In 50 years, the position of tight end has been revolutionized - to the point that the health of Rob Gronkowski could be central to the New England Patriots' chances to win the Super Bowl.

'Months and months of legal wrangling' ahead dim prospects for any sort of 2011-12 NBA season, says one sports management expert. Two groups of players filed federal antitrust lawsuits Wednesday.

The St. Louis Cardinals had to claw back from series deficits to beat the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the World Series. For Cardinals fans, the win was all the sweeter when hometown boy David Freese was named MVP.

St Louis Cardinals clinched the World Series in the final to defeat Texas Rangers and William Hill make the Cards 14/1 to make it back to back Championships.

Lots of fans know that the nation's capital has had more than one major league team. But fewer know the city has had three, all of which are still playing - one in the baseball playoffs.

Terry Francona will not return to the Red Sox in 2012, the team announced Friday. The reason might have less to do with Terry Francona than the Red Sox team that has changed around him.

A fan of the Scottish Premier League team Glasgow Rangers paid an astonishing sum for a seat that used to be part of the club's stadium before renovations in the 1970s.

Brett Favre continues to pop up on the sports news radar these days. Now that the NFL lockout is over, speculation is growing about Brett Favre playing once again.

Owners voted Thursday to back a 10-year deal that ends the summer-long NFL lockout. If players also support the deal, then there will be a whirlwind of activity before the season opener.

Garmin-Cervelo, a US squad seeking to transform cycling with a zero-tolerance policy on doping, defied skeptics with an impressive performance in the Alps - including today's Alpe d'Huez climb.

After months of tragedy following earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear fallout, Japan finally got some good news: a historic win against the US - on their 26th attempt.

The USA vs. France match in the Women's World Cup Wednesday marks a clash between the old guard and one of the upstart nations that could reshape the game of women's soccer.

In the post-Lance Armstrong era, Team Garmin-Cervelo is proving it's possible to win clean. Since the team pioneered a rigorous internal drug-testing system in 2007, not a single rider has tested positive.

Organizers hope the Women's World Cup soccer tournament will increase interest in the sport, but more than half of Germans questioned in a recent poll could not name a single player on the national team.

As a sports chronicle, "The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History” is not your father’s Oldsmobile.

Russia's sports minister likened the geopolitical impact of Russia hosting the 2018 World Cup to the tearing down of the Berlin Wall.

Fran Crippen, a 26-year-old Olympic hopeful from a family of prominent swimmers in Philadelphia, died near the end of a World Cup event in the UAE this weekend.

Down a game to the Rangers, the Yankees are pinning their hopes for Game 4 on A.J. Burnett, one of the worst pitchers in the American League in the second half of the season. Why is that?

The Randy Moss trade to the Minnesota Vikings will surely help their offense. But its greater impact might be on the attitude of Brett Favre, who has looked forlorn this season.

Observers are pinning low turnout so far at the Commonwealth Games on low interest in sports and the host of problems that plagued the preparations.