The Boston Celtics take aim at their fourth straight win
overall when they welcome the Golden State Warriors to TD Garden tonight.

The Carolina Panthers tendered contracts
to running back DeAngelo Williams and quarterback Matt Moore, among 12 others,
on Wednesday.

Americans Melanie Oudin and Bethanie
Mattek-Sands were both first-round winners in the opening day of the $4.5
million BNP Paribas Open.

Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Blake Griffin is
among the league leaders in dunks through the first half of the NBA season and
will get a chance to showcase his leaping ability Saturday in the 2011 Slam
Dunk contest during...

Dustin Penner had a goal and an assist as
the Los Angeles Kings topped the Nashville Predators, 4-2, at Staples Center
on Saturday.

Jeff Carter recorded his first career playoff
hat trick while Jonathan Quick stopped 24 shots for his second shutout this
postseason as the Los Angeles Kings blanked the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-0, in Game
2 of the Western Conference finals.

Forty years after injustice in Munich and 20 years after
the Dream Team spiked interest in basketball worldwide, the United States
Men's National Team is again draped in gold.

Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova advanced, but
former Cincinnati champion Jelena Jankovic and ex-French Open titlist
Francesca Schiavone were opening-round upset victims Monday at the WTA's
$2.168 million Western & Southern Open.

Last season was one to forget for the
Seattle Mariners.

Ichiro Suzuki's return to Japan was everything the fans at
the Tokyo Dome could have asked for. Now he tries to help the Seattle Mariners
to a series sweep when they conclude their brief two-game season-opening set
against the Oakland Athletics.

The Kings scored twice on Martin Brodeur in
the second period of Game 3 on Monday and were 20 minutes away from building a
3-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals.

After a lull earlier in the week, the New York Yankees
have righted the ship in the past two games and will try to keep that
momentum going Saturday when they face the Seattle Mariners.

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Mike Richards and Jeff Carter
connection finally worked as well on ...

World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka easily won
her third-round match Sunday at the $5.535 million BNP Paribas Open, while
former champion Vera Zvonareva pulled out because of an illness.