Gary Bettman certainly thinks the Islanders need a new place to play. "There is probably no worse major-league facility right now in North America than the Nassau Coliseum," the NHL commissioner said yesterday, according to WCBS 880. Speaking on vide...

GILBERT, Ariz. — Amare Stoudemire will opt out of the final year of his contract if he doesn’t re-sign with the Phoenix Suns before the deadline at the end of this month. Stoudemire, speaking at his basketball camp Tuesday, said he deserves a maximum contract and would like it to...

He has not played in the N.F.L. in more than two years and was in prison for 18 months. But Michael Vick is about to preria back onto the field.

Home run No. 601 might take a while for Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees slugger took a hard grounder off the inside of his left ankle early in batting practice before yesterday’s 5-2 win over the Red Sox and was scratched from the lineup with a bruise. It was a...

The Islanders have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with winger Jon Sim. Sim had 13 goals and nine assists in 77 games last season, his third with the Islanders. During the 2008-09 season, he split the season between the Islanders and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport...