MIAMI (AP) - Insisting he meant no harm, Dwyane Wade revealed Tuesday that he has apologized to Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant multiple times for a blood-drawing, nose-breaking foul during the All-Star game.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Want to capture the nation's attention? Try a giant fireball.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville has been sued in federal court, accused of defrauding investors out of more than $1.7 million in Alabama following his tenure at Auburn.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ahmad Brooks always wanted to stay in the Bay Area, a place that has become a new home after all those painful memories of getting cut by Cincinnati four years ago, and the San Francisco 49ers sure made it hard for him to leave.
PHOENIX (AP) - The Oakland Athletics have their opening day starter, and it's right-hander Brandon McCarthy.
NEW YORK (AP) - The person who collected Ryan Braun's urine sample that tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone said he followed the collection program's protocol.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods might long for the day when all anyone questioned was his swing.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) - Tiger Woods' agent lashed out Tuesday against Hank Haney's book, saying his "armchair psychology" about Woods was "ridiculous" and that it was clear the former swing coach only cares about self-promotion.
RENO - Brady Shipley felt right at home at Peccole Park.
Dario Hunt wasn't Nevada battle born but he feels like a native of the Silver State just the same.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Carmelo Anthony saw the wall of reporters and knew immediately who was being surrounded.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Kobe Bryant was a no-show during Friday's media session at All-Star weekend.
PHOENIX (AP) - Manny Ramirez arrived at the Oakland Athletics training facility Friday to begin his return to baseball and said he was intent on demonstrating "I can still play."
NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball and its players' union defended their drug testing program Friday and promised to tighten collection procedures following criticism by anti-doping agencies of an arbitrator's decision to overturn NL MVP Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension.
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy suddenly have more at stake than the Match Play Championship.
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) - Daniel Summerhays birdied the final hole Friday for a 6-under 65 and a share of the second-round lead with Will Claxton and Greg Owen in the wind-swept Mayakoba Golf Classic.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Michael Floyd didn't get to talk much about the 100-catch season he had at Notre Dame.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A poster hanging outside Lucas Oil Stadium still bears the image of Peyton Manning.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Alabama running back Trent Richardson deals with everything the same way - head on.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills made progress in their bid to re-sign Stevie Johnson before the receiver is eligible to become a free agent next month.
A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the San Francisco 49ers and free agent special teams standout C.J. Spillman have reached agreement on a three-year contract.
RENO - Trevor Shaffer stood outside the Douglas boys' locker room deep inside Lawlor Events Center Thursday night, searching for the right words to explain what had just happened.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . .
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tim Tebow is still Denver's starting quarterback, and coach John Fox is still OK with Brady Quinn being the backup.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - For Southern California left tackle Matt Kalil, football success runs in the family.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Not Magic and Bird, not Kobe or LeBron. Not even Michael Jordan.
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - The roar resonated across Dove Mountain from fans packed around the 18th green as Tiger Woods, needing a birdie on the last hole to stay in his match, hit a shot that dropped out of the Arizona sky and landed 5 feet from the hole.
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) - Will Claxton shot a 5-under 66 in windy conditions Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - San Francisco right-hander Tim Lincecum went all out during his bullpen session Thursday and reported that he felt just fine.
NEW YORK (AP) - National League MVP Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension was overturned Thursday by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das, the first time a baseball player successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance.
The Carson City Sheriff's Office is accepting registration for a so-called Business Academy to help business owners and managers understand the department's workings as well as help deputies understand businesses' needs.
Boise State won't join Big East in 2012-13
When it comes to discussing his athletic accomplishments, Jim deArrieta gets downright uncomfortable. He's the type of guy who would rather hide his light under a bushel.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. left Daytona frustrated and furious last July.
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - Before there will be significant changes to college football's postseason and how to determine a champion, there are plenty of options to be considered.
It's the first topic that comes up when Brandon Weeden's NFL draft prospects are discussed.
DENVER (AP) - Brady Quinn is apologizing to Tim Tebow for unflattering comments Quinn made about the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback in a GQ article.
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the disclosure statement outlining the Los Angeles Dodgers' proposed bankruptcy reorganization plan, keeping the team's plan for an April 30 sale on track.
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - An injured Ryan Howard clutching his leg and writhing in pain on the ground was the lasting image for the Philadelphia Phillies' disappointing 2011 finish.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Pablo Sandoval's portion sizes and weigh-in statistics always seem to be a hot topic this time of year.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Pablo Sandoval's portion sizes and weigh-in statistics always seem to be a hot topic this time of year.
It doesn't always work out this way.
How many teams will be allowed to play for the national championship is just one of the many issues being considered by the guys who run the BCS.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Buster Posey squatted into a catcher's crouch for his first spring training bullpen session and began receiving pitches from ace Tim Lincecum, then Matt Cain.
The Sandpipers easily won the 2012 state swimming championship over Boulder City 7516.5-6937.5 at the Carson Aquatic Center.
Under the guidance of Tim McCarthy, the Carson High wrestling squad has been one of the most dominant teams in Northern Nevada.
PHOENIX (AP) - Manny Ramirez is expected to join Oakland at its spring training facility on Friday, yet another part of the Athletics' offseason overhaul.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - San Francisco Giants prospect Angel Villalona has had his visa delayed back home in the Dominican Republic for what the team was told are weight and health issues.
MARANA, Ariz. - Tiger Woods must be mellowing with age.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - If Michael Waltrip were to count up all the concussions he has sustained over a NASCAR career that stretches back nearly 30 years, he'd certainly hit 10 - and probably keep going.
CATAWBA, N.C. (AP) - Former race car driver Jeremy Mayfield says the new criminal charges against him are "baseless" and suggests he is the target of a conspiracy involving NASCAR and law enforcement officials.
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - No one is quick to embrace change until money is involved.
Dagen Kipling, 13, led the Carson Tigersharks in the pool during Sunday's State Championships at the Carson Aquatic Center.
John Miller knew he wanted to be like his old man. His father was a 30-year police veteran who finished his career in Sparks, helping to keep that community safe. Miller, a new father himself, wants to give his daughter that same sense of safety.
LAS VEGAS - Nico Garcia had a reversal of fortune at the 4A state wrestling tournament at UNLV's Cox Pavilion.
The winter sports season for Carson High officially ended on Saturday with the 4A state wrestling tournament.
SPARKS - The script played out the same as it has all season.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Western Nevada concluded its preseson schedule with a 4-3 win over Riverside Saturday afternoon.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The pack is back. And so is the Big One.
PHOENIX (AP) - Bartolo Colon had no idea how he would bounce back from a stem-cell procedure that saved his career.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Brandon Crawford walked into the clubhouse followed by a team camera crew. They began with him back home in the Bay Area and tracked his journey to spring training.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Scott Cousins will now be wearing No. 6 for the Miami Marlins, a tribute to his favorite player growing up: former Giants first baseman J.T. Snow.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Phil Mickelson hit one tree, threaded a shot through five trees and hit a drive that wound up in a spectator's shorts. He somehow managed a 1-under 70 on Saturday to share the lead with PGA champion Keegan Bradley in the Northern Trust Open.
NEW YORK (AP) - With Gio Gonzalez, Clayton Kershaw and Pablo Sandoval getting the steepest increases, the overall rise of salaries for players in arbitration slowed to its lowest level since 2007.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Last year, California catcher Chadd Krist turned down close to $50,000 to return for his senior season in college rather than sign with the Chicago White Sox as a 13th-round draft pick.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Phil Mickelson wasn't at his best Friday at Riviera. Two shots at least helped him stay in the lead.
Incoming Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson wants his new league to expand.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied Mike Leach's appeal in his wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas Tech.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - As Jay Paterno figures out what to do next, the former Penn State assistant coach at least knows one avenue he will not pursue.
NEW YORK - The Yankees agreed Friday to trade much maligned pitcher A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh for two minor leaguers, a deal that clears the way New York to add Raul Ibanez.
SPARKS - The Douglas boys' basketball team had just clinched its berth to state Friday night when the received an unexpected visitor.
LAS VEGAS - A bizarre ending on Friday lifted Carson's Nico Garcia into the 4A state wrestling championship match.
Race fans, start your remotes! Yes, NASCAR's first race of the year, the non-points Shootout, starts the season on FOX at 5 p.m. today.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Tyler Spencer threw five innings of 1-hit baseball and Dillon Ness drove in two runs to spark Western Nevada College to a 3-1 win over Riverside Friday night.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Over the closing weeks of last season, Steve Addington had been led to believe he would be Tony Stewart's crew chief in 2012.
RENO - Gary Powers fully intends to coach the Nevada Wolf Pack baseball team beyond this coming season.
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - "Monday Night Football" is switching to a two-man booth.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey says Brian Urlacher was simply being honest when he told HBO he would hide concussion symptoms from team doctors.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Doctors who operated on Tony Gwynn said it appears the Hall of Fame outfielder's cancer has not spread.
MINDEN - The last time the Douglas High boys' basketball team entered the regional tournament with a league championship to its name, its season abruptly ended at home in the first round to a plucky McQueen squad.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luke Donald was on the practice range at Riviera before dawn Wednesday, so dark that only temporary floodlights allowed him to see where the ball was going.
The Reed Raiders cruised through their 4A girls' basketball schedule with a 19-2 record, yet the pressure will be on the High Desert League champions when they meet Carson in the regional semifinals today at Spanish Springs High School.
RENO - Gary Powers has never been one to sugarcoat a difficult situation.
Fans stayed away in droves from Carson High's opening round NIAA 4A girls playoff game against Spanish Springs.
RENO - It was the Valentine's Day equivalent of receiving gifts of a half-eaten box of stale chocolates and a dozen wilted roses.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Royals have exercised their option on manager Ned Yost to keep him with the club through the 2013 season.
NEW YORK (AP) - Remaining bidders for the Los Angeles Dodgers have been told they will be scheduled for meetings with Major League Baseball's ownership committee early next month.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders are bringing back quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo for a second stint.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The commotion of his whirlwind season has subsided, leaving Tim Tebow extra time to pursue one of his favorite things: trying to make a difference in others' lives.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Freddie Solomon, the former Miami Dolphins and 49ers wide receiver who became known as "Fabulous Freddie" and committed himself to community service for decades, died Monday. He was 59.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - According to Colts owner Jim Irsay, Peyton Manning will decide whether he plays another game for Indianapolis.
IRVING, Texas (AP) - A Baylor team adjusting to life without Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III will play its first two Big 12 games next season against league newcomers West Virginia and TCU.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Michelle Wie did not go to Stanford to play golf, at least not the game that brought her worldwide fame as a teenager.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Adam Scott was on the range at Riviera on Tuesday and had every reason to feel like a stranger. He is the only player from the top 10 in the world who has yet to play a tournament this year.
The Carson Fly Fishing Club is beginning a basic fly tying class on March 5, 9, 12, 16, 26 and 30 at 7 p.m. in the Ormsby Room in the Carson City Sheriff's Office, at 911 E. Musser St.
Chris Ault, who has coached the sport of football since Lyndon Baines Johnson was president and the Super Bowl was just 2-years-old, has never changed his philosophy on defense.
When Carson High's Nico Garcia stepped onto the mat for his 182-pound championship match against Douglas' Zachary Singer, he was under a lot of pressure.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Olek Czyz scored 23 of his career-high 27 points in the second half, helping Nevada fend off another challenge to beat San Jose State 76-70 on Saturday night.
WEST Arizona Diamondbacks Manager: Kirk Gibson (second season).
A team-by-team look at the American League entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers' wide receiver Hines Ward wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers, offering to restructure his contract to do it.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Corey Pavin and Peter Senior - both winless on the Champions Tour - shared the lead Saturday after the second round of the Allianz Championship at Broken Sound Golf Club.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Coming off an early bogey that put him eight shots behind, Tiger Woods was in a bunker to the left of the 13th fairway at Pebble Beach when he cut a 9-iron too much, sending it right of the green toward deep rough.
Carson High soccer player Sam Hutchinson recently signed a national letter of intent to attend Colorado-Mesa University, a Division II school located in Grand Junction, Colo.
RENO - Gary Powers has never been one to sugarcoat a difficult situation.
Carson High is sitting in perfect position after the first day of the NIAA 4A regional wrestling tournament at Morse Burley Gym.
LAS VEGAS - Western Nevada scored six runs in the first two innings, and Andrew Woeck threw six shutout innings in a 9-1 win over Pima in a nonleague game at UNLV Friday afternoon.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have confidence in Trent Baalke leading them for the long haul.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - On a day when sunshine gave way to a light rain, two things stayed the same Friday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Charlie Wi was still atop the leaderboard, and Tiger Woods didn't hole enough putts to make up ground.
There are some big changes on the horizon at Reno-Fernley Raceway.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Former Red Sox pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd says he probably pitched under the influence of cocaine "at every ballpark" during his 10-year career.
HONOLULU (AP) - Deonte Burton scored 20 points to lead Nevada to an 88-79 victory over Hawaii Thursday night.
It's been an extremely tough season for the Carson High boys basketball team, but it has ended on a high note.
It was only fitting that Carson High seniors Eliza Matley and Emily Collins had big games in their last regular-season appearance in Morse Burley Gym.
The Carson High boys and girls ski teams placed sixth in Thursday's giant slalom.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning ..
The wrestling post-season gets under way today when Carson High hosts the 4A NIAA regionals at Morse Burley Gym.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The NCAA football rules committee has proposed moving kickoffs from the 30-yard line to the 35 and to limit the running start by players on the kicking team to 5 yards as a way of keeping players safer.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Joshua Morgan is running, and even sprinting, again on the surgically repaired right leg that limited him to only five games in 2011 for the NFC West champions.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Rafael Cabrera-Bello made nine birdies in his first 11 holes to finish at 9-under 63 Thursday for a two-shot lead after the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Twenty months later, Dustin Johnson finally hit the drive he wanted at Pebble Beach. Ten years later, Tiger Woods must have wondered what kept him away from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Peyton Manning working out at Duke
When Cole McCarthy steps onto the mat for the first time at Friday's 4A regional meet at Morse Burley Gym he will have a big target on his back.
CLEVELAND (AP) - Chauncey Billups will only watch as the Clippers continue their promising season without him.
HOUSTON (AP) - NBA Commissioner David Stern doesn't believe this year's All-Star game in Orlando will be upstaged by Dwight Howard's uncertain future.
NEW YORK (AP) - Showtime is about to have a whole new meaning for Magic Johnson.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Before Morris Claiborne celebrated his 22nd birthday and was honored as the Jim Thorpe Award at a dinner Tuesday night, the All-American from LSU had work to do.
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nick Rolovich, who orchestrated one of the top passing attacks in the NCAA as offensive coordinator at Hawaii the past two seasons, has been hired for the same job at Nevada.
LSU fans had all but disappeared into the New Orleans night by the final minutes of last month's dreary BCS title game, leaving en masse when they figured out a team that couldn't get past the 50-yard-line wasn't going to magically find a way to cross the goal line.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff said Wednesday that indecision by Major League Baseball over whether his club can move to San Jose has been "excruciating" but that he believes the process is finally nearing an end.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - After beating Tiger Woods at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, rising star Robert Rock says he no longer fears playing against the big names.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - In what Robert Louis Stevenson called "the most felicitous meeting of land and sea," the sea was winning Wednesday at Pebble Beach.
MINDEN - After the Douglas boys' basketball team raced out to a 20-10 lead through the first quarter at home against Galena Tuesday night, it appeared the Tigers were well on their way to clinching their first league title since 1996-97.
Often times, a game for first place doesn't live up to the pre-game hype or expectations of either side.
The longest losing streak in Northern 4A boys basketball is over.
If you're interested in improving your baseball or softball skills, the Krush Hitting Co. and Dream Team Softball Camp might help.
Memphis is the latest school to sign up for a spot in the new Big East.
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - In a rarity for a prestigious academics university that prides itself on a higher standard, Stanford had a player get into trouble with the law.
The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Less than an hour after losing the Super Bowl again, Tom Brady slowly slipped on his dark vest and suit jacket and walked to the postgame podium.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tom Coughlin is coming back. Eli Manning is only getting better. And the vast majority of the New York Giants' starting lineup is under contract.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Ricky Williams is retiring from the NFL.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - It wasn't the Canyon of Heroes and there wasn't as much tickertape, but that didn't seem to bother about 30,000 New York Giants fans who flocked to MetLife Stadium Tuesday to celebrate the team's rousing Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots.
Billy Beane is planning to stay in the Bay Area for the long haul.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters - make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - It only took Mike "Fluff" Cowan one tournament as the caddie for Tiger Woods to see a shot he had never seen.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail over the weekend. All are innocent until proven guilty in court.
DAYTON - For the first time in four meetings, a Dayton and Fallon boys' basketball game didn't go down to the wire.
RENO - The Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team ran out of miracles Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning - Eli, and Peyton, too.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - There must have been a lot of interesting give-and-take when the Big Ten football coaches met at the conference offices on Friday.
Matchups for the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots on Sunday in Indianapolis:
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Lauri Korpikoski scored two goals to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Spencer Levin passed on Phoenix Open title sponsor Waste Management's green-out, wearing a simple black-and-white outfit.
Today's Super Bowl should be one of the best in the 46-year history of the event. The Giants and Patriots are evenly matched, and many are saying that the team with hte ball last may win the game.
Dodgers want Stow's claim thrown out
UConn's Calhoun taking leave
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Sorry, Los Angeles. The only NFL expansion happening anytime soon is to next season's schedule of Thursday night games.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tim Lincecum showed up at AT&T Park on Friday with a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his cap and signature shaggy hair, hiding his appearance.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Spencer Levin took one last drag on his cigarette, stamped it out in the rough and climbed into the bunker behind the 17th green. He set up quickly, took a quick glance at the hole and splashed out.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Chris Doleman is not one of the four Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists who won a Super Bowl. He doesn't believe that should affect his chances of being elected to the shrine.
Well, the seal on the 2012 racing season was broken last weekend with the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
RENO - Carson High coach Todd Ackerman admitted he was a bit concerned about his team overlooking Wooster and looking ahead to Tuesday's home showdown against first-place Bishop Manogue.
LAS VEGAS - Behind 5.1 scoreless innings by Matt Robertson and the offense of Dillon Ness and Derrick Pitts, the Western Nevada College baseball team defeated top- ranked Central Arizona 15-4 on Friday.
RENO - Carson High coach Carlos Mendeguia summed it up best.
Tulsa ends Reno's 3-game win streak
RENO - The author of one of the most improbable, unlikely and indescribable shots in recent Nevada Wolf Pack basketball history had no idea what he had just accomplished.
NEW YORK (AP) - Blake Griffin and Andrew Bynum were voted Thursday to the All-Star game, joining Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul to give the city of Los Angeles four starters.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . .
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Ahmad Bradshaw is playing in pain and loving every second of it.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Green Bay Packers didn't have to look far to find their new offensive coordinator, promoting quarterbacks coach Tom Clements to replace Joe Philbin.
The helmet-to-helmet shot knocked Tony Dorsett out cold in the second quarter of a 1984 Cowboys-Eagles game, the hardest hit he ever took during his Hall of Fame NFL career.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - NFL owners approved a $200 million loan Thursday to help the San Francisco 49ers build a stadium south of Santa Clara.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Andrew Luck is willing to learn from Peyton Manning. He just wants everyone to know he's ready to play next season, too.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have hired seven coaches for Dennis Allen's staff, including three who were with the team last year.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Move over salsa-specialist Victor Cruz. Aaron Hernandez may need room to show his merengue moves in the end zone.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Rob Gronkowski practiced with the New England Patriots for the Super Bowl for the first time Thursday. Now coach Bill Belichick is waiting to see how the All-Pro tight end's injured ankle responds.
After every Minnesota Timberwolves game, Anthony Tolliver can be found sitting in front of his locker with ice packs on his knees and wrist and a heavy wrap on his lower back.
RUSTON, La. (AP) - Louisiana Tech running back Tyronne Duplessis was found dead Thursday morning at his off-campus apartment.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Dave Campo gives off a grandfatherly vibe when he walks into the homes of potential recruits.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Through it all, Jim Tressel never lost his charm.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano birdied his last three holes for a 6-under 66 at the Qatar Masters, overcoming wind and blowing sand to lead John Daly by a shot after the first round on Thursday.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Phil Mickelson filed a lawsuit against an Internet service provider in Canada to learn the identity of a person who has been posting "vexatious statements" that the four-time major champion says is a deliberate attack on his reputation.
Every coach claims to have a great national signing day. Nick Saban actually does - every year.
Carson High capped a fourth straight undefeated Sierra League season with a 71-12 thrashing of arch-rival Douglas on Senior Night Wednesday at Morse Burley Gym.
INDIANAPOLIS - Adam Vinatieri lined up a Super Bowl kick and let it fly, straight through the yellow uprights. Several dozen fans surrounding the netted area applauded and cheered.
INDIANAPOLIS - Overtime. For the first time.
The entire student body of Sierra Lutheran High School gathered in its gymnasium Wednesday afternoon to recognize a momentous occasion.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Kyle Stanley and Phil Mickelson looked forward to fresh starts today in the first round of the Phoenix Open. Defending champion Mark Wilson savored some pleasant memories in his return to the Valley of the Sun.
RENO - Chris Ault can't wait until the start of spring and summer football practices.
RENO - The Nevada Wolf Pack understands as well as anyone that the Western Athletic Conference doesn't hand out championships in early February.
Nico Garcia will have mixed emotions when he dons his wrestling attire for tonight's dual meet against arch-rival Douglas.
DAYTON - Adan Gomez scored 35 points for the second time this year to lead Dayton to a 66-55 win over Silver Stage in a Lahontan League basketball game Tuesday night.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Jets, of all teams, could forever hold a special place in the hearts of the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Long plays, loose coverage and lingering injuries turned the New England Patriots' defense into one of the most generous in the NFL.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Eli Manning has a 1-2-3 punch at receiver that's not only dynamic, but highly entertaining.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease will be consolidated in Philadelphia, and more could follow.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Robert Garrigus didn't see any reason to stick around for the finish.
Sharks roll past Columbus 6-0
