The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5-1 to eliminate the Patrick Division champions in six games and advance to the Prince of Wales Conference finals. It is the first time all four ...

1891 — Legendary pitcher Cy Young wins first game played at Cleveland’s League Park ... Darius Adams will play for new University of Maryland men's basketball coach Buzz... 1955 — American golfer Babe ...

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

Why do most basketball games run in four quarters ... When Dr. James Naismith drew up the first-ever basketball rules back in 1891, he imagined two 15-minute halves with a break in the middle.

1891 — In front of almost 10,000 fans, Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders defeats the Cincinnati Reds, 12 - 3, in the first game ever played in Cleveland ... play for new University of Maryland men's ...

2010 — The NCAA’s Board of Directors approve a 68-team format for the men’s basketball ... to earn its first-ever playoff series win against reigning Stanley Cup champion, eliminating Colorado ...

Many basketball loyalists claim hoops as the quintessential American sport. According to commonly accepted legend, it was launched in 1891 by James ... in the semifinal game, the tourney lost ...

Lynchburg’s Academy Center of the Arts CEO Geoffrey Kershner urged 110 Randolph College graduates to create a home wherever ...

Buddy Hield and Draymond Green delivered from 3-point range with Golden State star Stephen Curry suddenly sidelined by a ...

NOW IT’S THE BASKETBALL GAME BETWEEN UK AND U OF L THAT WILL TIP OFF THE SEASON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE DAYS OF CLIFFORD ROZIER. THE CARDS AND CATS ARE GOING TO MEET ON OPENING NIGHT.

Public Opinion sports writer Roger Merriam is taking credit for being the first basketball player to holler "and one" in a ...