Michael Vick has a place on a minor league football team if he can get reinstated by the NFL.

Nevada athletic director Cary Groth has denied basketball forward Malik Cooke a release in good standing he sought because of family medical and financial hardships.

For all their young talent and veteran experience, the Anaheim Ducks didn't really get it together until they were in danger of missing the playoffs late in the regular season.

The IOC's pursuit of drug cheats from the Beijing Olympics paid off Tuesday with confirmation that six athletes - including two medalists - turned up positive for a new blood-boosting substance in retests of samples from last year's games.

A Florida high school pitcher came up short in his bid to throw a fifth straight no-hit game.

Colorado Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe has a bruise on the back of his neck after he was hit by a pickoff throw, but he will be in uniform for Tuesday night's game against the Padres.

Although the San Jose Sharks wouldn't go down without a fight or two, the Anaheim Ducks can take a punch as impressively as they took this playoff series from the NHL's best regular-season team.

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are moving on in the NBA playoffs - as if that was really in doubt.

The Chicago Blackhawks have eliminated Calgary from the NHL playoffs, beating the Flames 4-1 in Game 6 of their first-round Western Conference series Monday night.

Detroit Lions top pick Matthew Stafford appeared on Monday night's Late Show with David Letterman, reading the Top Ten list.

Zaza Pachulia had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks raced out to a huge first-half lead and frustrated Dwyane Wade endlessly in beating the Miami Heat 81-71 Monday night to tie the first round Eastern Conference playoff series at two games apiece.

Zach Randolph's DUI charge was rejected and the Los Angeles Clippers forward was only charged with one count of reckless driving.

Colorado Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe was taken to a hospital with a possible concussion after he was hit in the neck by San Diego catcher Nick Hundley's throw to second in the sixth inning Monday night.

James Jones pulled off a rarity for the Miami Heat - twice in 11 seconds.

Led by sophomore Scott Smith, the University of Nevada men's golf team is in sixth place after the first round of the 2009 Western Athletic Conference Championship, being held Monday-Wednesday, April 27-29 at the par 72, 7,332-yard Rio Secco Golf Club.

Bishop Manogue graduate Bobby Lepori has signed a free-agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings.

Derek Fisher is seeking a temporary restraining order against a woman who he says is stalking and harassing him.

Lance Armstrong is going to miss this week's Tour of the Gila cycling race in New Mexico. Organizers blame what they say is a rarely enforced International Cycling Federation rule.

A federal judge in Las Vegas has ordered former NBA star Dennis Rodman to pay a former casino employee $225,000 for grabbing and humiliating her at work in March 2006.

Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips has been cited for misdemeanor battery for allegedly striking a security guard in the face at a downtown hotel early Sunday morning.

Quarterback John Beck has been released by the Miami Dolphins two years after he was taken in the second round of the NFL draft.

Quality Road won't run in the Kentucky Derby.

A 2-year-old filly has died following a collision with another horse at Churchill Downs.

A lawyer for former Nevada soccer coach Terri Patraw said Monday she will reject the university's offer to pay her $151,000 to settle lawsuits she filed claiming she was fired for reporting NCAA rules violations at the school.

The University of Nevada swimming & diving team held their season ending banquet on Sunday and head coach Mike Richmond announced the recipients of 11 team awards. The three-time Western Athletic Conference champions honored 16 athletes at the banquet.