Posted: 4:35 PM Nevada’s Christa Avena and Hawai‘i’s Annett Wichmann have been named Western Athletic Conference Track and Field Athletes of the week, respectively, for March 23-29.

Posted: 4:33 PM Florida guard Nick Calathes has decided to enter the NBA draft, but will keep open the possibility of returning to school next season.

Updated: 4:31 PM The New Orleans Saints have re-signed backup quarterback Joey Harrington.

Posted: 4:29 PM The Tampa Bay Rays released former All-Star Morgan Ensberg.

Posted: 4:26 PM A University of Virginia official says Washington State coach Tony Bennett has been hired as the Cavaliers' men's basketball coach.

Updated: 1:10 PM Former Wolf Pack basketball star Kirk Snyder was arrested on Monday for allegedly breaking into his neighbor's home and assaulting one of it's residents.

Posted: 2:43 PM The Charlotte Bobcats have hired an NFL executive to try to boost ticket sales.

Posted: 2:41 PM Fresno State third baseman Tom Mendonca and right-handed pitcher Derek Benny have been named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Mar. 23-29.

Posted: 2:39 PM Louisiana Tech’s Jessica Kirby and Krissi Oliver have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for March 23-29. This is the first honor of the season for both, the fourth career honor for Oliver and second career honor for Kirby.

Posted: 2:37 PM A lawyer for New York Giants star Plaxico Burress says a hearing in his gun possession case will be postponed.

Posted: 2:24 PM Frustrated at the Oakland Athletics' inability to get a new ballpark, baseball commissioner Bud Selig has appointed a committee to analyze the team's hopes of obtaining a stadium in its current territory.

Posted: 2:18 PM The Houston Texans have signed free agent defensive tackle Shaun Cody.

Posted: 2:14 PM Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini has signed a contract extension that boosts his annual salary to $1.85 million.

Posted: 2:09 PM The Reno Bighorns' David Noel has been named the NBA D-League's player of the week.

Updated: 2:07 PM Zydrunas Ilgauskas became only the fourth Cleveland Cavaliers player to score 10,000 points, but he doesn't have the ball marking the accomplishment.

Posted: 2:04 PM Giants star Plaxico Burress is returning to New York City court in his gun possession case.

Updated: 2:01 PM Offensive tackle Marvel Smith has signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, who expect him to be their starting right tackle.

Posted: 1:58 PM Michigan State has a home-state advantage and bettors are getting sentimental about Villanova, but sports books in Nevada still clearly favor North Carolina to win the NCAA tournament.

Posted: 1:55 PM NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson was the leadoff defense witness Monday in the Helio Castroneves tax evasion trial, testifying that a lawyer who is also charged in the case has a sterling reputation in the motorsports world.

Posted: 1:52 PM Sophomore Blake Griffin of Oklahoma is a unanimous selection for The Associated Press' All-America team, and senior Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina is on the first team for a second consecutive year.

Posted: 1:49 PM Tiger Woods' victory at Bay Hill has produced the highest overnight television rating since the U.S. Open.

Posted: 1:46 PM Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has joined the board of U.S. organizers bidding to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.

Posted: 1:43 PM An NFL player said Monday he accepts the apology offered by a Dallas police officer who stopped him with a drawn gun in a hospital parking lot while his mother-in-law was dying inside.

Posted: 3:25 AM Junior Laurent Garcin picked up his 55th career win singles as the No. 64 Nevada men’s tennis team defeated Montana 5-2 Sunday at Lakeridge Tennis Club. The win is Nevada’s fourth straight and 10th this season.

Posted: 10:43 PM A local family has begun taking donations for the Cal Ripken Baseball League.