A GRIP ON SPORTS • A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a source said three words to Bob Woodward that still ring true today. Follow the money. And with that, a presidential administration ...

Rochester Hills, Michigan — Oakland University coach Greg Kampe's Golden Grizzlies shocked the basketball world last year when, as a No. 14 seed, the 13-point underdogs toppled perennial powerhouse ...

Rob Minnick grew up in South Jersey near Philadelphia—where people care a lot about their sports teams, he says. In high ...

In 1856, the New York Mercury Baseball Club defined the game of baseball as the national pastime and the favorite sport of Americans. In 1903, the Boston Americans defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in ...

"Football really is the only sport that makes big money in intercollegiate athletics. Basketball's next, maybe a little baseball," Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl said. "The vast ...

Balancing the books is a concentrated effort by sportsbooks to get enough action on both sides of a bet to ensure that they profit regardless of the outcome. Action is another term for the number ...

CINCINNATI — Ohio State will play Texas in the Cotton Bowl on Friday, and maybe you're considering putting some money on the game. If you've watched sports on TV recently, chances are ...