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NFL's Goodell aims to share blame on player safety
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to share the blame. "Safety," he said at his annual Super Bowl news conference, "is all of our responsibilities.
Carville, Matalin enjoy role as Big Easy boosters
When Mary Matalin heard a baby cry during a Super Bowl news conference this week, she paused midsentence, peered in the direction of the fussing child ...
Union head takes on NFL on player safety issues
So much for labor peace in the NFL. Less than 18 months after the league and players ended a lockout by signing a 10-year collective bargaining ...
Feds: $13.6M in phony sports goods confiscated
Investigators have confiscated more than $13.6 million worth of phony sports merchandise over the past five months and expect to seize more in New ...
AP Interview: Altidore says racism shames everyone
United States striker Jozy Altidore refuses to hold a grudge against fans who showered him with racist abuse during a match this week, saying: "We all ...
Niners WR-PR Williams questions NFL sanctions
Kyle Williams can't believe the New York Giants weren't punished by the NFL for targeting him in last year's NFC championship game. The punt returner ...
Pa. judge nixes Sandusky's bid for new abuse trial
Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Wednesday when a judge rejected his argument that his lawyers were not given enough time to prepare for the ...
Frank Schleck given 1-year doping sentence
Cyclist Frank Schleck was suspended for a year Wednesday and will miss the Tour de France for using a banned substance on last year's Tour.
A-Rod implicated in PED use again as MLB probes
Alex Rodriguez is in the middle of Major League Baseball's latest doping investigation after an alternative weekly newspaper reported baseball's ...
NCAA hopes sports science center helps with safety
The NCAA says it is committed to ensuring the safety of all college athletes and plans to open a national sports science institute to make playing ...
FIFA, IOC send condolences to Brazil fire victims
FIFA and local organizers canceled an event celebrating 500 days to go until the 2014 World Cup because of a nightclub fire that killed more than 230 ...
AP Source: Titans interested in hiring Williams
Gregg Williams may be a step closer to returning to the NFL after being suspended indefinitely for his role in the Saints' bounty program.
AP NewsBreak: ND pres defends handling of Te'o
Top administrators at Notre Dame decided within hours of hearing about the Manti Te'o dead girlfriend hoax that it did not involve a crime and within ...
Cycling's doping world exposed at trial
Just days after Lance Armstrong's doping admission, cycling is set for more damaging revelations when the long-delayed Operation Puerto case finally ...
NCAA announces problems with Miami investigation
The NCAA's probe of Miami's athletic compliance practices is ramping up again. Only this time, the Hurricanes aren't exactly the subject of the ...
Latest NCAA scandal comes from headquarters
The latest black eye for college sports belongs to the NCAA. In an embarrassing blow to its watchdog image, the NCAA said Wednesday its enforcement ...
APNewsBreak: UCI's McQuaid replaced on IOC panel
The head of cycling's governing body has been replaced on a key International Olympic Committee panel as he deals with the fallout from the Lance ...
Verbruggen defends UCI warnings to 'doping' riders
Former International Cycling Union president Hein Verbruggen defended the governing body's doping policy during the Lance Armstrong era, and said it ...
Mayor KJ tells Seattle 'don't celebrate too early'
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson had a stern warning for Seattle SuperSonics fans who are excited about the prospect of the NBA returning to the Puget ...
Correction: Notre Dame-Te'o story
In a story Jan. 19 about the Manti Te'o-Lennay Kekua hoax, The Associated Press reported erroneously some of the details about the place where Te'o ...
NFL lifts suspension of Saints coach Sean Payton
Sean Payton is back as coach of the New Orleans Saints. Payton's season-long suspension for his role in the Saints' bounty program was lifted by NFL ...
Maloofs agree to sell NBA's Kings to Seattle group
Nearly five years after their colors, banners and history were packed away into storage and their franchise relocated, the SuperSonics are one ...
AP Sources: Ex-Miami coaches know of allegations
Two former Miami assistant coaches have been told they will be charged with "unethical conduct" when the NCAA presents the Hurricanes' athletic ...
Vigil planned to remember Paterno 1 year later
From bumper stickers to signs posted by a few businesses to the occasional T-shirt, reminders of Joe Paterno sprinkle Happy Valley. Most cues are ...
Oregon promotes OC Helfrich to coach
Mark Helfrich is Oregon's next man in. As usual, the Ducks wasted little time finding a replacement for Chip Kelly, promoting their affable offensive ...