NBA Finals Game 5: Players get feisty

For Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue, the physical turn the NBA Finals took in Game 4 is just what he wanted and is the recipe he hopes the Cavaliers will follow for the rest of the series against the Golden State Warriors.

NBA Finals: Warriors fall to Cavs in Game 4

As the Golden State Warriors looked Friday to sweep the Cavaliers, Cleveland knows something about historic comebacks. They need another one, starting Friday night in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. 

Mr. Met gives fan the finger

The person who wears the Mr. Met costume won't be wearing it much longer after video surfaced of the costumed character flipping off a fan Wednesday at CitiField.

D'oh? No! Homer and 'The Simpsons' team earn Hall tribute

Still hugely popular 25 years after it first aired, the Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat" -- featuring the voices of Ken Griffey Jr., Darryl Strawberry, Jose Canseco and a lineup full of luminaries -- gets a fitting tribute Saturday from the national pastime.

ECU coach had the best Mother's Day surprise for walk-on's mom

East Carolina head football coach Scottie Montgomery had decided that walk-on defensive end Kiante Anderson was deserving of a scholarship, so he made the wonderful call to tie the surprise into Mother’s Day … by going to the local elementary school where Anderson’s mother, Tia Chapman, works and handing her the envelope.

Judge agrees to toss Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez's conviction in a 2013 murder can be erased because he died before his appeal was heard, a judge ruled Tuesday. Judge E. Susan Garsh said a legal doctrine that calls for vacating convictions when a defendant dies before an appeal can be heard was binding precedent. She said she was compelled to follow it.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to retire after this season

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will put his car in park at the end of this cup season. Hendrick Motorsports announced this morning that the NASCAR fan favorite plans to retire.