New England Patriots leader Belichick and New York Giants coach Coughlin were assistants together under two-time Super Bowl winner Bill Parcells at the Giants nearly 20 years ago.
“Tom and I go back to our days with the Giants. Tom was the receivers coach when I coached the secondary the last two years in 1989 and […]

Ethiopian Meseret Defar shattered the women’s world indoor record for the two-mile run at the Boston Indoor Games on Saturday.Defar, the outdoor record holder over the distance and reigning Olympic champion at 5,000 meters, clocked nine minutes 10.50 seconds to beat the old mark of 9:23.38 set by Regina Jacobs in Boston six years ago.
Defar […]

Chris Bosh erased the memory of his worst effort of the season by producing one of his best as the Toronto Raptors pounded the Milwaukee Bucks 106-75 on Friday, stretching their home winning streak to a season-high five games.
Bosh, held to a season-low single point in a loss to the Bucks in their only other […]

The hot-shooting Toronto Raptors staged a late rally to stun the Boston Celtics with a 114-112 road victory on Wednesday, Jose Calderon delivering a three-point play with 10.5 seconds remaining to seal the win.The Raptors were seven points down with 5:06 remaining and came back to hand the NBA-leading Celtics their first loss in 11 […]

A U.S. congressional panel investigating steroid use in baseball announced on Tuesday it had subpoenaed Chuck Knoblauch after the former All-Star second baseman did not respond to its invitation to testify.
Roger Clemens, among the nearly 90 former and current players cited in the report as suspected drug users, has publicly promised to testify before the […]

Harley-Davidson Motor Company has teamed up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) and World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) organizations as a presenting sponsor and exclusive motorcycle sponsor.“This is the first major worldwide sports sponsorship for Harley-Davidson outside the motorcycle/automotive category,” said Harley-Davidson Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Mark-Hans Richer. “We see our brand embodied […]

The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, will try to win three in a row for the first time since a four-game win streak from November 29-December 6.
Alex Steen scored once in regulation and Mats Sundin notched the game-winner in the shootout, as Toronto clipped Boston, 3-2, at TD Banknorth Garden.
Sundin tallied on Toronto’s second shootout chance by […]