Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey confirmed on his Twitter page that he flew to Birmingham, Ala., the site of Dr. James Andrews' practice, on Tuesday.

The A's sign Ben Sheets for one year, $10 million. For an oft-injured pitcher who missed 2009, it's a huge risk. But a decent one with a potentially high reward, Danny Knobler says.

Bode Miller will trade his skis for a tennis racket after the Winter Olympics and World Cup season.

It's time to pick the best coaching hires of the offseason (again), and both Dennis Dodd and J. Darin Darst have their eyes in the Big East. Plus, they discuss Boise's title chances and which underclassman will be the best NFL player.

South Florida is ready to Skip into Florida's upper echelon with Holtz while USC moves to the slow Lane. Dennis Dodd ranks each of the 22 coaching hires of the silly season.

President Barack Obama calls John Calipari to thank the Kentucky coach and his players for their help in raising more than $1 million in the 'Hoops for Haiti' telethon.

Atlanta Falcons receiver Roddy White is replacing Sidney Rice on the NFC roster for Sunday's Pro Bowl game in Miami.

The Oakland Athletics added another veteran arm to their young rotation, agreeing to terms Tuesday with free-agent righty Ben Sheets on a $10 million, one-year contract.

The Colts have Peyton Manning at the controls and a two-headed pass rush that will harry Drew Brees. New Orleans counters with a sound running game but will lack the benefit of crowd noise in Miami, Charley Casserly says.