The Los Angeles Lakers made it look easy when they racked up win after win after win for an NBA-record 33 straight games. The Miami Heat, not so much. Those Lakers of 1971-72 won 17 games during that streak by 15 ... Read more
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The lawyer for one of the Georgia teenagers suspected in the shooting death of a baby who was in his stroller on a walk with his mother said Monday his client is "absolutely" not ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — "Downton Abbey" fans were devastated when Matthew Crawley made his dramatic exit from the series at the end of the show's third season. The actor who played him, however, is less emotional about ... Read more
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Air France says a French man arrested after sitting inside the cockpit of a plane scheduled to fly from Philadelphia is not one of its employees. The airline said Friday that Philippe ... Read more
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bulls superstar Derrick Rose still isn't sure when he'll come back from his knee injury. The former MVP point guard sounded like a player who just might miss the entire season, ... Read more
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — An Atlanta man has pleaded not guilty to charges in the boating collision death of music star Usher's 11-year-old stepson. The Times of Gainesville reports (http://bit.ly/Zu9K4w) that ... Read more
LeBron James is heading back to Cleveland on Wednesday, which somehow seems completely irrelevant. That's what a 23-game winning streak does. It overpowers even the LeBron-goes-home-again story line. Holders of the ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — An assault weapons ban won't be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban's chances of survival now are all but ... Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — Rex Ryan is like every coach: He doesn't want to see his best player leave. Yet even while Ryan was saying Tuesday that the New York Jets are not actively pursuing a trade of Darrelle Revis, he ... Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens could open the season on the road because of a scheduling conflict with baseball's Orioles. The NFL traditionally kicks off the season with the Super Bowl champion as the host ... Read more