Signing day contained a few surprises for the Washington Huskies, and among them was the early letter turned in by DE Pio Vatuvei of Patterson, Calif. --- his was the third announced by UW last Wednesday.

Former WNBA All-Star will fill in while Lauren Jackson prepares for London Olympics.

Manager has served notice that he expects more from his young team, especially offensively.

The Colorado Rockies acquired right-hander Jeremy Guthrie from the Baltimore Orioles. In exchange, the Rockies sent reliever Matt Lindstrom and right-hander Jason Hammel to the Orioles. Hammel, 29, was a standout at South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard.

Washington may have created some animosity among some of its Pac-12 brethren with the way it put its new coaching staff together.

Kevin Durant had 33 points, including a dunk with 2. 9 seconds left in overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Portland Trail...

For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history. The Nielsen Co. said Monday an estimated 111.3 million people watched the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday

Kevin Durant had 33 points, including a dunk with 2.9 seconds left in overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 111-107 on Monday night.

Carlos Boozer scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the New Jersey Nets 108-87 Monday night.

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, the wife of New England quarterback Tom Brady, complained dropped passes doomed the Patriots to a 21-17 loss to the New York Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl.

Tony Parker scored 21 points, and Tim Duncan added 19 points and 17 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to an 89-84 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.

Chris Paul scored 29 points, including 11 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 15-point first-half deficit and slipped by the Orlando Magic 107-102 on Monday night.

John Wall scored 31 points, Nick Young had a season-high 29 and Trevor Booker added a season-high 19 as the Washington Wizards blew an 18-point third-quarter lead then hung on to beat the Toronto Raptors 111-108 in overtime on Monday night.

Hong-Chih Kuo has battled anxiety in the past

Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 28 points in his first career start, Steve Novak added a season-best 19, and the New York Knicks overcame the absence of Amare Stoudemire and early loss of Carmelo Anthony to beat the Utah Jazz 99-88 on Monday night.

Steve Nash scored 24 points and the Phoenix Suns broke open a close game with a 24-6 run to close the third quarter and beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-90 on Monday night.

After digging themselves a hole 18 points deep with poor shooting and porous defense, DeMarcus Cousins and the Sacramento Kings avoided the temptation to bicker with one another. Coach Keith Smart hoped it was a sign of a young team maturing and pulling together.

Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and spoiled Kobe Bryant's record-setting night while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.

Giants almost kicked themselves for scoring