Posted: 5:27 PM BlackBerry boss Jim Balsillie is looking to buy the financially ailing Phoenix Coyotes and move them to Ontario.

Posted: 5:23 PM The Indianapolis Colts have re-signed defensive tackle Ed Johnson after they waived him last season following an arrest on a drug possession charge.

Posted: 4:49 PM Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel was released from a hospital Tuesday after tests showed he sustained no significant injuries while crashing headfirst into the wall a night earlier.

Posted: 4:35 PM A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for robbing NBA star Antoine Walker at gunpoint at his Chicago home.

Updated: 2:51 PM ESPN is reporting that retired quarterback Brett Favre is scheduled to meet with Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress about a possible comeback.

Posted: 4:22 PM The Arizona Cardinals have signed free agent tight end Dominique Byrd to a one-year contract.

Posted: 2:58 PM Los Angeles Angels activated right-hander Kevin Jepsen from the disabled list and sent him to Triple-A Salt Lake.

Posted: 2:44 PM Michael Phelps' three-month suspension from competition is now over and he marked the occasion like any other day: He woke up late and headed to the pool.

Posted: 2:38 PM Decathlon champion Dan O'Brien hopes to hopscotch his way to a record with New York City schoolchildren.

Posted: 2:30 PM Michael Vick and Tony Dungy have met at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., where the former star quarterback is imprisoned.

Posted: 2:22 PM Yankees catcher Jorge Posada has gone on the disabled list with a hamstring injury.

Posted: 2:20 PM Tim Lincecum allowed four hits over seven innings and Bengie Molina hit a three-run homer Tuesday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Posted: 2:17 PM Boxer Benjamin Flores has died five days after he was hospitalized following a title bout with Al Seeger in a Dallas hotel.

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.