The see-saw struggle came down to the last seconds. Gasol went to the foul line for two shots with Spain trailing 75-73 and 5.3 seconds left on the clock. After a Russia timeout to give the Los Angeles Lakers NBA All-Star time to ponder his task, Gasol hit …

''A lot of pressure coming into the game knowing we won nine in a row, but I just attacked them,'' Latos said. ''Today it was in the back of my mind, but it's baseball. Just play.'' Things didn't start well. Latos walked Dexter Fowler on five pitches, and …

The Los Angeles Dodgersacquired three-time All Star infielder Hanley Ramirez from the Miami Marlins in a four-player deal on Wednesday, boosting their roster as they push for a place in the playoffs.The Dodgers, who are second in the National League West w …

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Jay Harrison to a three-year contract extension and signed former first-round draft pick Zach Boychuk to a one-year deal.The team announced the signings Tuesday. Harrison will make $1.5 million per season begi …

The Houston Texans finally had their breakthrough season in 2011. It just didn't unfold the way coach Gary Kubiak envisioned it would.Career sacks leader Mario Williams missed most of the season with a torn chest muscle, Matt Schaub sat out the final six w …

The Orioles brought Wilson Betemit to serve as the club's DH, but he has instead gradually taken over at third. It was rare to see him start more than a handful of consecutive games earlier in the season, but he has now started 10 straight and 14 of the O' …

BOSTON (AP)The Boston Bruins have signed coach Claude Julien to a multi-year contract extension.The deal comes a year after Julien led the team to the 2011 Stanley Cup championship - its first in 39 years.In five seasons with Boston, Julien has a record of …

DENVER (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets have signed free agent forward Anthony Randolph to a multiyear contract.Randolph averaged 7.4 points and 3.6 rebounds in 34 games with the Minnesota Timberwolveslast season, including a season-high 28 points at Denver on A …

LEOMINSTER, MASS. (AP)A Massachusetts police officer was put on paid leave Wednesday after an internal investigation found that he directed a racial slur at Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford.Who's in and who's out? Check the complete MLB disabled lis …