NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers was a little surprised by the number, though not by the trend. Fourteen NBA head coaches are black, tying the 30-team league’s own record for the most ever in a U.S. pro league. “I didn’t even know that it’s half, which is probably a better sign,” [...]

The Summer Olympic Games is just 100 days away but if you can’t wait until then for some Olympic action, check out a new Facebook app. The Olympic Genome Project helps you figure out just how much you have in common with your favorite Olympian. Wonder if Usain Bolt is anything like you? What about [...]

BOSTON — Trailing the leaders by 200 yards when the Boston Marathon slogged through Heartbreak Hill, Wesley Korir passed them one by one until he took the lead on his way out of Kenmore Square. “It’s hot out there, in case you didn’t know,” he told reporters after enduring temperatures in the mid-80s to win [...]

Serena Williams revealed in January that she wasn’t in love with tennis. Despite her shocking revelation, Tennis Grand Stand reports that Williams celebrated her 40th career title, and her second Family Circle Cup championship, in Charleston, South Carolina over the weekend. The champ beat out Sabine Lisicki, Samantha Stosur and Lucie Safarova for the trophy, [...]