After taking Minnesota to the NCAA tournament in his second year at the school, Tubby Smith says he's planning on coaching the Gophers next season too.

Coach Sidney Lowe said Monday that Brandon Costner will enter the NBA draft pool while fellow redshirt junior Trevor Ferguson is ending his basketball career.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Kelvin Pichardo has been suspended for 50 games following a positive test for a banned performance-enhancing substance under Major League Baseball's drug program.

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is making progress in his rehab program after right hip surgery. Even so, he is unlikely to rejoin the team before New York breaks spring training camp on April 1.

The New York Knicks signed Iowa Energy center Courtney Sims on Monday.

Will Conroy of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds was today named NBA D-League Performer of the Week for games played during the week of March 16, 2009. Conroy becomes the first player to earn the honor twice during the 2008-09 season and is also the all-time leader with a total of four Performer of the Week nods.

Western Nevada College's Wildcats baseball team sits atop first place in Scenic West Athletic Conference play after sweeping Salt Lake Community College in four games this weekend in Salt Lake City.

U.S. freestyle moguls and halfpipe skiers will be in the hunt for a national title as the final leg of the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships lands at Squaw Valley March 27-29.

San Jose State outfielder Jacob Bruns and Sacramento State right-handed pitcher Brandon Sandoval have been named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Mar. 16-22.

Fresno State’s Haley Perkins and Hawai‘i’s Stephanie Ricketts have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for March 16-23. This is the second career honor for Perkins and the first for Ricketts.

Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says he's retiring from baseball.

Lance Armstrong says he'll have surgery after breaking his collarbone Monday during a race in Spain.

The Super Bowl champion Steelers will open the 2009 NFL season in Pittsburgh on Sept. 10 against the Tennessee Titans.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are recalling forward D.J. White from the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League.

Television ratings for the first and second round of the NCAA tournament are up 6 percent from last year.

Terrell Owens is a no-show for the start of the Buffalo Bills' voluntary workouts. The team's strength and conditioning coach isn't worried.

Lance Armstrong fractured his collarbone Monday during a race in Spain, leaving in question his participation in the Tour de France in July.

Gilbert Arenas is offering mixed signals about a possible return to the court Saturday against the Detroit Pistons.

The Miami Dolphins have traded center Samson Satele to the Oakland Raiders for an undisclosed draft pick.

No. 1 Rafael Nadal powered his way to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Andy Murray on a gusty Sunday afternoon at the BNP Paribas Open to win his second Indian Wells title in three years.

Milan Michalek scored the San Jose Sharks' eventual winning goal on a graceful give-and-go sequence. It looked much like many other big scoring plays by the overall NHL leaders this season, except for the unlikely identity of the giver.

New Orleans held Golden State to 13 field goals while opening a 20-point first-half lead and then coasted to a 99-89 victory Sunday.

Andre Iguodala made his first 10 shots and scored 27 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers never trailed in beating the Sacramento Kings 112-100 Sunday night to end a two-game skid.

Daisuke Matsuzaka remained undefeated in the World Baseball Classic and defending champion Japan beat the United States 9-4 in the semifinals at Dodger Stadium.

Tennessee's title defense ended sooner than expected, wrapping up the worst season ever for Pat Summitt's vaunted program.