Cory Spinks overcame a first-round knockdown to outpoint Deandre Latimore on Friday night and win the vacant IBF junior middleweight title.

Carlos Pena hit a pair of home runs, Scott Kazmir allowed two hits over six innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Friday night.

Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions agreed on a six-year deal Friday night, a person familiar with talks told The Associated Press.

LeBron James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, leading the Cavs to a 79-68 victory Friday night and a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.

Alberto Callaspo homered to lead off the second inning for the Kansas City Royals on Friday night, ending the longest stretch without a home run in the majors.

The Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-0 in Game 5 on Friday night to avoid elimination.

Offensive guard Jahri Evans and wide receiver Lance Moore, restricted free agents during the offseason, have signed one-year contracts with the Saints.

Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb has experienced a setback in his attempts to recover from shoulder problems that have sidelined him since his opening-day start.

Bill Barnes, who coached football at UCLA from 1958-64, played at Tennessee and was a decorated World War II veteran, has died. He was 91.

Utah Jazz broadcaster "Hot" Rod Hundley is retiring at the end of the season.

An equipment manager's estranged wife has been charged with trying to extort Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino.

Andres Romero, the defending champion of the Zurich Classic, has been disqualified after the first two rounds for signing an incorrect scorecard.

A south-central Missouri baseball player who was struck by a wild pitch has died.

Sean Avery is being benched for Game 5 of the New York Rangers' first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals.

Senior Caroline Bailly and junior Maria Mizyuk were selected this week by the Western Athletic Conference for All-WAC teams.

University of Nevada junior Laurent Garcin and freshman Wessim Derbel were selected by the Western Athletic Conference this week for All-WAC teams.

Mackenzie Brown is the first girl in Bayonne Little League history to throw a perfect game. She retired all 18 boys she faced on Tuesday.

For the first time in its storied (some say cursed) history, the cover of EA Sports' "Madden NFL" video game will feature two cover athletes: Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

Three Wisconsin assistant football coaches have been admonished for violating NCAA rules by visiting prospects during an off-limits recruiting period, according to records released Friday.

France's anti-doping agency says it will not seek sanctions against cyclist Lance Armstrong over a dispute with a drug tester.

A former University of Toledo football player recruited his teammates and basketball players at the school to take part in a point-shaving scheme during a three-year period, according to documents filed in federal court.

Mavericks guard Jason Terry is the best off the bench.

Former world boxing champion Kendall Holt has pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in New Jersey.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith says he is ashamed and humiliated by an arrest on drug charges.

RENO, Nev.—Alex Romero tripled twice and finished with four hits as the Reno Aces bounced back from an early deficit and rallied late for an 8-5 victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox Thursday night at Aces Ballpark.