NEW YORK — Doc Rivers was a little surprised by the number, though not by the trend. Fourteen NBA head coaches are black, tying the league’s own record for the most ever in a sport and nearly half of its 30 teams.

China put four former players from its national football squad on trial Wednesday for fixing a domestic league match as a crackdown on rampant corruption in Chinese football neared its end game. His trial came a day after court proceedings opened against …

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The beginning of the NBA playoffs are right around the corner and there’s still a lot of basketball to be played before the postseason gets underway. The next three weeks a lot can happen to determine playoff positioning and potential matchups along the way.

NFL football quarterback Peyton Manning, left, takes a tour with executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos John Elway and Broncos coach John Fox at the Broncos’ training facility in Englewood, Colo., Friday …

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Former National Basketball Association forward Orlando Woolridge was arrested on charges of stealing aluminum tubing from a drill site in Louisiana.

Gilbert Arenas as a ball player may be a hot topic to discuss at the moment with the March 15 deadline of trades in the NBA looming large. However, how much of the star who has played for Magic, Washinton and the Warriors do you actually know. Here are 8 …

BOSTON — OK, so the Detroit Pistons have lost their last two games entering tonight’s matchup with the Boston Celtics. But the four-game winning streak that preceded the skid was enough for the folks who put together the weekly NBA Power …