The San Francisco 49ers are bringing the Super Bowl to Santa Clara.

The owners of the 32 NFL franchises gathered in Boston on Tuesday to vote on the sites of Super Bowl L and Super Bowl LI. The San Francisco 49ers were awarded the 50th edition of the Super...

Oxbow and Gary Stevens ensured the Triple Crown drought will continue at least one more year.

Oxbow won the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes under overcast skies at Pimlico Race Course. Topping a field of nine 3-year-old horses, Oxbow won the 1 3/16-mile race in dominating...

Just hours from the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes, Orb remained the favorite. The winner at the Kentucky Derby, Orb arrived at Pimlico aiming to take a Triple Crown bid to Belmont. No horse has swept the Triple Crown races since Affirmed in 1978.

Complicating matters, Orb

Coming between the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont, the Preakness Stakes may get lost in the Triple Crown shuffle. But don't tell anyone partying in the infield at Pimlico that they're having any less fun than revelers at Churchill Downs or out on Long Island.

Even without...

Houston, as you know, the Astros have problems.

The Houston Astros lost in stunning walk-off fashion to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday by way of an error that could eventually come to symbolize an entire wayward season. With the game tied 4-4, the bases loaded and two...

Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be Russian cruiserweight boxers. Otherwise, they may end up looking like Denis Lebedev.

During a grueling WBA title bout with Guillermo Jones in Moscow on Friday, the area around Lebedev's right eye became grotesquely swollen. According to Dan Rafael...

At the end of a thrilling, contentious night in the Spanish capital, Real Madrid still had zero major trophies on the season. In lieu of silverware, los Merengues had picked up a pair of ill-timed ejections. Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho were absent from the field at Bernabéu when...

As if J.R. Smith and the New York Knicks weren't already having a hard enough time defending Paul George and Roy Hibbert of the Indiana Pacers, they now need to worry about deflecting alleged attacks from Rihanna.

The 25-year-old singer seems to have ripped Smith in an exchange on...

Richard "Dick" Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, as first reported by WBTV in North Carolina.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office told WBTV that the retired racing legend died shortly after noon on Thursday.

According to police, Trickle, 71, apparently called...

To the surprise of just about everyone, Tayshaun Prince brought the thunder to Oklahoma City.

The 33-year-old Memphis Grizzlies small forward threw down an unlikely one-handed slam over several members of the home team during Game 5 of this Western Conference semifinal series in OKC on Wednesday...

"Baby Birdman" has landed.

From the mohawk to the colorful (and presumably temporary) tattoos, "Baby Birdman" looks impressively like Miami power forward Chris Andersen, better known as "Birdman." Whomever dressed up this kid went all out and at least one of his relatives has been proudly sharing his picture...

First, Sergio blamed Tiger. Then, Tiger told reporters that the course marshals gave him the green light. Later, two of the marshals at TPC Sawgrass suggested that Tiger lied about his interactions with them. Somewhere in the middle, Tiger Woods won The Players Championship.

Caught up?

Woods' 78th...

Maple Leafs fans gathered in downtown Toronto on Monday for what they hoped would be a night to remember. Although they may never forget it, this historic 5-4 defeat was not what they had in mind. Having won back-to-back games against the Boston Bruins to force a Game...

All of a sudden, Bryce Harper's ingrown toenail doesn't seem so scary. In just his second game back after dealing with the foot issue, the Nationals' 20-year-old star was involved in a frightening collision with the outfield wall at Dodgers Stadium on Monday evening.

Tracking...

All of a sudden, Bryce Harper's ingrown toenail doesn't seem so scary. In just his second game back after dealing with the foot issue, the Nationals' 20-year-old star was involved in a frightening collision with the outfield wall at Dodgers Stadium on Monday evening.

Tracking...

Boston never quit.

Trailing 4-1 deep into the third period of Game 7 and 4-2 with just 90 seconds to play, the Bruins were still coming at the Toronto Maple Leafs as the offseason beckoned. The resolve paid off with an incredible, game-tying, two-goal barrage in the final 82...

The plot thickens.

Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy told reporters on Monday that quarterback Michael Vick cheated to beat him in a 40-yard dash earlier this month.

LeSean McCoy said (again) that Michael Vick jumped early in their race. He said he has video proof.

— Jeff...

Have you been wondering how Alton Lister coped after Shawn Kemp put him on a poster in 1992? Been curious about how DeAndre Jordan felt after obliterating Brandon Knight this season? Or ever wanted to see how a classmate, acquaintance or complete stranger might react to...

Tiger Woods faltered, recovered and then finished strong to cap a dramatic victory at The Players Championship.

Woods appeared to be cruising toward his second career win at The Players when he arrived at the 14th hole at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday. Then everything went sideways --...

It's only a matter of time until @SawgrassTurtle is live tweeting The Players Championship. It's possible that account is already racking up followers by the time you watch the video above.

In either case, another turtle (or maybe the same one) made waves at TPC Sawgrass during The Players...