Posted: 5:19 PM NFL owners have shown widespread support for going to an 18-game schedule but want to implement the change as part of a new labor agreement.

Updated: 2:34 PM Maurice Clarett is one step closer to returning to football. Clarett received permission Wednesday to leave Ohio to try out for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

Posted: 2:29 PM Two days after his divorce, Tiger Woods says he feels more sadness than relief.

Posted: 2:20 PM The NFL has unanimously approved a proposal for Stan Kroenke to take over as majority owner of the St. Louis Rams as long as he turns over control of his NBA and NHL teams to his son.

Posted: 1:08 PM Tiger Woods' ex-wife Elin Nordegren says she has "been through hell" since learning of her husband's infidelity but she never hit him.

Posted: 5:16 PM Former major league pitcher Matt Kinney and a minor leaguer in the New York Mets' system have been suspended 50 games for drug violations.

Posted: 5:12 PM Bobby Bowden tells The Associated Press he was "pushed out" after 34 years as Florida State coach and that his relationship with former university president T.K. Wetherell is likely beyond repair.

Posted: 5:08 PM Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is confident he'll be ready for the start of the NBA season after a team doctor said his surgically repaired foot has healed.

Posted: 5:04 PM The National Football League has fined wide receiver Chad Ochocinco $25,000 for the timing of his tweets.

Posted: 4:43 PM Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher says it was hard to get through to Ben Roethlisberger after his early success, but now "you're going to see a different person."

Updated: 4:36 PM New Mexico women's soccer player Elizabeth Lambert has been reinstated after serving a two-game suspension for her role in a widely publicized endgame fracas last fall.

Posted: 3:22 PM Since 1943, fans have always known where to find the annual showdown between Michigan and Ohio State: Right at the end of the schedule.

Posted: 9:17 AM Alabama starts this season where it ended last season -- No. 1.

Posted: 9:57 PM Brian Duensing is making the most of his turns in the Minnesota Twins starting rotation.

Posted: 8:42 PM BYU and Texas have agreed to a home-and-home series starting in 2013.

Posted: 8:30 PM Southern California freshmen Demetrius Wright and Jesse Scroggins still haven't been rule eligible by the NCAA Clearinghouse.

Posted: 8:25 PM Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is back on the 15-day disabled list because of soreness in his left foot, which he broke in late June.

Posted: 8:21 PM Dario Franchitti is at the peak of his driving prowess, a second Indianapolis 500 victory still in his rearview mirror and another IndyCar Series title within reach.

Updated: 8:18 PM On the opening drive of their last preseason game, the Dallas Cowboys' offensive line missed enough blocks to get Tony Romo sacked three times.

Posted: 3:59 PM Tim Tebow is expected to benefit long-term from Kyle Orton's one-year extension with Denver.

Posted: 9:02 PM Royals pitcher Gil Meche will begin a minor league rehab assignment Saturday with Triple-A Omaha.

Updated: 11:08 PM Fresno State and Nevada are leaving the Western Athletic Conference for the Mountain West.

Posted: 9:49 PM This punch won't be so costly for LeGarrette Blount.

Posted: 8:38 PM Tim Tebow missed his first practice of training camp after jogging off the field during warmups on Wednesday.

Posted: 7:59 PM The Atlanta Braves have acquired first baseman Derrek Lee from the Chicago Cubs.