Former five-division champ Floyd Mayweather Jr has agreed to fight Victor Ortiz for the WBC welterweight championship in September.

Dirk Nowitzki and the rest of the Dallas Mavericks face a very important Game 4 Tuesday night. Another loss to the Miami Heat creates an almost insurmountable 3-1 deficit.

Plaxico Burress walked out of the Oneida Correctional Facility in central New York on Monday after serving nearly two years for criminal possession of a handgun.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. outlasted defending champion Sebastian Zbik via majority decision to take the WBC Middleweight title on Saturday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

After the big comeback in Game 2 Thursday night, the Dallas Mavericks will try to keep momentum on their side as they host the Miami Heat for Game 3 Sunday night in Dallas.

UPDATE: Nadal retained his Roland Garros crown by beating Federer 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-1, a victory that preserved his No. 1 ranking.

Li Na became the first-ever Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam title on Saturday when she defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone in the women’s singles final at the French Open.

Rafael Nadal is one win away from equaling Bjorn Borg’s record six French Open singles titles.

Li Na and Francesca Schiavone will face off in the women’s singles final at the French Open after they defeated Maria Sharapova and Marion Bartoli, respectively, in the semifinals on Thursday.

A source confirmed on Wednesday that 20-year-old Spanish star Ricky Rubio has reached an agreement with the Minnesota Timberwolves.