Former Sprint Cup champion Dale Jarrett and master mechanic Maurice Petty headline the latest group of inductees in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

San Francisco 49ers leading wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon.

Ernie Els is ready to "play ball" even without a long putter.

Star linebacker Brian Urlacher says he's retiring after spending 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.

Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again.

Bobcats owner Michael Jordan says he's changing his team's name to the Charlotte Hornets.

Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after their first-round playoff exit.

Rob Gronkowski's agent says the tight end's latest surgery is expected to be the last on his forearm.

The NBA and the players' union are combining to donate $1 million to tornado relief efforts in the Oklahoma City area.

The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Golf's governing bodies have adopted a new rule that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions.

Fourteen-year-old golf sensation Guan Tianlang will play in the Memorial Tournament next week.

Sang-Moon Bae won the Bryon Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes

Ed Carpenter knew he was capable of another fast run, and it earned him the pole for the Indianapolis 500.

Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.

Keegan Bradley shot a 1-under 69 on Friday in a round that started and ended with bogeys, good enough for a three-stroke lead after two rounds in the Byron Nelson Championship.

Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Former U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi has died just 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He was 82.

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin has been suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season after the league announced he violated the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. The NFL announced the decision Friday. Irvin will be eligible to participate in all offseason activities and preseason practices and games, but will be suspended without pay for the opening four games. Irvin will be eligible to return to Seattle's active roster on Sept. 30 following the Seahawks' Week 4 game at Houston. In a statement sent by the team, Irvin says he took a substance prohibited by the NFL without a medical exemption. He will not appeal. Irvin was expected to start at defensive end with Chris Clemons likely to miss the start of the season while recovering from knee surgery.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Friday that the deal to sell the Kings to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed.

The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood on Friday, the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course.

New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is facing drug and weapons charges after a New Jersey traffic stop.

Two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is leaving Horizon Sports Management to set up his own management group.

Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71.

Keegan Bradley shot a 10-under 60 for a course record even with consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the Byron Nelson Championship on Thursday.