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Vilma's testimony ends latest bounty hearings
The latest round of appeal hearings in the NFL's bounty investigation concluded Monday evening following witness appearances by former Minnesota ...
AP source: Napoli, Boston strike $39M, 3-year deal
Adding offense following a disappointing season, the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $39 million, three-year contract with catcher Mike Napoli, a ...
Families grieve in wake of Belcher murder-suicide
Breaking their silence for the first time, the family of the woman shot and killed by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher said Monday their ...
Hockey talks resume Tuesday with owners, players
The cast of characters in the ongoing NHL labor saga is about to get a bit of a makeover, at least for one day. So far, Commissioner Gary Bettman and ...
NHL owners, players set to meet without leaders
Traditional labor talks have made little progress in the ongoing NHL lockout, so the league and the players' association are going to try something ...
South Florida fires Skip Holtz after 3 seasons
Skip Holtz was fired as South Florida's football coach after two straight losing seasons in which the program fell back instead of progressed.
'Disappointed' Spurs shrug off fine, beat Memphis
So that's what $250,000 worth of rest looks like. Tony Parker scored 30 points and Tim Duncan had 27 points and 15 rebounds, giving the San Antonio ...
Popovich: 'Disappointed' in $250K fine from NBA
Gregg Popovich said Saturday night he doesn't know if the San Antonio Spurs will appeal a $250,000 fine from the NBA for sending his star players home ...
Wright, Mets agree to $138M deal; Hanson traded
David Wright agreed to the richest contract in Mets history, Tommy Hanson was traded to the Angels and Brian Wilson became a free agent on a busy day ...
Giants don't tender contract to closer Wilson
Brian Wilson and his overgrown black beard might be headed out of the Bay Area. The San Francisco Giants declined to tender a one-year contract to the ...
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 ...
Braves trade Hanson to Angels for Walden
The Braves traded Tommy Hanson to the Los Angeles Angels for former closer Jordan Walden on Friday, clearing a spot in the Atlanta rotation for Julio ...
AP Source: Ramirez positive test for testosterone
The substance that caused Manny Ramirez to test positive for a banned substance last year was testosterone, a person familiar with the situation told ...
Yankees, Cashman pleased with offseason success
Brian Cashman feels so good about the Yankees' offseason, he decided to rapel down a building. After spending the previous few days retaining veteran ...
AP source: Wright, Mets strike $138M, 8-year deal
The face of the New York Mets plans to stick around for quite a while. All-Star third baseman David Wright and the Mets agreed Friday to a $138 ...
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 ...
Mediators fail to help in NHL labor fight
If the NHL and the players' association are going to make a deal to save the hockey season, they are likely going to have to do it by themselves.
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 ...
AP source: Rivera, Yanks agree to $10 million deal
Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees agreed Thursday to a $10 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The ...
BJ Upton, Braves finalize $75.25M, 5-year deal
Jason Heyward was in the audience as B.J. Upton was introduced Thursday as Atlanta's new centerfielder. That made manager Fredi Gonzalez smile as he ...
Madson, Angels finalize $3.5 million, 1-year deal
Ryan Madson finalized a $3.5 million, one-year deal on Wednesday with the Los Angeles Angels, who believe the right-handed reliever will make a strong ...
Mavericks to sign veteran Derek Fisher
The short-handed Dallas Mavericks will sign 16-year veteran point guard Derek Fisher on Thursday, coach Rick Carlisle said after team's 101-78 loss ...