SAN DIEGO – San Diego Chargers star outside linebacker Shawne Merriman was arrested Sunday and accused of choking and restraining his girlfriend, reality TV star Tila Tequila, as she tried to leave his suburban home. Tequila, 27, ...

ATLANTA – "Sweet Home Alabama" blared from the speakers at the Georgia Dome. The Crimson Tide felt right at home. Getting off to another rousing start in Atlanta, No. 5 Alabama overcame a 98-yard kickoff ...

HOUSTON – Dunta Robinson and the Houston Texans were moving ahead Sunday after the star cornerback ended his holdout and signed the one-year deal the team had been offering all along. He took his physical early in ...

LONDON – King James got a royal greeting Saturday. LeBron James spoke to dozens of children wearing T-shirts with "Earn the crown" and "The King is coming" written on them during a stop ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Tiger Woods' final-round putting problems probably cost him the PGA Championship two weeks ago at Hazeltine. He was still trying to find his usual deft touch on the eve of The Barclays. In his pro-am ...

DENVER – No late-night magic this time for the Colorado Rockies. Left-hander Randy Wolf and the Los Angeles Dodgers' big bats made sure of that. Andre Ethier hit two of L.A.'s three home runs, powering the descending ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A judge on Thursday approved Michael Vick's plan to repay creditors who are owed $20 million and emerge from bankruptcy on the same day he was scheduled to return to the playing ...

Fantasy football players ranked by position with age, 2008 statistics, comments: QUARTERBACKS: 1. Tom Brady, New England, age 32: 76 yards. Sure, he only threw 11 passes last year before a season-ending injury, but he's also the same guy who threw an NFL-record 50 touchdowns in 2007 and has even more weapons ...

ZURICH – Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt says he wants to try a new event — the long jump. The world-record holder in the 100 and 200 meters says he thinks he could be a good long jumper some ...

In this Tuesday, April 24, 2007 file photo, Thailand's tennis star Paradorn Srichaphan answers questions from the media as then his future bride Miss Universe 2005, Natalie Glebova of Canada, offers a traditional Thai greeting during ...