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An upcoming auction in Beverly Hills will include items that belonged to late basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

And the rapidly spreading virus that has infected more than 81,000 people globally and left more than 2,750 dead, mostly in China, continues to threaten the Tokyo Olympics which begin July 24.

Major League Baseball has appointed its first African American umpire crew chief, promoting Kerwin Danley to the position this week, The Associated Press has learned.

Maria Sharapova says she is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 32.

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow says that he would rather be known for saving babies from abortion than for his achievements on the field.

Deontay Wilder put on quite a spectacle as he walked down to the ring to face Tyson Fury for the WBC heavyweight title Saturday night, but by Monday he was pointing at the elaborate costume he wore as the reason for his heavy defeat.

A night after Ayres stepped in as an emergency goalie in Carolina's 6-3 victory at Toronto, the Hurricanes said they are bringing the Zamboni driver to Raleigh for their game Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars.

Ryan Newman's racing team announced that he wants to return to racing as soon as he can but there is no timetable for that yet.

In 1980, Team USA’s victory over the Soviet Union’s national ice hockey team — then believed to be unbeatable — was and still is nothing short of miraculous.