New York Jets rookie quarterback Erik Ainge has been suspended four games by the NFL for violating the league's policy on steroids and related substances.
The Tennessee Titans are short-handed at cornerback heading into Sunday's game with the New York Jets.
The Titans were already without Eric King, who broke his forearm last week against Jacksonville, and will be without Reynaldo Hill and perhaps starter Nick Harper this week.
Hill is recovering from a hip injury, and Harper is listed as doubtful with a foot injury.
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams rejoined the team Friday after a day away to attend doping hearings at NFL headquarters.
Colts coach Tony Dungy said Friday there's a good chance cornerback Kelvin Hayden will return to the starting lineup for Sunday night's game at San Diego.
The status of safety Bob Sanders, however, probably won't be determined until just before gametime, Dungy said.
Sanders, the NFL Defensive Player of the Year last season, has had swelling in his right knee the past two weeks and was inactive for last week's 33-27 win over Houston.
The chances of Plaxico Burress making another winning touchdown catch this weekend at the University of Phoenix Stadium are questionable at best.
The New York Giants' star receiver was limited at practice Friday because of an injury to his right hamstring and he will be a game-time decision on Sunday when the Super Bowl champions play the Arizona Cardinals.
Irish and Scottish players must improve their lifestyles if they are to match the fitness levels of football's top nations, according to Sunderland boss Roy Keane.
Florida State University police are wrapping up their report on a campus fight last week involving at least five football players and some members of a fraternity.
Bills starting safety Donte Whitner and starting cornerback Jabari Greer won't play because of injuries when Buffalo travels to Kansas City to play the Chiefs on Sunday.
Missouri and its football coach, Gary Pinkel, have agreed in principle to a lucrative contract extension that will make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the country, sources have told ESPN.com.
Wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco wasn't the only starter missing from a Cincinnati Bengals lineup that was filled with backups Thursday night in Pittsburgh.
When the NFL's 2008 schedule came out last April, Jim Schwartz took a look and, like defensive coordinators everywhere, said another silent word of thanks that Brett Favre was happily ensconced in retirement. Avoiding Favre altogether was always a much wiser approach than defending against him.
The Cincinnati Bengals have deactivated receiver Chad Ocho Cinco for Thursday night's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers for violation of a team rule.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Thursday that one of the reasons he is willing to take another chance on Adam "Pacman" Jones is because he feels partly to blame for the cornerback's latest trouble.
Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage has apologized to a fan whom he sent a profane e-mail to following Monday night's game against the Buffalo Bills.
The search committee seeking a replacement for the late Gene Upshaw to run the NFL Players Association has narrowed the field to a little more than a dozen candidates, a person with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press.
Steven Jackson's persistent thigh injury is no surprise to St. Louis Rams coach Jim Haslett, who factored in down time after the running back's 27-day training camp holdout.
Falcons rookie QB Matt Ryan is all business on the field. When he unwinds, though, he's like any other Madden, Popeyes and reality TV-loving kid -- who's earning $72M, Anna K. Clemmons writes.
San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Martz, who publicly blamed the officials for the chaotic ending to the Nov. 10 game against the Arizona Cardinals, has been fined $20,000 for those comments.
The Rutgers athletic department was allowed to operate without adequate oversight in its efforts to improve the football program, according to a report by an independent panel studying the department's operations.
Myron Rolle will be a late arrival to FSU's crucial game at Maryland on Saturday night because earlier in the day he'll be interviewing in Alabama to become a Rhodes Scholar.
Heading into his first Michigan-Ohio State game -- where the Wolverines are expected to extend their dubious record with a ninth loss -- Rich Rodriguez tried to deliver a message to fans who have lost touch.
Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp has been designated head coach-in-waiting by the university, expected to take over the Longhorns when coach Mack Brown retires.
PUERTOLLANO, Spain (Reuters) - Tour of Spain leader Daniele Bennati avoided a late crash to win the fourth stage from Cordoba to Puertollano on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Williams sisters will hold another family reunion on centre court at the U.S. Open after registering wins on Monday that set up a tiebreaking, sibling clash in the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An ailing Novak Djokovic battled past Spaniard Tommy Robredo 4-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-3 in an energy-sapping fourth-round clash at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Former world record holder Asafa Powell equaled the second fastest time ever over 100 meters when he clocked 9.72 seconds at the Lausanne grand prix on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic champion Elena Dementieva left Switzerland's Patty Schnyder a breathless wreck as she reached the U.S. Open semi-finals with a brisk 6-2 6-3 victory on Tuesday.
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Vijay Singh, helped by three monster birdie putts, eased to his third PGA Tour title in five weeks with a commanding five-shot victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United States captain Paul Azinger named Steve Stricker, Chad Campbell, JB Holmes and Hunter Mahan as his Ryder Cup wildcard picks on Tuesday.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Russian sumo wrestlers tested positive for marijuana in tests on Tuesday, a Sumo Association spokesman said, less than two weeks after another Russian was arrested and then fired over suspected possession of the drug.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carlos Delgado hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to lead the New York Mets to a 4-2 road win over the Milwaukee Brewers and a two-game lead in the National League East on Monday.
Law of Selective Gravity:
An object will fall so as to do the most damage.
Jenning's Corollary:
The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is
directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.
Law of the Perversity of Nature:
You cannot successfully determine beforehand which side of the
bread to butter.
