MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Yahoo Inc. is suing the NFL Players Association to try to ensure it won't be sued for using player statistics, photos and other data for its popular online fantasy football game.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A lawmaker is urging the National Basketball Association to repeal its requirement that players be at least 19 years old and a year out of high school before entering the league.

A source for the New York Mets insists Carlos Beltran and John Maine do not have swine flu or any of the symptoms associated with the virus in the wake of a swine flu care, according to CNNSI.com.

College sports' largest governing body has announced it will suspend membership dues for the next school year. It also hopes to save about $500,000 by holding most of its future committee meetings in Indianapolis. Some meetings are currently held in Indy, but about half of the meetings are held in other parts of the nation.

BOSTON (AP) - Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen has had surgery on his right ankle and leg.

ROSSBERG, Ohio (AP) - Tony Stewart and star drivers are taking a break from the NASCAR circuit to compete in Stewart's charity race at the dirt track he owns in Ohio.

PARIS (AP) - Serena Williams' bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam title has been ended by Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals of the French Open.

NEW YORK (AP) - Mine That Bird has been made the 2-1 favorite for the Belmont Stakes, when Calvin Borel will attempt to become the first jockey to win all three Triple Crown races with different horses.

FIFA said Wednesday that it turned a $184 million profit in 2008, remaining 13 percent under its own budget and not losing any money on assets during the year. FIFA collected $957 million in revenue, mostly off additional television and marketing deals struck for TV rights to the 2010 World Cup.

Late Tuesday night, the Bills receiver posted a message on his Twitter.com site which read that he's "tripping about residents" who won't rent a home to him in Orchard Park because they "(don't) want any drama n their neighborhood!! LOL!!! Wow!!."

DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche have promoted Greg Sherman to general manager and fired coach Tony Granato and five others in a sweeping shakeup.

NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison are joining NBC's Sunday night NFL studio show

LONDON (AP) - David Haye has pulled out of his IBF and WBO heavyweight title fight against Wladimir Klitschko because of an injury.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Four middle-school students in the Tampa, Fla., area have been charged as adults with sexually assaulting a younger flag-football teammate in a locker room.

CLEVELAND (AP) - Cavaliers star LeBron James has been released from the Cleveland Clinic after a five-hour procedure to remove a benign growth from his jaw a day earlier.

IRVING, Texas (AP) - A series of text messages from city officials after the Dallas Cowboys practice facility collapsed reveal concerns about the structure's quality and suggest the team "pushes" things through and receives preferential treatment.

CLEVELAND (AP) - Cleveland's pro baseball and football franchises are teaming up to jointly sell luxury suite packages, a new sales tactic in a tough economy

Longoria, who leads the AL in voting for this year's All-Star game, was hurt running out a grounder in the sixth inning of Tuesday night's 6-2 win over Kansas City. He underwent tests that included an MRI exam on Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was limping due to left knee discomfort during an optional team practice Wednesday, but did not appear to be injured.

NEW YORK (AP) - A field of more than 40,000 is expected to participate in the 40th running of the ING New York City Marathon.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings look like they're going to get some much-needed help when they play the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals.

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) - The Pebble Beach National Pro-Am will have a new golf course in its rotation next year with the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula Country Club replacing Poppy Hills.

The Wolf Pack football team has the tenth best shot at being a BCS buster in college football, according to ESPN's Bruce Feldman.

Tucson, Ariz. - University of Nevada freshman designated hitter Nick Melino has been named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-America Team. The Las Vegas product is the sixth Wolf Pack freshmen All-America since 2000 joining Darrell Rasner (2000), Chris Dickerson (2001), Mateo Miramontes (2001), Brett Hayes (2003) and Shaun Kort (2007). Rasner, Dickerson, Miramontes and Hayes were all drafted by Major League Baseball clubs while Kort will be a senior for the Pack in 2010. Rasner, Dickerson and Hayes have all played in the big league

Nevada alum Chad Qualls is available to pitch for the Arizona Diamondbacks after sitting out the past four games with tightness in his right forearm, according to MLB.com.