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Police say a man who led authorities on a chase in Nevada and Utah is a former NASCAR driver.

Los Angeles Lakers star center Dwight Howard has been diagnosed with a sore right shoulder and will be listed as day to day.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he believes there will be an agreement soon with the players' union for testing for human growth hormone.

Several sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Bosch spoke openly about his relationship with the Yankee All-Star, and two sources said that documents they reviewed detailed the drug regimens and schedules Rodriguez received.

The NBA Players Association will announce later Friday that embattled union chief Billy Hunter has been placed on indefinite leave of absence, according to sources familiar with the move.

San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh isn't just going against his brother in Sunday's Super Bowl. He's also facing his son.

Linebacker fondly recalls milestone, even if 49ers' Harbaugh doesn't

The man who says he tricked Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o into falling for a fake woman he had created online says the hoax had "everything to do" with escaping from real life because he had been molested as a child.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban fired a quick jab at officiating Thursday night, and coach Rick Carlisle added his own criticism of late-game officiating in the league.

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster says he's considering a heart procedure to address a condition that forced him out of a game.

Kevin Durant scored 27 points, Russell Westbrook added 21 points and nine assists and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat Memphis 106-89 Thursday night in the Grizzlies' first game since trading away leading-scorer Rudy Gay.

The prospective owner of the Phoenix Coyotes is unable to complete his purchase of the team before a lease agreement deal with the City of Glendale expires, a league official told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Ricky Rubio is standing up for his fellow Spaniard Pau Gasol, saying he doesn't think it's fair that the Los Angeles Lakers are bringing Gasol off the bench this season.

Less than 18 months after the league and players signed a 10-year CBA, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith and union president Domonique Foxworth used a Super Bowl news conference to lay out a series of complaints about safety issues.

Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill has made his first court appearance since he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend.

Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed said Thursday the NFL is fining players for the wrong infractions. Reed, in an interview with Comcast SportsNet-Baltimore, said the NFL is "policing the wrong things, for real."

Three black former NFL head coaches say the league needs to rethink its Rooney Rule for promoting minority hiring after 15 top vacancies -- eight head coaching jobs and seven general manager positions -- were all filled by white candidates since the regul

The retirement of Tony Gonzalez might not be as much of a done deal as the veteran tight end made it sound late in the season. Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff admitted Thursday he is lobbying hard to convince Gonzalez to return.

Phil Mickelson missed out on a 59 by a fraction of an inch Thursday in the Phoenix Open.

Alex Rodriguez of New York Yankees has no plans to retire