Posted: 2:14 PM The New Orleans Saints have cut two players who were arrested over the weekend.

Posted: 2:11 PM Darryl Seibel has announced his resignation as chief communications officer at the U.S. Olympic Committee, the fourth key executive to leave the federation since the end of the Beijing Games.

Posted: 10:46 PM Reno reliever Abe Woody kept the Sacramento offense at bay for 2.1 frames, but five River Cat runs in the early going were enough to push Sacramento to the 5-3 victory over the Aces in the series opener Monday night at Raley Field.

Posted: 10:32 PM Yao Ming, who briefly left with a knee injury in the closing minutes, had 28 points and 10 rebounds, to lead the Houston Rockets to a physical 100-92 victory win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Posted: 10:00 PM Torii Hunter drove in three runs, Joe Saunders pitched six-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 Monday night for their fifth win in seven games.

Posted: 9:16 PM Dwight Howard returned from his one-game suspension to get 16 points and 22 rebounds Monday night and help the Orlando Magic hold off the late-charging Boston Celtics 95-90 in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Posted: 9:13 PM Joe Girardi has failed to make it to the end of his team's first game against the Boston Red Sox at the new Yankee Stadium.

Posted: 8:47 PM The Arizona Diamondbacks turned the second triple play in franchise history during the second inning of Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Posted: 8:44 PM Alex Ovechkin got his first playoff hat trick. Sidney Crosby matched him, but his was too little, too late.

Posted: 8:41 PM Ryan Theriot hit another home run, Ryan Dempster pitched seven strong innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Monday night.

Posted: 8:38 PM Rick Ankiel has been carted off the field with his head and neck immobilized after the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder slammed headfirst into the fence following a running catch.

Posted: 6:46 PM Swimmer Jessica Hardy has had her two-year suspension for a failed drug test reduced to one year, allowing her to return to competition this summer.

Updated: 6:49 PM The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed reliever Tom Gordon on the 15-day disabled list because of a left hamstring strain and recalled right-hander Leo Rosales from Triple-A Reno.

Posted: 6:27 PM Royals shortstop Tony Pena Jr. will need surgery to repair his broken left hand.

Posted: 6:24 PM The Oakland Athletics recalled right-hander Sean Gallagher and left-hander Jerry Blevins from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday to bolster a pitching staff worn out by a 15-inning game.

Updated: 8:51 PM Former Wolf Pack offensive guard Isaiah Ross has been released by the Washington Redskins.

Posted: 4:12 PM LeBron James was named the NBA MVP.

Posted: 4:04 PM Receiver Roydell Williams has signed with the Washington Redskins.

Posted: 4:01 PM Police have arrested a man on suspicion of stabbing a friend in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after the club's first home game of the season.

Posted: 3:58 PM The NBA has fined Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin $25,000 for throwing Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki to the floor in the opener of their second-round playoff series.

Posted: 3:55 PM The mother of New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain is jailed in Nebraska and facing a felony charge after being arrested on suspicion of selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in February.

Posted: 3:52 PM Jeremy Tyler's decision to skip his senior season at San Diego High to play overseas has kicked up considerable reaction, both pro and con.

Posted: 3:45 PM Carlos Zambrano is out two or three weeks after being placed on the disabled list due to a strained left hamstring.

Posted: 3:42 PM The Pittsburgh Steelers released starting inside linebacker Larry Foote on Monday, a move expected since Foote asked to be traded or cut.

Posted: 3:40 PM New Orleans Saints receiver Biren Ealy and tight end Kolomona Kapanui have been released from jail.