ORLANDO, Fla. -- Shaquille O'Neal was Orlando's first in lots of ways. First No. 1 overall draft pick. First player to make an All-Star team in a Magic uniform. First rookie of the year. First All-NBA selection. And the first big-time superstar to leave
Knicks protest loss - After Brunson's controversial foul, New York could join an exclusive club

With the New York Knicks fighting for seeding in the top half of the Eastern Conference playoff race, Monday's 105-103 loss to the Houston Rockets could prove costly.
What stings even more: According to the officials, that result should have never happened.
Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly suspended 5 games for cross-check

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has been suspended five games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for a cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig on Saturday night.
Rielly hit Greig with his stick after the Senators
CFP board of managers expected to vote on 5+7 playoff format
The College Football Playoff board of managers is expected to vote on Feb. 20 on a model that would include the five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams in the 12-team playoff this fall -- a format change that could