Alex Ovechkin returned in style after missing six games with injury to help the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday.

Dirk Nowitzki hit a 18-foot fallaway as time expired in overtime to give the Dallas Mavericks a 115-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey was named American League Rookie of the Year while Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan won the National League award announced on Monday.

While other car manufacturers fall by the wayside, Mercedes is taking a bold move to establish itself as a major player in Formula One.

Formula One world champion Jenson Button has agreed terms on a three-year deal with McLaren and could sign a contract within days, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Pablo Luguercio scored an early goal as Racing Club held on for a 1-0 win over Estudiantes La Plata on Monday in the Argentine Apertura tournament.

Even after Baltimore had punished Brady Quinn, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis got in one more vicious hit on Cleveland's quarterback.

Darroll Powe, Scott Hartnell, and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey 3-2 to end the Devils' eight-game winning streak on Monday night.

Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams was slapped with US$250,000 fine Monday for an obscene gesture directed at Buffalo fans, the National Football League announced on Monday.

Paceman Thilan Thushara will miss the remainder of Sri Lanka's tour of India because of a shoulder injury, his country's cricket board said on Tuesday.