As I mentioned in the SNL Sketch Predictor on Friday, athletes generally make the worst SNL hosts. And I'm sorry to report that Eli Manning did not exceed my reasonably low expectations. That said, at least Manning's training and experience as a professional athlete meant that, even as his comedic talent failed … More »

Adam Yauch, the gravel-voiced co-founder of Grammy-winning hip-hop giants the Beastie Boys, died after a three-year battle with cancer, the band's publicists said.

Former linebacker's apparent suicide, three years after retiring, renews denunciations of football's culture of toughness and the incidence of head injuries. Junior Seau had sustained multiple concussions, friends and family say.

Nominations for the 2012 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards, announced Tuesday, include: Best play: “Clybourne Park,” “Other Desert Cities,” “Peter and the Starcatcher,” “Venus in Fur.” Best musical: “Leap of Faith,” “Newsies,” “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” “Once.” Read full article >>

Nationals rookie right fielder Bryce Harper reaches to catch a fly ball in the fourth inning. / By Gary A. Vasquez,, US Presswire LOS ANGELES (USA TODAY) — Wearing shorts, flip-flops and a Washington Nationals cap pressed down over his Mohawk haircut, baseball's latest phenom comes out of the dugout and greets several family members after the game, exchanging one hug after another.

Detroit Tigers left fielder Delmon Young apologized to his team and fans Friday, just before getting arraigned on a hate crime harassment charge for a fight at his hotel during which police say he yelled anti-Semitic epithets.

The estranged wife of former football star Deion Sanders was released from custody Tuesday in suburban Dallas and said she hasn't been given a "fair shake" over allegations that she attacked him.

Cheap shot? Absolutely.

Because Tyler Seguin and Tim Thomas returned to form, the Bruins are heading back to Boston for another game against the Washington Capitals.

The Band singer and drummer Levon Helm is in the final stages of cancer, according to a note posted on his website Tuesday by his wife, Sandy, and daughter, Amy. The Band singer and drummer Levon Helm is in the final stages of cancer, according to a note posted on his website Tuesday by his wife, Sandy, and daughter, Amy.