Barry Melrose got his first win as Tampa Bay coach when Vincent Lecavalier scored a power-play goal with 3:19 left in overtime to lift the Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night.
The San Francisco 49ers have fired coach Mike Nolan following his team's run of four defeats, the NFL Network said on Monday.
Matt Cassel threw three touchdown passes in his best game since taking over for injured quarterback Tom Brady, Sammy Morris rushed for 138 yards and the New England Patriots routed the Denver Broncos 41-7 on Monday.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after Sunday's loss to the Rams that coach Wade Phillips' job is not in danger.
During the Chiefs' recent bye week, Johnson was involved in a physical altercation with a woman at a Kansas City nightclub,the second such late-night incident he has found himself in this year.
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Sunday to win the American League championship 4-3 and reach the World Series for the first time in their 11-year existence.
Carolina back-up netminder Michael Leighton delivered a solid outing to help the Hurricanes end a recent poor run with a 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.
The Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 4-2 on Saturday to force a deciding seventh game for the American League championship and a spot in the World Series.
PGA Tour rookie Marc Turnesa will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Las Vegas Open after producing a three-under-par 69 on Saturday.
The Boston Red Sox rallied from a 7-0 deficit to record an 8-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in the early hours of Friday to stay alive in the American League Championship Series.
Troy Polamalu is usually soft-spoken off the field, hard-hitting on it. The recent rash of fines leveled at his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates has caused him to take a shot at the NFL, however
Miami Heat reserve forward James Jones will miss up to three months of the upcoming NBA season after undergoing right wrist surgery, the team announced Thursday.