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Ex-Patriots video assistant meets Goodell, Specter
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh disclosed no new rules violations in the Spygate scandal during his meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell or in the tapes that the league released Tuesday. The clips, shown after Walsh's nearly 3 1/2-hour meeting with Goodell, cut between shots of opposing coaches sending in signals and the play that followed....
Sorenstam to retire this year
Annika Sorenstam will retire after the season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and delivered a defining moment when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour....
Knicks introduce D'Antoni as new coach
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Knicks introduced Mike D'Antoni as their new coach Tuesday, hoping his high-scoring brand of basketball will turn around a team with seven straight losing seasons....
Alex Rodriguez aims to rejoin Yankees next week
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Injured Alex Rodriguez is hoping to rejoin the New York Yankees early next week....
Bills release injured TE Kevin Everett
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- The Buffalo Bills released Kevin Everett on Tuesday, clearing the way for the former tight end to receive disability benefits for the spinal cord injury that ended his career....
Francona to miss 2 games after mother-in-law's death
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona will miss two games starting Tuesday night following the death of his mother-in-law....
Olympic torch relay downscaled after quake
BEIJING (AP) -- The Olympic torch relay will be simplified, downscaled and open with a minute of silence Wednesday when a leg starts in the southeastern city of Ruijin, a symbolic gesture to thousands who died in a massive earthquake in central China....
Gayego joins Preakness lineup
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Looks like Big Brown won't be the lone Kentucky Derby horse in the Preakness after all....
Ex-NFL player Hambrick gets 5 years for drug sales
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A Tampa judge has sentenced former NFL running back Troy Hambrick to five years in prison for selling crack cocaine....
James, Cavs batter Celtics to even series at 2-2
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Back to even, and back to Boston - with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday night to tie the best-of-seven series at 2-2....

Gayego joins Preakness lineup
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Looks like Big Brown won't be the lone Kentucky Derby horse in the Preakness after all....
America's Cup can't begin before mid-March
Defending America's Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland came up a winner off the water on Monday when a New York judge ruled that a showdown against the United States can't begin until mid-March....
Texas high-schooler wins state track team title by herself
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Bonnie Richardson ran. She threw. She jumped. And when it was time to hand out the team trophies, Richardson accepted the 1A team championship for Rochelle High School - by herself....
Recapturetheglory is ill, could miss Preakness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Recapturetheglory might skip the Preakness after developing a fever. The colt finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby....
Owner: Test results on filly Eight Belles 2 weeks away
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- It will be at least two weeks before additional information is known about what caused Eight Belles to break down in the Kentucky Derby, the filly's owner said Friday....
Fans long to have their ashes scattered on sporting sites
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Even though he's only 37 and in good health, Nathan Davis has already made out his will. In it, he bequeaths money to the University of Alabama athletic department and his ashes to Bryant-Denny Stadium....
Bolt and Gay to race in 100 meters at NY track meet
NEW YORK (AP) -- World champion Tyson Gay will face Usain Bolt in a 100-meter showdown at the Reebok Grand Prix on May 31 on Randall's Island in New York....