RECENT SPORTS NEWS

• Spezza to return to Senators lineup for Game 3

  May 18, 2013

  OTTAWA (AP) - Jason Spezza doesn't have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season.

• What to watch for at the Preakness

  May 18, 2013

  BALTIMORE (AP) - All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont Stakes on June 8. In the Preakness, Orb will be facing five horses he defeated in the Derby and three who did not run in the race.

• Fired Mancini thanks City fans in newspaper advert

  May 18, 2013

  MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Roberto Mancini has bid farewell to Manchester City fans by taking out a full-page ad in the local newspaper, thanking them for their support during his 3 1/2 years in charge.

• Vilanova returning to NY for more cancer treatment

  May 18, 2013

  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week to ``undergo further cancer treatment'' after having a second tumor in two years removed from his throat in December.

• Ryder Cup players into last 8 at World Match Play

  May 18, 2013

  KAVARNA, Bulgaria (AP) - Ryder Cup-winning teammates Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari are through to the quarterfinals of the World Match Play Championship.

• Jamaicans sweep sprints at Diamond League meet

  May 18, 2013

  SHANGHAI (AP) - Jamaica dominated the sprint races at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai on Saturday, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning the women's 100 meters and Warren Weir capturing gold in the men's 200.

• Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball

  May 18, 2013

  NEW YORK (AP) - Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall.

• Staal to miss 3 offseason months with sprained MCL

  May 18, 2013

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes say they expect captain Eric Staal to be ready to start next season after suffering a scary-looking knee injury during an international tournament.

• Baffert's Govenor Charlie steps up in Preakness

  May 18, 2013

  BALTIMORE (AP) - Five-time Preakness winner Bob Baffert revealed the secret to his success Saturday.

• Rain delays start of Indianapolis 500 qualifying

  May 18, 2013

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The start of Indianapolis 500 qualifying is being delayed by rain.