New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski had arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle Friday. The injury hampered Gronkowski in the Super Bowl, when he had just two catches for 26 yards in the 21-17 loss to the New York Giants in Indianapolis. His recovery schedule will last 10-12 weeks. The surgery was first reported [...]

The NCAA on Friday turned down the University of Connecticut’s request for a waiver that would allow its men’s basketball team to play in the 2013 national championship tournament. UConn doesn’t qualify for the tournament because of below-standard academic results, but it requested a waiver last month. Read more

Cavaliers rookie guard Kyrie Irving will spend the weekend resting and recovering from his concussion. Irving is sitting out Cleveland’s next two home games — against Milwaukee and Philadelphia — as the Cavs follow the NBA’s new guidelines on treating head injuries with their young star. “He’s getting better but we are going through NBA [...]

Manu Ginobili will return to the San Antonio Spurs’ lineup on Saturday in New Jersey after missing more than a month with a broken left hand. Ginobili practiced Friday and will play against the Nets, though coach Gregg Popovich wasn’t sure if he would start and said his minutes would be “not many.” Ginobili said [...]

Reuters – At least 28 people were killed in two bomb attacks in Syria’s second city Aleppo on Friday while in besieged Homs, opposition neighborhoods endured another day of bombardment by President Bashar al-Assad’s troops. Read more