Kobe Bryant, hobbled by a sprained ankle, is not likely to suit up Monday night when the Lakers are in Phoenix.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A former University of Oklahoma starting quarterback was one of two people killed when a small aircraft smashed into a house in northern Indiana, officials said Monday.

Lolo Jones admitted to HBO’s Real Sports, in an interview that will air Tuesday, that she only joined the U.S. bobsled team because she’s desperate for a medal.

When you look at the East Region, it’s tough not to think that the Hoosiers may have actually lucked out. The Midwest is the Region of Doom, where the East Region is more talented-but-enigmatic. All things considered, Indiana got a pretty good draw.

Here’s the irony about the South Region: there is more star power in this portion of the bracket than anywhere else, yet it is as wide-open as any region this season. The bottom-line? There will be no shortage of people to write about in the South.

If Tiger Woods wins at Bay Hill for the eighth time, he would regain the No. 1 spot in the world – a position he hasn’t assumed since October 2010.

St. Louis has had an unbelievable season considering everything this team has been through with the death of Rick Majerus. They won dual-Atlantic 10 titles and have, at times, looked like one of the 10 best teams in the country. Will this story have a movie-script ending?

There will be a new World Baseball Classic champ this year, as Puerto Rico eliminated two-time champion Japan on Sunday night, winning 3-1 at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

No. 1 seed Gonzaga did not get a good draw in terms of matchups. Both Pitt and Wichita State have the size to matchup with Kelly Olynyk and Elias Harris. Kansas State does as well, and New Mexico may matchup with the Zags better than any team in the country.

NBCSN’s ongoing coverage of the 2013 campaign will continue Monday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Philadelphia Flyers at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Two members of Steubenville's celebrated high school football team were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, and Ohio's attorney general warned the case isn't over, saying he is investigating whether coaches, parents and other students broke the law, too.Trent Mays, 17, and Ma'Lik Richmond, 16, were sentenced to at least a year in juvenile prison in a case that has rocked this...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -A California raceway crash killed a 68-year-old race car owner and the 14-year-old cousin of the teenage driver whose vehicle careened off the track and into the pit area, authorities said Sunday.The Yuba County Sheriff's Department said Dale Wondergem Jr. of Grass Valley and Marcus Johnson of Santa Rosa died after they were struck at the Marysville Raceway Park about 6 p.m. Sa...