Vinay Kumar gave India a strong start with the ball but rain was threatening to play a major role in the first Commonwealth Bank Series match at the MCG

Brandon Knight broke his nose in the first quarter of the Detroit Pistons’ game against the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday night.

For what is thought to be the first time in Super Bowl history, the New England Patriots simulated game conditions for Sunday by taking a 31-minute “halftime” break during Wednesday’s practice.

Oakland Raiders coach Dennis Allen has made the first hire for his staff, bringing back Greg Knapp as the team’s offensive coordinator.

Peyton Manning, speaking at length for the first time since the 2011 season ended, told ESPN on Tuesday that he plans to return to football, but he and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay have not discussed his future.

Arizona and catcher Miguel Montero have agreed to a $5.9 million, one-year contract, just ahead of the scheduled start of what would have been the first salary arbitration hearing of the year.

Good morning from The Oval, and welcome to another White House first — the virtual interview. Late this afternoon, Obama discusses his State of the Union address in an interview with YouTube and Google+. “The interview will be held through a Google+ Hangout, making it the first completely virtual …

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Republicans lawmakers began a final push on Monday to approve legislation that would make Indiana the first right-to-work state in the nation’s manufacturing belt, dealing a setback to organized labor in a presidential election year.

Madonna will premiere the video for “Give Me All Your Luvin,” the first single from her new album MDNA, on this Thursday's episode of “American Idol.”

Republicans lawmakers were expected to give a final push this week to legislation that would make Indiana the first right-to-work state in the nation’s manufacturing belt, dealing a setback to organized labor in a presidential election year. The measure, already given preliminary approval by both …