Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home. He was 50.



His wife, Patricia Page, said she found the one-time World Boxing Association champion in his bed Monday morning. Patricia Page said he died of complications related to injuries he suffered in the fight.



Page told The Associated Press her husband "is in a better place now."



The March 9, 2001, fight… Continue

Luke Walton will miss at least one week of the NBA playoffs with a partial ligament tear in his left ankle.



The Los Angeles Lakers' forward sprained his ankle in Saturday night's Game 4 at Utah. He had an MRI this morning, which revealed the partial tear of the deltoid ligament.



Walton, a reserve, is out indefinitely and will be re-evaluated in one week.



He is averaging 4.8 points and 2.5 rebounds for the Lakers, who have a 3-1 series lead over… Continue

Jamario Moon of the Miami Heat will not play Monday night in Game 4 of the team's Eastern Conference first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks because of a strained lower abdominal muscle.



The Hawks may be without one of their small forwards as well. Marvin Williams has a sprained right wrist and his status will be determined shortly before game time.



Williams missed Game 3 with the wrist problem. Moon left Game 3 in the second quarter and did not… Continue

Chicago Bulls star Ben Gordon is listed as day to day after an MRI confirmed he has a strained left hamstring.

Gordon was hurt in the second quarter Sunday, then sent Game 4 into a second overtime with a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds left.



The Bulls beat the Celtics 121-118, tying the series 2-2 with Game 5 in Boston on Tuesday night.



The shooting guard was injured on a drive to the basket and an MRI Monday morning confirmed the initial… Continue

Mark Sanchez's first pass with the New York Jets was right on target.

The fifth overall pick in the NFL draft clutched his new No. 6 green and white jersey at his introductory news conference Sunday and softly tossed it over two rows of seats, right into the hands of his father.



"Over the linebacker," a beaming Nick Sanchez said, "and into the seam."



The Jets are hoping for a whole lot of that on the field for years to… Continue

Former Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel has signed a free-agent deal with the Washington Redskins after going undrafted this weekend despite remaining in contention for the Heisman Trophy during much of his senior season.



Daniel, who was a Heisman finalist in 2007, told The Kansas City Star that he would leave his home in Southlake, Texas, near Forth Worth on Thursday for the Redskins' weekend minicamp.

"Chris Meidt was the guy that worked me out at the… Continue

When Kyle Bradley stepped into the Octagon against Joe Lauzon last September, he didn’t expect to



lose. But lose he did and in similar fashion to his first time in the UFC Octagon. Explanation? Bradley chalks it up to too much respect and a deviation from the basics that made him one of the most feared fighters from the ‘deep south.’



“I really felt like I could beat Joe but I just gave him too much respect,” said Bradley. “I did well the first round but then in… Continue

Primera Liga strugglers Getafe have sacked coach Victor Munoz following their third straight defeat, the club said on Monday. Madrid-based Getafe slipped to 17th in the standings, one point above the relegation places, after Sunday's 2-1 loss at home to Villarreal and have five matches left in the season to avoid relegation.



"These are decisions that you take based on an assessment of the state of the team," sporting director Toni Munoz… Continue

Bayern Munich have sacked coach Jurgen Klinsmann and appointed Jupp Heynckes for the final five games of the season.



The Bundesliga champions have failed to hit top gear and have not been top of the table all season. They also exited the Champions League at the quarter-final stage following a heavy loss at Barcelona.



Klinsmann has been in charge of the defending Bundesliga champions since last July, but Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home to Schalke proved to be the… Continue

Suspended Philadelphia Phillies reliever J.C. Romero has filed suit against a nutritional supplement manufacturer alleging an unlisted ingredient in one of its products caused him to test positive for a substance banned by Major League Baseball.



Romero, suspended for the first 50 games of the 2009 season, says he tested positive for steroids last August because a supplement he was taking, 6-OXO Extreme, did not specify it included androstenedione, a banned… Continue