Crews begin demolishing what’s left of historic Tiger Stadium in Detroit

DETROIT — Crews began demolishing what was left of Tiger Stadium on Friday as fans watched and said goodbye to the historic ballpark.

Favre’s agent says quarterback is still retired, Vikings coach says he’s not thinking about it

MINNEAPOLIS — Brett Favre remains retired, as far as his agent is concerned.

Crews begin demolishing what’s left of historic Tiger Stadium

DETROIT — Crews began demolishing what’s left of Tiger Stadium on Friday as fans looked on and said goodbye to the historic ballpark.

Bank of America tells USOC it wants more out of $12 million-plus sponsorship agreement

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Bank of America will walk away from its sponsorship with the U.S. Olympic Committee unless the federation finds a way to provide more bang for the 12 million bucks it spends supporting American athletes.

Former Arkansas guard Patrick Beverley backs off comments implicating former teammates

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Arkansas guard Patrick Beverley repeated his earlier claim that somebody wrote a paper for him while he was with the Razorbacks, but he backed off comments he’d made that implicated teammates.

Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall won’t be suspended over latest domestic dispute

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Brandon Marshall is free to play the entire 2009 season, providing his surgically repaired hip allows it.

NASCAR appeals board upholds Carl Long’s record 12-race suspension, penalty

Although the National Stock Car Racing Commission said it was tempting to give Carl Long and his crew chief penalties they could “more-readily bear,” the driver’s appeal was denied Tuesday.

Memphis finds no proof former player cheated after investigation into NCAA allegations

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis was unable to find proof a former player cheated on his SAT exam in its internal investigation of NCAA allegations against the men’s basketball team.

Texas Dolly remains a link to another era as World Series of Poker gets underway

Being a poker legend in Las Vegas at this time of year means having your picture taken with a lot of different people. A lot of them have the same question for Doyle Brunson just before the click of the camera.

Head of USADA calls Patrick’s jokes about doping ‘totally irresponsible’

IndyCar racer Danica Patrick insists she was joking when she said using performance-enhancing drugs would only be cheating if she got caught.

Montreal Canadiens hire Jacques Martin as coach; Martin replaces GM Bob Gainey behind bench

MONTREAL — Jacques Martin was ready to go. After all, the Montreal Canadiens were calling.

King James skips handshake in Orlando; no way for NBA superstar to lead by example

LeBron James knows how to shake hands. It shouldn’t be that hard to remember when.

Retired NFL players lash out at union seeking support during upcoming talks with league

LAS VEGAS — Retired football players angry with the NFL Players Association over disability and pension benefits said Sunday that the executive director of the union may be ahead of himself in seeking their support during upcoming contract talks with the league.