NFL rosters include four Aplington-Parkersburg High graduates. One, Jacksonville's Brad Meester, tells Pete Prisco a main reason was coach Ed Thomas, who was shot to death Wednesday at the Iowa school.

Maria Sharapova scrambles and shrieks but can't avoid a second-round Wimbledon knockout by Gisela Dulko, an Argentinian ranked 45th. Sharapova is down but far from out, Art Spander says.

The United States ended Spain's record winning streak with a 2-0 upset victory Wednesday that gave it an unlikely but deserved place in the Confederations Cup final.

Who is the NFL's best player? The 50 best? Well, just hold your horses a bit. Pete Prisco charts out his anticipated annual list, and we start by rolling out Nos. 26-50 and the Just Missed list.

A trade that brings the Minnesota Timberwolves the No. 5 overall pick in Thursday's draft has been completed.

With one signature, Julius Peppers went from a disgruntled star seeking to leave town to a rich man who may stick around in Carolina for awhile.

A Massachusetts company has sued Nike and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, claiming it has been cut out of the sportswear business related to Michael Jordan's upcoming induction into the Hall.

The Green Bay Packers have accomplished perhaps their most important goal of the offseason: signing wide receiver Greg Jennings to a contract extension.

The Cardinals would love trade for a cleanup hitter, or a sixth, even seventh. Heck, they'd settle for any offensive upgrade, Danny Knobler says as he names the five neediest contenders before the deadline.