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Kansas athletic officials are reviewing allegations that the former AAU basketball coach of Ben McLemore received cash payments aimed at steering the star freshman to a sports agent.

Los Angeles Clippers general manager Gary Sacks wasn't in a mood to say much about any of the major decisions hanging over the franchise this summer in the first few moments after the Memphis Grizzlies knocked the Clippers out of the playoffs.

Three days after the Los Angeles Clippers were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs after losing four straight games to the Memphis Grizzlies, Vinny Del Negro addressed the media at the Clippers' training facility as the team's head coach.

Chris Kluwe's time with the Minnesota Vikings is over as the punter was released on Monday.

NASCAR will review comments made by Stewart-Hass Racing driver Ryan Newman following a Lap 183 crash in Sunday's rain-marred Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Recently released quarterback Tim Tebow is the most influential athlete in sports in 2013, according to a Forbes.com survey, the results of which were posted Monday.

Former Brooklyn Nets coach P.J. Carlesimo doesn't think winning Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals would've saved his job.

The Chicago Bulls will be without Luol Deng, Derrick Rose and possibly Kirk Hinrich for Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat on Monday, but Rose said he is not ruling out playing at some point in the series.

Miami Dolphins CEO Mike Dee said in a television interview Sunday his team won't pay for any renovations to Sun Life Stadium after the Florida Legislature ended its session without passing any funding plan to refurbish the stadium.

Publicist for Floyd Mayweather Jr. says fighter visited doctor for hand but "everything is fine."

Despite being the top-ranked team in the polls, North Carolina earns a No. 5 seed in the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament while Syracuse gets the top seed.

David Ragan used a sweeping last-lap pass in overtime to pull a huge upset victory Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.

Roy Halladay has discomfort in his right shoulder and the struggling Philadelphia Phillies pitcher is headed to Los Angeles for tests.

Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader received a two-game suspension for his hit on Anaheim's Toni Lydman.

David West scored 20 points, Paul George added 19 and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 102-95 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Kevin Durant scored 35 points and hit a pair of jumpers in the final minute to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 93-91 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Chris Kunitz scored his second power-play goal of the game 8:34 into overtime, off a pass from Sidney Crosby, and the Pittsburgh Penguins shook off an early deficit and a late blown lead to beat the New York Islanders 5-4.

LeBron James is the overwhelming choice as the NBA's Most Valuable Player.

The Miami Heat say they won't be caught off guard if Derrick Rose makes an unexpected comeback for the Chicago Bulls in their second-round playoff series.

Denny Hamlin's return to the racetrack has ended safely and early.