
NBA fines Spurs $250,000 for sending starters home
Gregg Popovich sent his best players home, deciding they reached the end of the road before the trip was over. For that, and for keeping it a secret, ...

'Not awkward': Vilma, Smith, Williams face-to-face
It had been 10 months since New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith were face to face with their former defensive ...

Turn off lights, turn on water, NFL games go on
You can turn off the lights, turn on the water, or fire up the snow plow. No matter what, the NFL show goes on. Of course, disruptions may be cause ...

Gregg Williams set to appear at bounties hearing
Right from the start, the NFL said Gregg Williams was in charge of a pay-for-pain bounty system with the New Orleans Saints. Now the former defensive ...

After 1 key witness in bounty appeal, now Williams
Lawyers for players appealing NFL suspensions in the New Orleans Saints bounties case cross-examined one key witness Thursday. Now they're supposed ...

WR has 'heard' of Viagra use to gain edge on field
The idea that NFL players might use Viagra to gain an edge on the field left Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs practically in tears — from ...
Kaepernick to start as 49ers QB on Sunday at Rams
Tight end Delanie Walker arrives at work at 6 a.m. each day, and Colin Kaepernick always beats him to 49ers headquarters. The quarterback clocks in ...
More NFL players testing positive for amphetamines
More NFL players are testing positive for amphetamines, a class of substances that includes the ADHD drug Adderall. Since the start of last season, ...

Lions' Suh fined $30,000; says kick not on purpose
Ndamukong Suh's reputation for being a nasty player was born as an NFL rookie. Suh slammed two quarterbacks to the ground by grabbing their helmets ...
Family: NFL great Jack Pardee ill with cancer
Jack Pardee, one of Bear Bryant's "Junction Boys" who went on to become an All-Pro linebacker and an NFL coach, has been diagnosed with gall bladder ...

Goodell says Suh's intent very difficult to judge
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and league officials looked at Ndamukong Suh's latest infamous act on the field from several angles, trying to ...

Former baseball union head Miller dead at 95
Marvin Miller was a labor economist who never played a day of organized baseball. He preferred tennis. Yet he transformed the national pastime as ...

US federal mediators to join NHL labor talks
Federal mediators are entering the stalled NHL labor talks, with the season's first 2½ months already lost because of the lockout. George Cohen, ...

NFL won't suspend Suh for low blow against Schaub
Ndamukong Suh might lose some money for his low blow against Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub. The Detroit Lions defensive tackle, though, will ...

NFL playoffs taking shape, and still a month to go
Start the playoffs now. Well, just about. More than a month from the end of the NFL season, and nearly every division race is decided. Atlanta and ...

Division races taking shape
As the NFL heads into December, nearly every division race has an outright favorite. Some — Denver, Atlanta, New England, Houston and Baltimore — are ...

Jenkins returns 2 picks for TDs, Rams win 31-17
Janoris Jenkins has been known to make headlines for the wrong reasons. Not this time. No NFL rookie since 1960 and no Rams rookie ever accomplished ...

Column: Time for NFL to pare down the rule book
The NFL is America's pastime, hands down. Imagine how much fun it would be if they got rid of about half the rule book. The replay challenge penalty? ...
Vikings looking to put the squeeze on Bears QBs
The lasting image from the Bears' trip to San Francisco was 49ers defensive end Aldon Smith running amok. And now Chicago's battered offensive line ...

Texans playing Lions for a spot in the playoffs
The Houston Texans have put themselves in a position to be the NFL's first team to seal a spot in the playoffs and to move a step closer toward ...
Tagliabue expects to rule on bounties by December
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue plans to complete all hearings in the NFL's bounty probe of the Saints by Dec. 4 and make a ruling shortly ...
Hat trick: All 3 visitors to win Thursday
Happy Thanksgiving. Welcome to our home. Feel free to take a victory with you when you leave. That's how Pro Picks sees Thursday's three holiday ...

Harbaugh undergoing follow-up evaluation on heart
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh had an appointment Tuesday for a follow-up evaluation with doctors after undergoing a minor procedure last ...