PARIS (AP) -The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency wants Lance Armstrong to come forward with information detailing the alleged complicity of cycling's governing body in his doping.Travis Tygart appeared at a French government hearing in Paris on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the fight against doping.After the USADA'S scathing report on systematic doping by Armstrong and his teams, he was s...    

Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia took the title in the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning a three-way sprint down Boylston Street to finish in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 22 seconds. In just his second race at the 26.2-mile distance, Desisa finished 5 seconds ahead of Kenya's Micah Kogo to earn $150,000 and the traditional olive wreath. Gebregziabher Gebremariam of Ethiopia was another seco...    

Somewhere along the way, Kobe Bryant moved beyond basketball star, beyond basketball legend, beyond even future Hall of Famer and into this rare stratosphere that might be best described as an Eiffel Tower player. You know you are in Paris when you see the Eiffel Tower. You know you are watching the Los Angeles Lakers because when the shot clock is running down No. 24, Kobe Bryant, will go and get...    

CHICAGO (AP) - The historic home of the Chicago Cubs will get a $500 million facelift, including its first electronic outfield video board, as part of a hard-fought agreement announced Sunday night between the City of Chicago and the ball team.Wrigley Field also will host an expanded number of night games under the announced pact, as part of Cubs owner Tom Ricketts' plans to renovate the second-ol...    

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Adam Scott finished the job this time, and put an end to more than a half-century of Australian misery at the Masters.With the two biggest putts of his career, Scott holed a 20-footer for birdie on the 18th hole of regulation that put him into a playoff with Angel Cabrera, and then won his first major championship Sunday with a 12-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole."We l...    

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - A Masters that began so swimmingly for Tiger Woods effectively ended late in the second round, when his near-perfect wedge struck the flagstick at No. 15 and ricocheted into the water.He left the grounds late Sunday afternoon in a steady drizzle, empty-handed once againHis 2-under 70 left him at 283, four strokes behind the number that sent Adam Scott and Miguel Cabrera to a pl...    

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Adam Scott has become the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff on a rainy day at Augusta National.The Masters went to a sudden-death playoff for the second year in a row when Scott and Cabrera made matching birdies on the 72nd hole Sunday.They both made par on the first extra hole, No. 18, before Scott rolled in a 12-footer ...    

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The time was right for Trey Burke.The Michigan star made it official Sunday: He's leaving the Wolverines to enter the NBA draft. The move came as no surprise after Burke was voted The Associated Press national player of the year and led Michigan to the NCAA title game as a sophomore.Burke also considered going to the NBA a year ago, but he came back for another season. Now ...    

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Angel Cabrera is halfway to his second green jacket.The 43-year-old from Argentina made the turn at 9 under and holding a two-stroke lead over his playing partner in the final group, Brandt Snedeker.Cabrera was steadier than any of the leaders on the front side, making two birdies and seven pars. He won the Masters in 2009.- Paul Newberry, www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963---THE D...    

MIAMI (AP) - Roy Halladay earned his 200th career victory Sunday, bouncing back from consecutive poor outings to pitch eight innings and help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 2-1.Laynce Nix broke a 1-all tie with his second pinch-hit homer of the season in the ninth inning.Halladay (1-2) allowed five hits, walked one and lowered his ERA from 14.73 to 7.63. He's the 109th pitcher to...    

BOSTON (AP) - Clay Buchholz didn't allow a hit until Kelly Johnson's broken-bat single leading off the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Sunday.Buchholz, who threw a no-hitter in just his second career start in 2007, allowed two hits and four walks in eight innings and struck out a career-high 11.Johnson singled with an 0-1 count on Buchholz's 101st pitch, sendin...    

WASHINGTON (AP) - Forget about last year. This season, the Atlanta Braves are looking very much like the team to beat in the NL East.Justin Upton and Andrelton Simmons homered, and the Braves cruised to their ninth straight victory Sunday, beating Washington 9-0 to complete a three-game sweep of the defending division champion Nationals.Chris Johnson had four hits and two RBIs for the Braves, who ...    

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Chinese eighth-grader Guan Tianlang will get back to homework and thinking about his future after concluding his incredible adventure as the youngest ever competitor in the Masters on Sunday.The 14-year-old Asia-Pacific Amateur champion hit a delicate downhill lag putt at 18 that stopped two feet from the cup and then made par to complete a 73-75-77-75 set of rounds fo...    

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - There's been a steady rain since the leaders teed off at the Masters.That's got to be a good sign for the guy nicknamed "The Duck."Angel "El Pato" Cabrera has built a two-stroke lead with steady play over the first seven holes - two birdies, five pars, and a 9-under total. Jason Day is at 7 under, while Adam Scott and Brandt Snedeker are another shot back.- Paul Newberry, www.t...    

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Trey Burke is leaving Michigan early for the NBA draft.The Associated Press national player of the year announced his decision Sunday. The move comes as no surprise. Burke considered going pro a year ago but decided to come back for his sophomore season. He led Michigan to the NCAA title game, where the Wolverines lost to Louisville.The 6-foot point guard averaged 18.6 poin...    

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A windy, wintry mix of light snow and rain forced the Minnesota Twins to postpone their inter-league series finale against the New York Mets on Sunday.The game will be made up on Monday afternoon, Aug. 19.The Twins announced the decision about four hours before the scheduled game. On Sunday morning, light snow was falling, and the forecast called for rain and a high of 38 degree...    

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins have postponed their game against the New York Mets because of wintry weather.The Twins announced the decision about four hours before Sunday's scheduled game. The Mets won the first two games of the series at Target Field, with temperatures in the low 30s. On a windy Sunday morning, light snow was falling. The afternoon forecast was calling for rain and a hi...    

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Celtics coach Doc Rivers is going to be cautious with how hard he pushes Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce over Boston's final two games of the regular season.At the same time he doesn't want his aging stars out of game shape entering the playoffs.An easy night against the Orlando Magic allowed him to satisfy both concerns.Courtney Lee scored 20 points and Jeff Green added 17 as t...    

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mike Richards scored the tiebreaking goal, Jonathan Quick made 19 saves and the Los Angeles Kings crept closer to the Anaheim Ducks atop the Pacific Division standings Saturday night with a 2-1 victory in the final Freeway Faceoff of the regular season.Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist as the defending Stanley Cup champions solidified their hold on a top-four seed in the Wes...    

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Bob Melvin high-tailed it onto the field and got in the face of plate umpire Andy Fletcher to argue a called third strike against Brandon Moss. The furious Oakland manager was thrown out in the bottom of the eighth, and Oakland's nine-game winning streak was gone an inning later.Justin Verlander outpitched Brett Anderson to do in the Athletics again, and Prince Fielder homer...