Actor Jussie Smollett was arrested in Chicago early Thursday, one day after prosecutors charged him with filing a false police report for what he claimed was a racist and homophobic attack last month.
The Chicago Bears have released tight end Dion Sims.
The allure of the gameday atmosphere was simply too strong for Gary Kubiak to ignore, having spent the past two years in a non-coaching role for Denver following another health scare.
The New Orleans Saints have released veteran safety Kurt Coleman after only one season.
A former Rutgers football player has been indicted for allegedly plotting to murder family members of a female acquaintance.
Longtime Boston Globe baseball writer Nick Cafardo died Thursday while covering spring training after collapsing on the sidewalk outside the Red Sox clubhouse. He was 62.
Penn State's president when the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal erupted may soon be going to jail after Pennsylvania's highest court declined Thursday to hear the appeal of his conviction for
The National Football League is king when it comes to legal sports bets, but other professional gridiron leagues are also looking to embrace and profit from it.
The Cincinnati Bengals have completed their lengthy search for a defensive coordinator by hiring Lou Anarumo, who was the New York Giants' defensive backs coach last season.
The XFL announced that longtime NFL and college football coach Pep Hamilton will be the head coach and general manager of the league's Washington, D.C. franchise.
Former Detroit Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson has received preliminary approval of his license application for a medical marijuana dispensary in suburban Detroit.
What a difference a year doesn't make at West Point.
