Bucs' Price out amid grief over sister's death
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Brian Price missed the team's OTAs this week after being hospitalized for exhaustion and grief in the wake of his sister's death, his agent has told local media.

Heat mum after deciding to cancel practice
The Miami Heat canceled practice and their media availability one day after a blowout loss in Game 3 to the Pacers.

Staples Center bracing for NHL/NBA marathon
The folks who run the Staples Center and the L.A. Live complex in downtown Los Angeles like to call it the sports and entertainment capital of the world. But even this is a bit much.

McNamee: Some evidence not from Clemens
Brian McNamee says some of the medical evidence he saved in a beer can was not used on baseball pitcher Roger Clemens.

Kurt Busch's friendship with Newman on rocks?
Kurt Busch doesn't have any issues with NASCAR or the penalties it meted out from last week's incidents at Darlington Raceway, but the driver's relationship with former teammate Ryan Newman needs some work.

Official: Boise State reaffirms Big East pledge
Boise State, which has been in recent talks with the Mountain West about staying in the league instead of leaving next year, has reaffirmed its commitment to join the Big East, a conference official told ESPN's Joe Schad.

Report: Ohio State self-reported 46 violations
Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith acknowledged having committed secondary NCAA violations in recent months, according to a report in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.

Sources: Oden had same procedure Kobe had
In an effort to revive his NBA career, Greg Oden recently underwent the controversial knee procedure that superstars Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez say took years off their bodies, according to sources.

Smart: Team's success key part to VCU's move
Men's basketball coach Shaka Smart refuses to take full credit for VCU's move to the "premier" Atlantic 10, but he recognized that his team's success boosted the entire athletic program's stock in the eyes of its new conference.

Big 12, SEC champs to play New Year's bowl
The champions of the Big 12 and SEC conferences will meet in a New Year's Day bowl game annually beginning with the 2014 season, the conferences said Friday in a news release.