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AP Sources: Vikings trade Percy Harvin to Seahawks
Percy Harvin is headed to Seattle, and Adrian Peterson isn't happy about it. Harvin, Minnesota's moody and multi-talented young wide receiver, will ...
Flooded free agent market, but no superstars
The secret meetings and late-night flights on private jets might still be a part of this year's NFL marketplace. Ah, but for glam, glitz and pure mega ...
NFL's Goodell hopes for lighter helmets, sensors
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when players could be checked to determine whether their genetic makeup ...
Warrant: Agent provided ex-UNC players cash
Investigators in North Carolina say a Georgia-based sports agent violated sports agent laws by sending cash payments to former Tar Heels football ...
No. 5 Georgetown beats No. 17 Syracuse 61-39
Georgetown coach John Thompson III was noting all the ways — and there were many — in which his team's lopsided, Big East-closing victory over ...
Steelers release LB James Harrison in cap move
James Harrison's snarling tenacity made the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker one of the NFL's most intimidating players for nearly a decade. Big hits ...
2 Ohio football players face trial in rape case
Two high school football players go on trial this coming week on charges of raping a nearly passed-out-drunk 16-year-old girl during a night of ...
Big East completes football-basketball breakup
When the Big East divorce was complete, the basketball schools got the early separation they wanted, the name of the conference many of them founded ...
NFL warns teams against tampering
The NFL has told its teams to adhere to rules against tampering as a new three-day window for negotiating with free agents opened Saturday.
Column: Streaks are nice, championships are better
Blowouts. Narrow margins of victory. Lucky breaks. Overwhelming opponents with superior skills. It all adds up to a pair of remarkable streaks in ...
WR Hartline reaches deal to remain with Dolphins
Coming off his best season, Brian Hartline decided to stay put. The veteran receiver signed a five-year deal Friday for nearly $31 million to remain ...
Creditors claim bankrupt Smith dumped $2M
Creditors are trying to block former Arkansas coach John L. Smith from liquidating $40.7 million in debt, saying he moved several properties and more ...
How much could college stars earn in endorsements?
Money and Manziel are often mentioned together these days. When talk turns to insurance policies or trademark infringement lawsuits involving the ...
NCAA to reconsider some recruiting deregulation
The NCAA's board of directors will review two proposals adopted in January that were aimed at deregulating recruiting after some coaches and ...
Saturday signs contract to retire with Colts
Indianapolis gave Jeff Saturday a chance to fulfill his NFL dream. On Thursday, he came back to thank the town and the team that embraced his ...
Financing terms reached for new Falcons stadium
Atlanta's mayor and Falcons owner Arthur Blank have agreed to financing terms for a new $1 billion, retractable-roof stadium to replace the ...
Sooners start spring with changed coaching staff
As Bob Stoops prepares to lead Oklahoma onto the practice field this spring, the new faces in prominent roles are plentiful. Landry Jones will be ...
Bryant, Lakers roar back against Hornets, 108-102
No matter how bad this season may look by the Lakers' lofty standards, it should be obvious by now that Kobe Bryant isn't remotely close to giving up.
49ers release 6-time Pro Bowl kicker David Akers
On top of the NFL one season, out the door the next. The San Francisco 49ers released six-time Pro Bowl kicker David Akers on Wednesday, ending a ...
NFL, CMA among those at Okla. weather conference
Event organizers have learned the hard way that the usual half-hour warning of severe weather might be enough for people in their homes, but it's not ...
Ball shows better speed at Wisconsin pro day
Running back Montee Ball was clocked in the 40-yard dash at 4.46 seconds, a big improvement over his combine time, at Wisconsin's pro day.
Goodell: NFL 'can and must' make football safer
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will continue to do "everything we can" to make football safer. Goodell has talked a lot recently about ...
New Fox sports network to debut in August
Fox proved television was ready for a fourth major network, and Fox News took on CNN. The company wants to remind everyone of its record as it ...
Bills LB Merriman announces plans to retire
Linebacker Shawne Merriman is calling it "Lights Out" on his career. The three-time Pro Bowl selection and 2005 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year said ...
AP Photos: A look at key moments in Dow history
The Dow Jones industrial average often makes headlines. But let's not forget everything else that happened as the Dow has twisted and turned — from ...