Orb draws rail as 1-1 favorite in Preakness

BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Preakness draw was over, and trainer Shug McGaughey listed a variety of reasons why he was OK with having Kentucky Derby winner Orb starting Saturday's race from the rail.... Read More

Franklin gets ready to walk down high school aisle

Missy Franklin is starting to feel like a grown-up.... Read More

Penn State defends medical changes after report

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced.... Read More

Column: Notre Dame not chicken, just greedy

Brady Hoke was talking the way football coaches do, the way university presidents can't. Imagine, if you will, the snickering in academia if Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman, a biochemist by trade,... Read More

Ivanovic header gives Chelsea 2-1 win over Benfica

AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Branislav Ivanovic scored on a looping header from Juan Mata's corner kick in the third minute of stoppage time, and Chelsea beat Benfica 2-1 Wednesday night to win the Europa Le... Read More

Alex Smith already becoming leader of Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- It hasn't taken long for Alex Smith to become the leader of the Kansas City Chiefs.... Read More

Verlander, Darvish set for showdown in Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Justin Verlander says it's May. Yu Darvish says it's not the first great opposing pitcher he's faced, and won't be his last.... Read More

Ravens LB McClain retires before playing with team

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- Linebacker Rolando McClain has told the Baltimore Ravens that he's retiring from the NFL.... Read More

Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will

LONDON (AP) -- Former WADA president Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture.... Read More

TCU suspends DE Fields for 1st 2 games of season

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- TCU defensive end Devonte Fields has been suspended for the first two games of the 2013 season due to an unspecified violation of "university and team policy."... Read More