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Baltimore Ravens rookie cornerback Asa Jackson has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances.

Tennessee running back Chris Johnson has reached another career milestone in an otherwise bleak losing season for the Titans.

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California coach Sonny Dykes is bringing two of his former assistants at Louisiana Tech to his new job, Dykes announced Tuesday that Tony Franklin will be the offensive coordinator for the Golden Bears and Rob Likens will coach receivers.

When Marquette coach Terri Mitchell picked up the phone to talk with Tyler Summitt about the opening on her staff, it figured to be little more than a courtesy call.

Demarcus Dobbs' season is over with the San Francisco 49ers after he was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a right knee problem.

Let's see if we get this straight.

LaMarr Woodley is trading football cleats for bowling shoes.

In a sharp rebuke to his successor's handling of the NFL's bounty investigation, former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players in a case that has preoccupied the league for almost a year.

The Jets are bringing back wide receiver Braylon Edwards, less than a week after he bashed the organization in support of quarterback Mark Sanchez.

Winston-Salem State's financial problems are one reason the Rams are playing for the Division II national championship this weekend.

San Francisco cornerback Tarell Brown turned off the Monday Night Football game as soon as Tom Brady and the Patriots jumped out to big lead.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The Blue Oval is riding high on Brad Keselowski’s chest.Keselowski drove Dodges to this year’s Sprint Cup championship, but the new – and redesigned – firesuit he wore during Tuesday test runs of the new 2013 Sprint Cup race car had the distinctive Ford blue oval insignia prominently displayed.

Sixteen of NASCAR’s 2013 race cars took to Charlotte Motor Speedway Tuesday for the first of two days of testing, testing that by all accounts got off to a positive start.And while NASCAR officials said there still could be minor tweaks to the rules package, the so-called G6 race cars — short for sixth-generation — are in pretty close to final form for all non-restrictor-plate tracks.

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced his ruling in the New Orleans Saints bounty case and has vacated all player discipline previously issued by current commissioner Roger Goodell.

Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin could barely contain themselves on draft day when David DeCastro fell to Pittsburgh at No.

The Patriots insist that their rout of the Texans was not a "statement" game to show they could excel against the team with the NFL's best record.

Oklahoma State's New Year's Eve matchup against No.

Kevin Hogan hustled off the practice field Tuesday morning, changed out of his sweaty Stanford football jersey and headed across campus for his most important meeting: a Spanish test.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Sidney Crosby says he's not reading anything into the fact the ice rink at the team's practice facility has gotten a little more crowded over the last couple days.

Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez will earn $118,500 for returning to the sidelines to coach the Badgers in the Rose Bowl and a win against Stanford will mean a $50,000 bonus.

Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players in the league's bounty investigation of the club.

Now I realize we have something like three weeks left in the year, but trust me, for these NASCAR Sprint Cup teams, 2013 actually starts today.

Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould will miss the remainder of the season after injuring his left calf.

Miami cornerback Thomas Finnie is facing a grand theft charge and has been suspended indefinitely from the football program.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed starting guard Mike Brewster on injured reserve and signed running back Keith Toston.

Lakers starting forward Pau Gasol was not at the team's morning shootaround and will likely miss his fifth straight game with tendinitis in his knees.