Posted: 5:26 PM SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have extended the contracts of linebacker Parys Haralson and kicker Joe Nedney after strong 2008 seasons by both players.

Updated: 8:27 PM NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees opened baseball's fanciest and priciest ballpark Thursday with a performance that would have embarrassed Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and other stars from their famous pinstriped past.

Posted: 3:59 PM ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Lions have signed free agents Ronald Curry and Terrelle Smith to one-year contracts.

Updated: 1:59 PM BOSTON (AP) - Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge has been hospitalized after suffering what the team described as a minor heart attack.

Updated: 2:07 PM The former Crimson Tide and NFL quarterback had been on leave from his duties since his arrest on a drunken-driving charge last June. He was found not guilty by a judge in Robertsdale, Ala.

Updated: 6:03 PM Aces reliever Josh Ellis failed to record an out during a six-run seventh that turned a 4-4 tie into a 10-4 loss to the Sky Sox in Colorado Springs on Thursday.

Posted: 1:48 PM Former Wolf Pack and Fallon standout Harvey Dahl has signed a one-year $1.545 million tender.

Posted: 1:37 PM WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - Kevin Garnett isn't ready to start the playoffs, and Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Thursday that there's a strong possibility that he will miss the entire postseason.

Posted: 1:34 PM NEW YORK (AP) - John Madden is retiring from football announcing, where his enthusiastic, down-to-earth style made him one of sports' most popular broadcasters for three decades.

Posted: 11:16 PM Nevada’s Seven MLB Players Tied For Second Among NCAA Division I Schools

Posted: 10:52 PM CLEVELAND (AP) - LeBron James watched as the Cleveland Cavaliers couldn't quite make history.

Posted: 10:50 PM ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Ian Kinsler became the fourth player in Texas Rangers history to hit for the cycle, reaching the feat with a triple in the sixth inning Wednesday night against Baltimore.

Posted: 10:34 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Loney drew his second bases-loaded with one out in the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.

Posted: 10:18 PM NEW YORK (AP) - One pitch at a time, Oliver Perez and the New York Mets started settling into their new home Wednesday night.

Updated: 11:13 PM SEATTLE (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki has tied the record for most career hits by a Japanese player, hitting a grand slam in his season debut following his first career trip to the disabled list.

Posted: 10:14 PM PHOENIX (AP) - Grant Hill completed his most durable pro season by scoring 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds Wednesday night to lead the Phoenix Suns past the depleted Golden State Warriors 117-113.

Posted: 2:57 PM OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tim Wakefield took a no-hitter into the eighth inning on a day when the Red Sox desperately needed a strong start from their 42-year-old knuckleballer and finished with a four-hitter Wednesday in Boston's slump-snapping 8-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

Posted: 2:31 PM MIAMI (AP) - Here's a sign of how badly Isiah Thomas wanted to return to coaching: He's working for free at Florida International.

Posted: 2:24 PM NEW YORK (AP) - A baseball fan says he was ejected from Yankee Stadium for leaving his seat to use the bathroom while "God Bless America" played.

Posted: 2:22 PM EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Craig MacTavish is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers after they failed to make the playoffs for the third straight year.

Posted: 2:21 PM AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas swingman Damion James has decided to enter the NBA draft but won't hire an agent.

Posted: 2:20 PM OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Boston right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka has been placed on the 15-day disabled list after his second straight poor start to open the season.

Posted: 2:17 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Second-seeded Venus Williams has advanced at the Family Circle Cup with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Sania Mirza of India

Posted: 2:15 PM ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - New York Yankees right-fielder Xavier Nady will be put on the disabled list with a right elbow injury and could be sidelined for an extended period.

Posted: 2:14 PM ORONO, Maine (AP) - The University of Maine, scrambling to ease a projected $871,000 shortfall in its athletics budget, is suspending its volleyball and men's soccer programs.