Danica Patrick will run the first four races of the Nationwide Series in 2011 for JR Motorsports.
The United States pulled out Friday of the bidding race for the 2018 World Cup, switching its focus to winning the hosting rights for 2022.
Liverpool says the soccer club has been sold to the owners of the Boston Red Sox.
A decade after his epic signing of Alex Rodriguez, Tom Hicks is one sale away from becoming a former pro sports owner _ probably for good.
The Bobcats waived guard Javaris Crittenton on Friday, sending a short stay in Charlotte as he tries to return to the NBA from an ankle injury and a lengthy suspension for his role in the Gilbert Arenas gun flap.
After reviving the pride of New England, John Henry and Tom Werner will try to resuscitate one of Old England's most famous soccer teams.
LeBron James was one of the last to leave the Miami Heat practice floor Friday, after a long free-throw-shooting contest with rookie Da'Sean Butler.
JR Motorsports locked in Danica Patrick for the first four Nationwide Series races of 2011, and the rest of her schedule will depend on her IndyCar commitments.
Former Ohio State star Larry Siegfried, who helped the Buckeyes to their only championship in 1960 and won five NBA titles in seven years with the Boston Celtics, died Thursday night. He was 71.
