El Tri earned the next-to-last berth in the 32-nation field by defeating New Zealand Wednesday night for a 9-3 aggregate win in their home-and-home playoff.

Panama was about 90 seconds from advancing to a playoff against New Zealand for a World Cup berth. Now they're out and Mexico is in.

Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan headline the National Women's Soccer League, the third incarnation of a women's professional soccer league in the United States.

The tie moved the U.S. (1-1-1) into third place in World Cup qualifying for the North and Central American and Caribbean region after three of 10 matches.

Rafael Nadal is not sure how his injured left knee will respond to his first hardcourt match of the year at the BNP Paribas Open.

Rather than stock his entire roster with high-profile stars, Torre's got a basic starting nine with utility players, three catchers and 15 pitchers filling out the 28-man group.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined and suspended boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Thursday over a failed drug test last year.

Dozens of All-Stars in the World Baseball Classic know the team to beat: two-time WBC winner Japan.

Joe Torre is returning to the top step of the dugout to manage the Americans, who have yet to even reach the championship game of this hugely popular international event.