President Barack Obama called Kentucky coach John Calipari to praise the program — and to caution the top-ranked Wildcats. The country's No. 1 college basketball fan thanked Calipari and his players Tuesday for helping to raise more than $1 million as part of the "Hoops for Haiti" telethon. Read more

New York Mets ace Johan Santana threw off a mound for the first time since elbow surgery last September and said he felt good. The two-time Cy Young Award winner threw 24 pitches over six minutes on Tuesday, the second day of the team's voluntary mini-camp. It was his first time off a mound since [...]

Kalin Lucas coached in the huddle and starred on the floor. Lucas made a go-ahead jumper with 3.5 seconds left, lifting No. 5 Michigan State to a 57-56 win over Michigan on Tuesday night. "We went to our go-to guy," Spartans coach Tom Izzo said. "If anyone wonders why I expect a lot of out [...]

The Phoenix Suns say guard Leandro Barbosa underwent successful surgery Tuesday to remove a ganglion cyst in his right wrist and he's expected to be sidelined up to six weeks. Barbosa has struggled with the wrist problem since last summer when he sprained it on a fall while playing for the Brazilian national team. Read [...]

AP – Early returns Wednesday showed Sri Lanka’s incumbent president ahead of his estranged former army chief in their bitter race to win the country’s first presidential election after its quarter-century war against Tamil Tiger rebels. Read more