Persistent rain in New York forced the postponement of Game Six of the American League Championship Series between the Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
The NBA and Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) announced a comprehensive multi-year collaboration to foster coaching development in China.
US President Barack Obama is putting his personal powers of persuasion on the line in a pitch in Copenhagen in support of Chicago's Olympics bid.
Triple Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica said on Monday he expects years of fast feats to ease doping doubts in athletics and has no plans to play American football.
Phil Mickelson had the smaller cheque and felt like the biggest winner. Tiger Woods was congratulated after he finished second in the Tour Championship tournament.
New Jersey Nets is a step closer to being owned by Russia's richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, who on Wednesday said he has a deal to buy 80 percent of the NBA team and nearly half of a project to build a new arena in Brooklyn.
Plaxico Burress, the former Super Bowl hero who pleaded guilty to a gun charge after shooting himself in a nightclub, began a two-year prison term after a formal sentencing hearing on Monday.
Peyton Manning engineered a fourth-quarter rally to lead Indianapolis over the Miami Dolphins 27-23 on Monday night and break the record for the most wins by a Colts' quarterback.
New Orleans guard Chris Paul said he was setting aside personal goals and dreaming about what the Hornets can achieve as a team in the upcoming NBA season.
Renault's Formula One future will be decided in Paris on Monday when the governing body rules on a race-fixing controversy that has stunned and shamed the sport.
The NBA will hold training camp next week with replacement officials, saying the referees union has rejected its final contract offer.
Major League Baseball suspended Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and Toronto pitcher Jesse Carlson for three games on Wednesday for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl.