced change with a new president. It will also be remembered as the first time that NBA fans used their voice to select the inaugural

With a blessing from basketball royalty and backing from hometown voters, Kevin Johnson swept into office as mayor of Sacramento, Calif., while more than a dozen other sports figures played politics by running in elections across the country.

Referee Scott Foster broke his silence Tuesday, discussing his role in the NBA's betting scandal and his relationship with former official Tim Donaghy in published interviews.

Allen Iverson is questioning his status as an NBA superstar.

Associated Press - November 5, 2008 2:55 PM ET HOUSTON (AP) - Houston Texans linebacker Zac Diles broke his left leg in practice today and will miss the rest of the season.

Associated Press - November 5, 2008 2:05 PM ET IRVING, Texas (AP) - Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is practicing again. Romo was back on the field Wednesday, taking snaps and...

Associated Press - November 5, 2008 5:45 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Welcome to the BCS Buster playoffs. No. 11 TCU visits No. 10 Utah tomorrow night.

Associated Press - November 5, 2008 3:25 PM ET McKINNEY, Texas (AP) - The real story of the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship in McKinney could play out a long way from the top of the...

Associated Press - November 5, 2008 3:45 PM ET CANYON, Texas (AP) - Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been put on administrative leave by West Texas A&M.

MOSCOW, November 5 (RIA Novosti) - The manager of new Russian champions, Rubin FC, spoke on Wednesday about the social importance of the country's national game. Kazan-based Rubin secured the Russian title for the first time ever on Sunday with

MOSCOW, November 6 (RIA Novosti) - Goals from Pavel Pogrebnyak and record-signing Danny gave Zenit St. Petersburg a 2-0 win against Belarusian champions BATE Borisov on Wednesday evening. After narrowly losing their first two group matches in Group H to

Derbyshire has elected to freeze the price of membership for the 2009 season until April 1 thus giving supporters the maximum opportunity to benefit from the reduced price.

Mike Hussey confirmed Australia would play more aggressive cricket in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar series, but only if the situation required such an approach.

A group of Hong Kong school students were bowled over when their regular cricket class was visited by four of the biggest names in the game.

Sussex have confirmed the signing of Ed Joyce, who yesterday announced his intention to leave Middlesex after spending 10 years at Lord's.

Andrew Flintoff has the chance to firmly establish himself as the world's best all-rounder this winter - providing he can prove himself capable of playing match-winning innings in India.

In an about-turn from yesterday's announcement, the Pakistan Cricket Board has insisted Salim Malik has not been named chief coach of the National Cricket Academy.

Brendon McCullum has been named New Zealand's cricketer of the year and one-day player of the year at an awards ceremony in Auckland.

Australia women claimed their one-day international series against India with a 54-run win in the third ODI at North Sydney Oval.

England might have missed out on the cash in the Caribbean but Graeme Swann reckons they know the value of their cricketing ambitions.