Attorneys for the woman who accuses Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault said that she did the right thing by going to police and asked for privacy in a statement Tuesday.
Atlanta-based Attorneys Lee Parks and David Walbert said in the statement released to several media outlets that woman is assisting police. They said [...]

Brandon Roy scored 19 points and hit a clinching jumper with just over two minutes left, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to an 88-81 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
The Kings pulled to a 74-all tie in the final quarter, but Roy’s jumper with 2:07 remaining made it 85-78 and all but sealed [...]

Deron Williams got the better of Derrick Rose, finishing with 28 points and a season-high 17 assists, while CJ Miles scored a season-best 26 points Tuesday night to lead the Utah Jazz to a 132-108 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
Williams threw down a hard dunk on Rose during a 13-1 run late in the third [...]

France’s William Bonnet avoided a pile-up in the finale of the 201-km second stage of the Paris-Nice race to snatch his most prestigious victory to date Tuesday.
The 27-year-old Frenchman surged in the final stretch to win in Limoges ahead of Slovak Peter Sagan while last year’s overall winner Luis Leon Sanchez was third.
Dutchman Lars Boom [...]

Sticking with its “boys, have at it” attitude, NASCAR won’t force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski’s car last weekend in Atlanta.
Edwards will be on probation for three races and monitored by NASCAR through the April 10 race at Phoenix but may drive in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide [...]

LeBron James was in street clothes. Shaquille O’Neal was nowhere to be found, and Antawn Jamison was in the locker room icing his sore knee.
If they had lost, the Cleveland Cavaliers had plenty of excuses.
They didn’t have to use one.
Mo Williams made two free throws with 9 seconds left and Delonte West made the kind [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame the absence of LeBron James to earn a 97-95 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.
With James sidelined for the second game in a row due to an injured ankle, the Cavaliers sunk eight consecutive free throws as time wound down to hold off the charging Spurs.
“This is a resilient [...]

Jurors hearing the case against a man accused of killing Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams could soon hear closing statements, a day after the defendant declined to testify.
Prosecutors wrapping up their case against Willie Clark are expected to call two final witnesses Tuesday before attorneys sum up their case and jurors begin deliberating.
Williams was in [...]

A high-profile defense attorney hired by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Monday disputed a college student’s claim that the two-time Super Bowl winner sexually assaulted her at a Georgia nightclub.
The 20-year-old told police Roethlisberger, who had been out barhopping with friends, assaulted her early Friday. Roethlisberger has not been charged.
“The facts show that there [...]

Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points — his third consecutive game with at least 30 points — and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-106 Sunday night for their third straight victory.
J.R. Smith added 22 points, Chauncey Billups had 21 points and Nene 14 for the Nuggets, who improved to 28-5 at the Pepsi [...]