Johnson win puts him in racing points lead

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) - Jimmie Johnson's expectations are high at Martinsville Speedway, and his results keep showing why.

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FOOTBALL

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OAKLAND (2-4) At KANSAS CITY (1-5) Sunday, 1:05 p.m., CBS OPENING LINE - Chiefs by 1 <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background: ...

Cardinals take 'hatred' of 49ers to Monday night’s NHL contest

Tigers hope bats warm up in World Series chill

Stanford tries to stay focus for Wash. State game

Raiders, Chiefs set to renew rivalry at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday

Cal, Utah both look to shake offensive woes

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SAN FRANCISCO (5-2) At ARIZONA (4-3) Monday, 5:30 p.m., ESPN OPENING LINE - 49ers by 6&frac12; <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background: ...

Martin, Buccaneers race past Vikings

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Traveling to Minnesota to play on a Thursday night was supposed to be tough for Tampa Bay.

Sports stars sell memories, beat tax increase

Selig still working on Bay Area territorial rights

Bryan Stow in attendance at Game 2

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BASKETBALL WARRIORS EXERCISE 2013-14 OPTION ON KLAY THOMPSON: OAKLAND (AP) - The Golden State Warriors have exercised their third-year option on shooting guard Klay Thompson. The announcement Thursday will keep Thompson with the Warriors through the 2013-14 season. The 22-year-old played in all 66 games last season. He averaged 12.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 24 minutes to ...

Stern to retire as NBA commissioner in 2014 after almost 30 years on job

No charges for FSU’s star QB

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State quarterback and Heisman hopeful Jameis Winston will not face any charges in a sexual assault case, mostly because there were too many gaps in his accuser's story, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Dorsey quietly steps up

SANTA CLARA (AP) - Glenn Dorsey quickly emerged as a stabilizing force in the middle of San Francisco's dominant defensive line.

Johnson leads World Challenge

THOUSAND OAKS (AP) - Zach Johnson already is looking ahead to next year, and one of his priorities is to score better on the par 5s. He got started on that Thursday in the World Challenge.

Bulls’ Rose not ruling out return this season

CHICAGO (AP) - Derrick Rose isn't wavering.

Vernon inks with William Penn University

Ripon senior Taylor Vernon won't be done playing softball after high school.

Rejuvenated Kazmir joins A’s

OAKLAND (AP) - If those independent league road trips weren't humbling enough for Scott Kazmir, starting over from square one with his delivery and mechanics sure did the trick.

Seahawks backing the talk

SANTA CLARA (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers are ready for some serious chatter coming from that brash, big-talking Seattle secondary.

Raiders’ RBs beseiged by injuries

ALAMEDA (AP) - The Oakland Raiders may have to reach way down on the depth chart to fill out their backfield for Sunday's game in New York.

Cavs end Nuggets, winning streak

CLEVELAND (AP) - Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped the Denver Nuggets' seven-game winning streak with a 98-88 victory Wednesday night.

Battle of the Beatens

If you don't have the NFL Network on your TV system this week, that might be a good thing. It would be difficult to come up with a worse matchup than Jacksonville hosting Houston.

Tomlin hit with $100K penalty

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Here's another adjective Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin can call his ill-timed two-step onto the field last Thursday night against Baltimore.

Tigers sign Nathan

DETROIT (AP) - Joe Nathan expects to fit in just fine in Detroit - and now the Tigers don't have to face the closer who has dominated them more than perhaps any other in baseball.

Golf’s depth on display at Sherwood

THOUSAND OAKS (AP) - Tiger Woods believes it's harder than ever to win on the PGA Tour because of the increasing depth of talent of the players.

Sex investigation of FSU QB over

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The prosecutor overseeing the investigation of sexual assault allegations against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston said Wednesday that it is completed.

QB Mettenberger’s career at LSU over

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU has announced that Zach Mettenberger's playing career with the Tigers is officially over.