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Aldon Smith seeks revival with Cowboys Dallas Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith had already been suspended from the NFL several years when his ailing grandmother implored him to change his life before she died of complications from Lou Gehrig's disease. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 11:47pm

Colts hoping for lucrative payoff from betting big on Philip Rivers Frank Reich jumped right into research mode when he knew Philip Rivers would hit free agency. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 11:45pm

Outside kicks versus fourth-and-15s For a league that took so many years to find a catch rule that makes sense - we think the current one does that - it can't be a surprise that the somewhat radical proposal of an alternative to the onside kick has been tabled. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 11:37pm

Minor league umpires are squeezed as lost year looms Any other May weekend, Trevor Dannegger might've been in Hartford or Richmond or Akron on a Double-A diamond, wrangling players, coaches and managers. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 11:36pm

Remembering an old family friend, Biff Pocoroba Ahh, that name. by Associated Press Published May. 28 2020 @ 9:53pm

McCarthy prepping for Cowboys job from old home of Green Bay Mike McCarthy has spent most of his first offseason as coach of the Dallas Cowboys at home in Green Bay. by Associated Press Published May. 28 2020 @ 9:46pm

Rain pushes Charlotte race back a day Rain washed out the Cup Series race Wednesday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway - a slight break for NASCAR teams taxed by a grueling return to racing. by Associated Press Published May. 28 2020 @ 9:45pm

AP exclusive: Athletes wary about virus, testing upon return Chris Thompson is an NFL running back. He also is the father of a 4-month-old daughter, Kali. Guess which of those facts matters more to him when he ponders eventually returning to work amid a pandemic. by Associated Press Published May. 28 2020 @ 9:44pm

NFL owners drop proposed alternative to onside kicks The most feasible - or rather, least unfeasible - means of retaining possession of the football has long been an onside kick, the success of which relies on hope: that the ball travels the necessary 10 yards, that it takes a weird bounce, that it loiters in the air long enough for a member of the kicking team to scurry downfield, box out a defender and grab it. by NYTimes News Service Published May. 28 2020 @ 9:17pm

NFL blew it with pass interference reviews rule Remember back to the NFC championship game in the 2018 season. Deep in the fourth quarter at the Superdome. by Associated Press Published May. 27 2020 @ 9:37pm

MLB players will take time to respond to money-slashing plan Baseball players will take at least a few days and possibly until next week to respond to Major League Baseball's proposed sliding scale of salary slashing for a pandemic-delayed season in ballparks without fans. by Associated Press Published May. 27 2020 @ 9:35pm

Ross Stripling pitches financial advice during pandemic Ross Stripling has spent much of the last two months working on an island - the one in the kitchen of his Houston home. by Associated Press Published May. 27 2020 @ 9:34pm

Keselowski looks to heat up market with 2nd Charlotte win The caution that sent the Coca-Cola 600 to overtime both continued Chase Elliott's bad week and gave Brad Keselowski a much-needed break. by Associated Press Published May. 27 2020 @ 9:22pm

Women's soccer returns with summertime tournament in Utah Pro soccer returns to the U.S. next month when the National Women's Soccer League starts a 25-game tournament in a pair of stadiums in Utah that will be kept clear of fans to protect players from the coronavirus. by Associated Press Published May. 27 2020 @ 9:16pm

EPL teams OK contact training as players' fears linger The Premier League is on course to restart next month after clubs approved plans on Wednesday to resume contact training even as some players are concerned about taking to the field again during the coronavirus pandemic. by Associated Press Published May. 27 2020 @ 9:13pm

French Open could see limited or no fans in September With the new $55 million retractable roof shut atop a barren Court Philippe Chatrier - where the red clay has dimmed to an orange-brown, the court's white lines have all but faded and there's no net - the French Open's main stadium was transformed into a far more imposing and modern-looking facility. by Associated Press Published May. 27 2020 @ 9:11pm

ANALYSIS | Did the NFL blow it with its pass interference reviews rule? Remember back to the NFC championship game in the 2018 season. Deep in the fourth quarter at the Superdome. by Associated Press Published May. 27 2020 @ 1:22pm

NHL moves ahead with 24-team playoff format if play resumes The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 if it is able to resume play. by Associated Press Published May. 26 2020 @ 9:04pm

MLB players call league's economic proposal 'extremely disappointing' A rookie at the major league minimum would make a higher percentage of his salary than multimillionaire stars like Mike Trout or Gerrit Cole under a sliding-scale proposal by big league teams that players found "extremely disappointing." by Associated Press Published May. 26 2020 @ 9:01pm

Golf can't expect to be this entertaining always Now we know what Phil Mickelson is thinking over the most difficult of pitch shots. by Associated Press Published May. 26 2020 @ 8:58pm

Bayern beats Dortmund, closes in on eighth straight Bundesliga With a long-range lob, Joshua Kimmich put Bayern Munich on the verge of another Bundesliga title. by Associated Press Published May. 26 2020 @ 8:30pm

Virtual seventh-inning stretch brings ballpark feeling home It's 3 o'clock, about the time they'd be getting ready for the seventh-inning stretch at an afternoon Red Sox game. Josh Kantor settles onto the bench of the Yamaha Electone organ in his living room and clicks on his wife's iPhone to begin another show. by Associated Press Published May. 26 2020 @ 8:29pm

Some big names remain unsigned late in NFL's odd offseason Offseason shopping is still in full swing in the NFL. by Associated Press Published May. 26 2020 @ 8:22pm