DFW players, coaches, teams tweet responses to Thursday night's shooting

Dallas/Fort Worth athletes, coaches and teams tweeted their responses to Thursday night’s ambush shooting in downtown Dallas that killed five officers and wounded seven others.

SMU's basketball coach Larry Brown steps down

Larry Brown is calling it quits as Southern Methodist University’s head basketball coach, according to reports.

DC Council considering ballpark smokeless tobacco ban

Washington could become the latest Major League Baseball city to ban the use of smokeless tobacco at the ballpark.

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 6 years in prison for murder

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

L.A. shows a Mexico baseball team some heart

Another example of LA's big heart! A teen baseball team for Central Mexico comes to the Southland to spend the summer. They're government of their hometown of Aguascalientes says it'll sponsor them, but at the last minute backs out.

Steph Curry surprises young fans

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry surprised some young fans at a basketball camp in Hawaii this week.

4 Nationals players selected to MLB All-Star Game

The July 12 game at San Diego's Petco Park will feature 11 first-time starters, the most since 2005. In a sign of the sport's generational change, 12 of the 17 elected starters are 26 or younger.

Kevin Durant announces he will join the Golden State Warriors

NBA superstar Kevin Durant announced Monday morning that he will leave the only team he's ever played for Oklahoma City and sign with the defending Western Conference Champions the Golden State Warriors.

MLB officials pack in full schedule before historic Fort Bragg game

Alex Burnett felt a familiar thrill of getting to see the Atlanta Braves he had rooted for since he was a kid on the field. It meant even more with the Braves playing the Miami Marlins in an historic game at Fort Bragg — where the Sgt. 1st Class Burnett is stationed with the 82nd Airborne Division.

Kevin Durant to sign with Golden State Warriors

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant says he will sign with the Golden State Warriors .

Agent: Wizards, Bradley Beal agree on 5-year, $128 million contract

The Washington Wizards wasted no time in locking up shooting guard Bradley Beal, agreeing to a five-year maximum contract worth $128 million not long after the free agent market's opening bell Friday.

Pierre-Paul makes public service announcement on fireworks

Almost a year after mangling his right hand in a fireworks accident, New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has made a public service announcement about keeping children away from fireworks, and warning everyone to handle the pyrotechnic devices with care.

THE GREATEST: The world says goodbye to Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali made his final journey through his hometown Friday in a funeral procession for The Greatest as thousands of mourners lined the streets where the future heavyweight champion of the world once chased school buses in hiking boots to train for his fights.

Buddy Ryan, architect of iconic '85 Bears defense, dead at 82

Buddy Ryan, the brash and plain-spoken architect of the '85 Chicago Bears defense and a longtime NFL head coach, died Tuesday, his agent told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He was 82.

Pat Summitt, winningest coach in D1 history, has died at 64

Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, has died. She was 64.

Jury: Hawks Coach 'not guilty' of DUI

The head coach of the Atlanta Hawks testified he did not feel impaired when a Georgia State Trooper arrested him on suspicion of DUI.