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International and U.S. Olympic leaders finalized a new revenue-sharing agreement on Thursday that ends years of acrimony between the powerful bodies and clears the way for future American bids for the games.

In the most unpredictable of playoff series, Rajon Rondo was the one consistent playmaker for Boston.

Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

The New Jersey Devils never could have imagined they would have a three-goal lead on the New York Rangers less than 10 minutes into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals at hostile Madison Square Garden.

Rafael Nadal's white T-shirt carried specks of rust-colored clay and his white socks were smothered with the stuff during a practice session on Court Philippe Chatrier in the steamy early afternoon Thursday.

Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius believes he can qualify for the London Olympics with a slower time in the 400 meters than originally thought.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run on Sunday in what's believed to be the most wide-open race in years. There are no clear favorites and there's a group of new faces vying for attention. And with no Danica Patrick, there's a chance for some new stars to be born in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

Tokyo organizers are pleased the Japanese capital made the cut to be one of three contenders to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Ireland's Peter Lawrie and Scotland's David Drysdale overshadowed the world's top three players as they shared the lead on the first day of the PGA Championship at Wentworth on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Major League Baseball player David Segui may be called to testify in the perjury trial of ex-pitching ace Roger Clemens, the judge in the case ruled on Thursday. According to prosecutors Segui has been reluctant to travel to Washington for the trial without knowing he will definitely testify. Federal prosecutors had filed a motion to bring Segui as a witness in order to question him about a conversation between Segui and Clemens' former personal trainer Brian McNamee, who has said he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone. ...

The lockout was easier than all this.

The players union claimed Wednesday that the NFL imposed a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season that cost the players at least $1 billion.

Jason Dufner, suddenly the hottest golfer on the US PGA Tour after going winless in the first 163 starts, tries to maintain the magic when the Crowne Plaza Invitational tees off on Thursday.

The Philadelphia 76ers kept their season alive with an 82-75 victory over the Boston Celtics to force a seventh game in their Eastern Conference playoff series.

(Reuters) - The Philadelphia 76ers ground out an 82-75 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday to force a deciding Game Seven in their Eastern Conference second-round playoff series.

Andy Lee has made every punt and held every field goal and extra-point attempt — minus a few in the preseason — for the San Francisco 49ers since 2004.

Jason Kipnis left his flesh and blood on home plate as he scored the go-ahead run against the Tigers.

On Tuesday night, after another mediocre game at the plate, Alex Rodriguez insisted he was ready to go on a tear.

The battle to be the world's top-ranked golfer will again be a subplot of this week's PGA Championship which starts on Thursday at Wentworth.

(Reuters) - Pau Gasol expressed uncertainty about his future with the Los Angeles Lakers after his postseason exit interview with general manager Mitch Kupchak at the team's training facility on Wednesday. The Lakers were eliminated from the Western Conference semi-finals by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday after an erratic playoff run during which Gasol was accused by team mate Kobe Bryant of not displaying enough aggression. ...

(Reuters) - Jason Dufner has surprised many people with his astonishing form over the last month but he himself never doubted that he was good enough to flourish on the PGA Tour. The laid-back American with the distinctive pre-shot waggle will be seeking a third victory on the U.S. circuit in just four starts when he tees off in Thursday's opening round of the Colonial Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas. ...

The NBA has slapped Miami forward Udonis Haslem with a one-game suspension and center Dexter Pittman with a three-game ban over incidents in game five of their playoff series against Indiana.

Peyton Manning's two biggest targets are a pair of promising young receivers who have already made their mark in the NFL despite spending lots of time on the sideline.

(Reuters) - Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem has been banned for Game Six of the Eastern Conference semi-final after a review of his flagrant foul against the Indiana Pacers, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roger Clemens had a close relationship with his ex-strength and conditioning coach who has said he injected the former pitching ace with performance-enhancing drugs, a retired New York Yankees trainer testified in Clemens' perjury trial on Wednesday. Prosecutors were using the testimony by Eugene Monahan to try to establish a close relationship between Brian McNamee, the government's star witness, who has said he injected Clemens with anabolic steroids and human growth hormone from 1998 to 2001. ...

Reigning US Open golf champion Rory McIlroy will be imortalized by baseball's San Francisco Giants as a bobblehead doll, a small statue with its head attached to a spring so it will wobble.