Members of former Penn. State University football coach Joe Paterno's family church were grief-stricken when they learned about his death after Sunday mass.

The New York Jets must feel fortunate that the Denver Broncos’ Tim Tebow, the opposing quarterback in the latest edition of Thursday Night Football, will only be attempting to throw the football down the field and not his words.

We may have found a punter that can contain Devin Hester(notes).

NEW YORK (AP)—NBA owners and players are holding a bargaining meeting hours before Commissioner David Stern’s deadline to accept the league’s latest proposal or face a worse one.

Michael Jeffrey Jordan finally found a cause he can get behind off the court: being an obstacle for any black kid dreaming of matching or exceeding Jordan’s wealth.

World Series winner Tony La Russa is a man on the market after stepping down from his position as St. Louis Cardinals manager on Monday morning. And while he's certain to field lots of offers ranging from TV gigs to speaking engagements, La Russa revealed to David Letterman that his first offer of employment came from an unlikely source.