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  1. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick leaves the field after his team lost to the New York Giants in the NFL's Super Bowl XLII football game in Glendale, Arizona February 3, 2008. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)
    Pats' Belichick lashes out at ex-video assistant AP - Fri May 16, 6:52 PM ET

    BOSTON - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team's former video assistant Friday, saying in a televised interview that Matt Walsh was a low-level staffer who was fired for "poor job performance." "There's not a lot of credibility," Belichick said in an interview broadcast on "CBS Evening News."

  2. Indianapolis Colts running back Dominic Rhodes works out during a football minicamp at the team's training facility in Indianapolis Friday, May 16, 2008. (AP Photo/ Tom Strickland)
    NFL owners may opt out of labor deal next week AP - Fri May 16, 6:54 PM ET

    NEW YORK - NFL owners could opt out of their agreement with the players union next week, leaving open the possibility of a 2010 season without a salary cap. The labor agreement is on the agenda for the league meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday.

  3. In this Thursday June 21, 2007 file photo South African amputee champion runner, Oscar Pistorius, sprints during a training session in Pretoria, South Africa. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Friday that the 21-year-old South African is eligible to race against able-bodied athletes, overturning a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Pistorius appealed to CAS, world sport's highest tribunal, to overturn a Jan. 14 ruling by the IAAF which banned him from competing against able-bodied runners. The IAAF said his carbon fiber blades gave him a mechanical advantage. CAS said the unanimous ruling goes into effect immediately. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)
    Amputee runner wins right to try for Olympic spot AP - Fri May 16, 3:36 PM ET

    LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.

  4. Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce (34) runs into Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James during the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals Friday, May 16, 2008, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
    James scores 32, Cavs beat Celtics to force Game 7 AP - 24 minutes ago

    CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown — not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston.

  5. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, keeps the ball away from Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams during the fourth quarter in Game 5 of an NBA Western Conference semifinal basketball series at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Wednesday May 14, 2008. Lakers won, 111-104. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
    Jazz don't want to stay home after Game 6 AP - Fri May 16, 1:41 PM ET

    SALT LAKE CITY - Happy to be home, the Utah Jazz are desperate for another chance on the road.

  6. Report: NFL investigators meet with steroids dealer AP - Fri May 16, 1:42 PM ET

    NEW YORK - NFL investigators have met with a convicted steroids dealer, who has said he provided performance-enhancing drugs to professional football players, according to a newspaper report.

  7. In this Feb. 23, 2007, file photo, then-San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds, right, shakes hands with Giants owner Peter Magowan during a spring training baseball workout in Scottsdale, Ariz. Magowan, the owner who brought Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
    Magowan to step down as managing partner of Giants AP - Fri May 16, 6:56 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO - Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants. The 66-year-old Magowan will retire from his duties at the end of the season on Oct. 1 but maintain an ownership stake, the team said Friday.

  8. San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds takes batting practice before their National League MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, April 24, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
    Baseball players to OK new drug testing deal soon Reuters - Fri May 16, 5:48 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The head of the Major League Baseball players' union said on Friday he expects members to ratify tougher drug-testing rules soon.

  9. Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a backhand to Serbia's Jelena Jankovic during their quarter final match at the Italian Open women's tennis tournament in Rome, Friday, May 16, 2008. Jankovic won 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
    Serena Williams pulls out of Italian Open, Venus loses AP - Fri May 16, 3:12 PM ET

    ROME - Serena Williams withdrew from her quarterfinal match at the Italian Open on Friday due to a back problem, and older sister Venus Williams was beaten by defending champion Jelena Jankovic. Serena Williams' back froze suddenly while she was warming up on a practice court for her match with French qualifier Alize Cornet.

  10. Groom Ramiro Gonzales leads exercise rider Michelle Nevin aboard Preakness entry and Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown to the track at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 16, 2008, in Baltimore. The 133rd running of the Preakness horse race will be held Saturday. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
    Big Brown treated like a champ at Preakness AP - Fri May 16, 6:29 PM ET

    BALTIMORE - Like any true A-lister, he kept the masses waiting for hours.

  11. South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, seen here in 2007, will discover on Friday whether or not he will be handed an Olympic Games lifeline.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)
    Amputee runner wins appeal to compete for Olympics AP - Fri May 16, 8:53 AM ET

    LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has won an appeal to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.

  12. Florida Marlins' Jeremy Hermida breaks his bat after grounding out to Kansas City Royals' second baseman Mark Grudzielanek in the first inning of an interleague baseball game in Miami, Friday, May 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
    Tomko helps Royals beat slumping Marlins 7-6 AP - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago

    MIAMI - Brett Tomko pitched six innings Friday night for his first victory in nearly six weeks, and two unearned runs helped the Kansas City Royals extend their winning streak to five games by beating the slumping Florida Marlins 7-6.

  13. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, to discuss the New England Patriots videotaping NFL opponents. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
    Sen. Specter wants independent investigation into Spygate AP - Thu May 15, 3:52 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Hold on, NFL. Spygate isn't over. Not if an "incensed" senator from Pennsylvania has anything to do with it.

  14. Jonathan Byrd lines up a putt on the 18th green during second round play in the AT&T Classic golf tournament in Duluth, Ga., Friday, May 16, 2008. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
    Byrd takes 3-stroke lead at AT&T Classic AP - Fri May 16, 9:20 PM ET

    DULUTH, Ga. - Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic.

  15. FSU president: College football playoff inevitable AP - Fri May 16, 5:37 PM ET

    GRAPEVINE, Texas - Here's a ray of hope for college football fans bummed by the recent rejection of the plus-one model to determine a national champion.

  16. Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo, seen here in January 2008, has dropped a potential bombshell on the club by telling Spanish television he could consider his future following the Champions League final on May 21(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)
    Ronaldo drops Spanish bombshell on Man Utd AFP - Fri May 16, 5:34 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped a potential bombshell on the club by telling Spanish television he could consider his future following the Champions League final on May 21.

  17. Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce (2nd R) clashes with Cleveland Cavaliers' Daniel Gibson (C) during the fourth quarter of Game 4 of their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final basketball series in Cleveland, Ohio, May 12, 2008. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)
    Cleveland guard Gibson sidelined with shoulder injury Reuters - Thu May 15, 9:36 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without guard Daniel Gibson in Friday's Game Six showdown against the visiting Boston Celtics due to a separated shoulder, the team said on its Web site (www.nba.com/cavaliers).

  18. Chicago Cubs' Alfonso Soriano hits a three-run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the second inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 16, 2008 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
    Soriano homers twice to lead Cubs over Pirates 7-4 AP - Fri May 16, 5:23 PM ET

    CHICAGO - Alfonso Soriano got booed and jeered during a slow start. Now, he's showing again that he can carry a team.

  19. Portsmouth Manager Harry Redknapp (right) speaks to Assistant Manager Tony Adams during training in Portsmouth on May 13. Portsmouth play Cardiff for the FA Cup this weekend in their first major Wembley final for 69 years(AFP/File/Ian Kington)
    Redknapp well prepared for final FA Cup hurdle AFP - Fri May 16, 9:47 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Portsmouth play Cardiff for the FA Cup on Saturday in their first major Wembley final for 69 years. For Harry Redknapp, their 61-year-old manager, the wait has been almost as long.

  20. Rachel Hetherington of Australia tees off on the 10th hole during the first round of the Sybase Classic LPGA golf tournament at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J., Thursday, May 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
    Rachel Hetherington tied for lead at Sybase AP - Fri May 16, 5:09 PM ET

    CLIFTON, N.J. - Despite being under par for the round and having a share of the lead, Rachel Hetherington wasn't overly disappointed Friday when the LPGA Tour took the rare step of washing out play in the Sybase Classic.

  21. Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth acknowledges the crowd after he hit a grand slam against the Toronto Blue Jays in the third inning of an interleague baseball game Friday, May 16, 2008, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr.)
    Werth hits 3 homers as Phillies beat Jays 10-3 AP - Fri May 16, 10:11 PM ET

    PHILADELPHIA - Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

  22. Andy Bean reacts after missing a birdie putt on No. 18 during the first round of the Champions Tour's Regions Charity Classic golf tournament in Hoover, Ala., on Friday, May 16, 2008. Bean finished at 7 under par. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
    Bean, Goodes share first-round lead AP - Fri May 16, 7:58 PM ET

    HOOVER, Ala. - Andy Bean and Monday qualifier Mike Goodes shot 7-under 65s on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour's Regions Charity Classic.

  23. Dennis Rodman charged with domestic violence in LA AP - Fri May 16, 7:32 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Dennis Rodman was charged with domestic violence for allegedly hitting his girlfriend at a hotel last month.

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