INDIANAPOLIS - There was a touch of irony to Curtis Martin’s first NFL carry as well as foreshadowing the future.Never considered a break-away running back in his 11-year NFL career, Martin ran...

She’s got the Giants all tied up in knots - and they’re paying her to do it!A yoga instructor has been whipping team’s biggest bruisers into shape this season, getting them ready...

The first day of Henrik Lundqvist’s NHL career was Oct. 5, 2005, when the as yet uncrowned goaltender acted as backup to Kevin Weekes for the Rangers’ opener in Philadelphia, which...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut did just fine without ailing coach Jim Calhoun. Ryan Boatright scored 19 points, Jeremy Lamb had 17 and the Huskies beat Seton Hall 69-46 on Saturday in their first...

INDIANAPOLIS - The Patriots went 13-3 this year and are a 3-point favorite, according to the folks in Vegas.So why exactly does it feel like they’re underdogs entering Super Bowl XLVI tonight...

But that doesn't mean there's not some serious college hockey on tap. In fact, Monday in Boston it doesn't get any more serious. The title of "Best of Boston" will soon be decided, with the Beanpot,...

Saturday’s CHSAA city championship wrestling meet held very few surprises. Monsignor Farrell won its eighth straight title handily – as was expected – finishing with 303 points to...

Someone finally stopped Kelsey Carey.Cardinal Spellman defeated St. Joseph Hill, 61-45, and held the prolific junior forward to just nine points Saturday in CHSAA Archdiocesan girls basketball. The...

Vince Wilfork , Brady's leadership counterpart on defense, said of his teammates, "As far as revenge and they're holding the torch and all, I don't think it's anything...

Penny Softbank announced the signing of free agent Penny on its website Sunday.The 33-year-old right-hander is expected to arrive in Japan on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- After a bunch of off-target games, Marcus Denmon couldn't miss. Especially at the finish. The senior guard hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the...

FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) -- The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract. Softbank announced the signing of free agent Penny...

Florida Gators backcourt of Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton over the past few years. Sure, there have been plenty of timely shots, multiple game-winners. But poor decision-making has seemingly been...

Missouri hired Frank Haith. It was the night before last year's national title game. I was at an Irish bar near Rice University enjoying dinner and drinks with a group of fellow writers. We were...

Northern Iowa's Anthony James did Young one better, stunning 13th-ranked Creighton with a 3 of his own at the buzzer. James buried the thrilling game-winner as time expired and Northern Iowa...

North Carolina 's biggest comeback of the season. The Tar Heels persevered, rallying from a nine-point deficit in the second half to pull out an 83-74 victory Saturday. "It's big for...

South Carolina 's home court, so he and the No. 1 Wildcats put on a performance that would've drawn several standing ovations at Rupp Arena. Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight...

Ohio State wasn't going to give No. 19 Wisconsin a shot at another comeback. Sullinger scored 24 points and Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, helping the Buckeyes beat the...

San Diego State Aztecs . Jamaal Franklin had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead San Diego State to an 83-73 win on Saturday night, giving the Aztecs their seventh straight 20-win season. Additionally,...

Murray State Racers are doing just fine at handling all the attention that comes with being the lone undefeated men's team in Division I. Isaiah Canaan, Latreze Mushatt and Jewuan Long each...

UNLV : with a defensive stand. "If it had to end in our favor, I'm really happy the way it ended because we didn't make a magnificent shot," Shyatt said. "We missed our last...

here for full collated scores The 27-year-old Californian followed Friday's 63 with a solid 68, making four birdies and a solitary bogey - a six at the long 15th - as he put himself on course...

With the Rangers struggling to mount a consistent offense even while continuing to amass points, coach John Tortorella allowed yesterday that reuniting the Artem Anisimov-Derek Stepan-Marian Gaborik...

Scott Lagas is on Jessica Jamin constantly at practice. "We say to her every single day, ‘When you want to realize your potential you can be a very good basketball player," the...

Christ the King has taken its lumps. The Royals played five games in six days in three different states during one stretch this year. They’ve been blown out by nationally ranked teams on three...

The PSAL released its seeding for the boys basketball borough playoffs on Saturday. The quarterfinals are Tuesday, semifinals Saturday and finals Saturday at a site to be determined. All quarterfinal...

On a rink where some of their heroes have played, St. Anthony’s had an afternoon to remember.The undefeated Friars played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, L.I., for the third...

One message remained clear in Middle Village after Cardinal Hayes dropped yesterday’s showdown with Christ the King -- the Cardinals have to become tougher.Christ the King topped Hayes, 68-52,...

INDIANAPOLIS - Giants assistant special teams coach Larry Izzo has an eight-year history with the Patriots. a tenure that saw him win three Super Bowls and go to two Pro Bowls."We’ve got...

Tonight marks the Giants’ fifth Super Bowl appearance, all in the last 26 years. Here’s a ranking of Big Blue’s 10 biggest plays in its four previous...

The Post’s Steve Serby sat down with Giants co-owner Steve Tisch for an extended interview leading up to Super Bowl XLVI. For more of this conversation, go to...

Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez are getting so much attention - justifiably so - that it’s easy to forget the Giants have a tight end playing in this game, too. But the Patriots won’t...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Jets coach Rex Ryan does not plan on just becoming more involved with the offense. He also wants to take a larger role with the defense.Ryan, appearing last night at the inaugural NFL...

The tortoise wasn’t going to catch the hare this time.After surrendering a 17-point lead in the final eight minutes to Manhattan less than a month ago, Iona avenged that shocking buzzer-beater...

SLAP SHOTS The Premiere Games in Europe that have opened the NHL season the past five years could be a casualty of collective bargaining, though sources within the league and the NHLPA have told...

Christ the King has taken its lumps, with a difficult schedule and several blowout losses to nationally ranked teams. Maybe all of that was just a table setter for a third straight city title.With a...

It was a not so Super finish for the surging Islanders.Brad Boyes and Jason Pominville scored shootout goals, and the Sabres rallied from an early 3-1 deficit to beat the Islanders 4-3 in a shootout...

PHILADELPHIA - These are the games that make general managers believers. They also cause them enough horror to make them trade-deadline buyers. In the end, the Devils’ 6-4 victory over the...

HOOP DU JOUR There they were with an actual chance to silence the wolves, the lambs and the vultures Friday night in Boston, and what did the Knicks do? Croaked from second-hand choke.Up a dozen...

Jeremy Lin may have saved coach Mike D’Antoni’s job for now and the future. And sore-backed Baron Davis may no longer need to be considered team savior.At long last, the Knicks may have...

Fordham missed a golden opportunity yesterday in The Bronx.Charlotte forward Chris Braswell turned in a dominant performance and the Rams lost to the 49ers, 69-62, costing themselves a valuable...

The Nets knew a point guard could take over last night’s game against the Knicks.They just didn’t know that point guard was Knicks backup Jeremy Lin."We tried to trap him, he split...

At least this time, Kris Humphries gave the Knicks crowd a reason to boo him.In between turning Jeremy Lin into a walking, talking, driving and scoring legend, the Garden sellout crowd again found...

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers beat the league-leading Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday night.Gagner followed up on his eight-point game in Edmonton's 8-4...

Nicolas Batum woke up hoping his injured knee would allow him to play.As it happened, he set a Trail Blazers record with nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points to help Portland beat...

Nick Diaz at UFC 143 Saturday night."It will be an honor to fight St. Pierre," Condit said. "Georges is a guy I've looked up to since I was a kid, before the...

The three-time junior national champion, a victim of illness and injuries every time the schedule brings him to this small arena just off the Strip, won the Winter Cup Challenge on Saturday night,...

There have been better separations of cities from teams. But the move of the Seattle Supersonics from Seattle to become the Oklahoma City Thunder remains the worst in the history of the NBA....

PFT: Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers earned 48 votes to two for New Orleans QB Drew Brees in AP MVP balloting. The Packers star is the first Green Bay player honored since Brett Favre concluded a run of...

Curran: If Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriots want to be in the conversation of "best team ever," beating the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday is...