A person familiar with the negotiations says the Houston Texans have agreed to a deal with quarterback Rex Grossman.

A spokesman for former NBA referee Tim Donaghy says he was attacked in prison by a fellow inmate who claimed he had ties to the New York mob.

Aaron Cook pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies won their eighth straight game, holding off the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 Thursday for another sweep.

This and past Stanley Cup Finals say the Red Wings hold a huge edge at home for Game 7. But these hungry, young Penguins can defy the odds again Friday night, Wes Goldstein says.

Looking good, life on track, rededicated to golf, aware career meter's running -- that's the John Daly we're told is back on the PGA Tour this week after a six-month suspension. Steve Elling will wait and see.

Phil Mickelson wasted no time firing up fans with birdies on the opening two holes. Then came a sliced tee shot into the water and a nearly four-putt green. He birdied two of the last three holes.

Alabama is on probation again, and the repeat violator has to vacate wins. Serious stuff, for sure, but also textbook proof that the NCAA will never again hand down a 'death penalty,' Dennis Dodd says.

Pinch-hitter Colby Rasmus hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning after a costly error by center fielder Cody Ross, sending the St. Louis Cardinals over the Florida Marlins 6-5 Thursday.

The NCAA placed Alabama's football program and 15 other of the school's athletic teams on three years' probation for major violations due to misuse of free textbooks, stripping the Crimson Tide of 21 football wins over a three-year period.