Anthony Grant has been hired as Alabama's coach after three successful years with Virginia Commonwealth.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has been put on four years' probation and banned from the postseason in volleyball and men's tennis for recruiting violations and using an ineligible athlete.

The IRS says Brazilian race driver and "Dancing With The Stars" winner Helio Castroneves owes more than $2.3 million in taxes.

A former umpire in Fallon's youth baseball league has been arrested on drug charges.

A review of the University of Central Florida's football training program, ordered after a player died and another collapsed last year, found conditioning activities rigorous "but within the range normal to other Division I football programs."

Starting guards Jake Kelly and Jeff Peterson and reserve forward David Palmer plan to transfer.

Milwaukee guard Luke Ridnour has returned to the Bucks' active roster after being sidelined with back spasms.

Golden State forward Jermareo Davidson will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his broken left foot.

Clemson star Trevor Booker will return for his senior season.

Veteran free-agent defensive tackle Rod Coleman has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.

The Oakland Athletics added depth at catcher, acquiring Curtis Thigpen from the Toronto Blue Jays and signing Eric Munson to a minor league contract.

Tiger Woods remained in the mix for a sixth title at Bay Hill, courtesy of a short game turned a mediocre round into a 69.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has pleaded guilty to two counts of disturbing the peace for separate incidents involving women at nightclubs last year.

Justin Duchscherer will have arthroscopic elbow surgery next week, likely causing the Oakland Athletics two-time All-Star to miss at least the first month of the season.

Impatient for a winner and a coach who embraced all the things that come with running college basketball's all-time winningest program, Kentucky fired coach Billy Gillispie on Friday.

Junior forward Richie Phillips will be forced to end his basketball career at the University of Nevada due to reoccuring tibial stress fractures and chronic pain, fifth-year Nevada head coach Mark Fox announced Friday.

Las Vegas police say an Oklahoma football recruit has been arrested and charged with several criminal acts.

The San Francisco 49ers have finally released injury-plagued offensive tackle Jonas Jennings.

Talks are under way to keep Missouri basketball coach Mike Anderson right where he is.

Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer has filed for divorce in Miami from his wife of more than six years.

A New Jersey Supreme Court justice will not face sanctions for revealing the name of an investigator in the Jayson Williams manslaughter case. The name had been under seal.

Jeff Gordon will start from the pole position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway after steady rain washed out qualifying.

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun says UConn could have made mistakes in its recruiting of former basketball player Nate Miles.

PHOENIX (AP) - All-Star pitcher Justin Duchscherer is likely to begin the season on the disabled list after the Oakland Athletics right-hander left a minor league game with elbow pain Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Radek Bonk scored a power-play goal and added an assist as the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 Thursday night.