UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Police say Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was arrested in Maryland after officers pulled him over for speeding on a motorcycle while carrying two handguns and a shotgun in a guitar case. Prince George’s County police spokeswoman Sgt. Michelle Reedy says West was arrested about 10 p.m. Thursday. Reedy says […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Torn between a promise he made to his dying father and love for his mother, Pedro Martinez had to make a tough decision. Return to the major leagues or stay home with his family in the Dominican Republic? The Philadelphia Phillies sure are glad the three-time Cy Young Award winner picked baseball. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The lead negotiator and spokesman for the NBA’s referees union said Thursday a lockout appears “imminent and unavoidable” following the latest breakdown in talks. Lamell McMorris said the officials made another $1 million in concessions in their proposal, but believes it’s evident the league is not interested in further discussions. The […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors urged a federal appellate court to reverse a trial judge and let them present critical evidence they say shows Barry Bonds knowingly used steroids. Both sides fielded difficult questions Thursday from the three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a case stemming from Bonds’ grand […]

PHILADELPHIA — It was the foul ball seen round the world. A day after a candid father-daughter moment that likely left even the most hardened Phillies fans stifling “awwws,” the family from Laurel Springs, N.J., was a media hit. In the bottom of the fifth inning during Tuesday night’s 5-0 march over the Washington Nationals, […]

BOSTON (AP) — Howie Kendrick homered and added an RBI blooper to break a ninth-inning tie, and Brian Fuentes protected the lead as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Thursday night. One night after Fuentes presided over a collapse with two outs in the ninth, he helped the Angels snap […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With one brash statement after another this offseason, Rex Ryan made it clear he’s not intimidated by anyone. Especially Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. “For me, the thing is I’m not here to kiss the rings,” the New York Jets coach said this week, repeating his headline-grabbing statement […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo is wearing a brace on his injured right knee and walking with crutches. Last year’s NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year walked through New England’s locker room and into the training room on Thursday. He did not talk with reporters. Mayo sprained the medial collateral ligament in […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The last time the New England Patriots faced Baltimore’s defense, they struggled to keep their record perfect. They’ll face that defense — or something very similar to it — on Sunday, except the opponents will be wearing Jets uniforms and the defensive coordinator of the 2007 Ravens will be New York’s […]

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca said Thursday he wants to jump from the business world to the political arena because he has the background to help solve the nation’s economic problems and lend expertise to the health care debate that was the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s passion. In announcing his bid […]