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The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free agent running back Thomas Jones, who led the New York Jets to the AFC championship game last season and was the NFLs third-leading rusher. The Chiefs announced the deal Tuesday but declined to disclose the terms. Jones had career highs of 1,402 yards and 14 touchdowns last season. - [Read more]

Sean Evans had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead St. Johns to a 73-51 victory over Connecticut on Tuesday, extending the Huskies losing streak in the Big East tournament to six games and in effect ending their chance for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Red Storm (17-14), who had lost three of four to close the regular season, took command right away against the reeling Huskies...

Quarterback Derek Andersons uneven five-year stint with the Cleveland Browns is over. The team released the one-time Pro Bowl quarterback Tuesday, one day after the Browns acquired backup Seneca Wallace in a trade from Seattle. Anderson made the Pro Bowl in 2007 when he threw 29 touchdown passes and led the club to a 10-6 record. - [Read more]

Willie Davis, the Los Angeles Dodgers speedy center fielder for 13 seasons, has died. He was 69. Burbank police Sgt. Robert Quesada says Davis was found dead Tuesday morning in his Burbank home. Davis appeared in three World Series, including 1966 when he committed a Fall Classic-record three errors in one inning. - [Read more]

Johan Santana struggled in his first game since August, allowing four runs on six hits in 1 2-3 innings, and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 8-4 on Tuesday. Kaz Matsui hit a solo homer for the first of four straight hits in the first inning off Santana, who struck out one and walked one. The left-hander made it through the short outing with no setbacks as he continues to build strength...

Chris Allen has been indefinitely suspended from the Michigan State basketball team and will miss at least the teams Big Ten tournament opener. Coach Tom Izzo told reporters Tuesday the guard was suspended for not meeting responsibilities to his teammates. Allen usually starts and is the fifth-leading scorer for the No. - [Read more]

After six years backing up Peyton Manning in Indianapolis, Jim Sorgi will get a chance to do the same for Peytons brother Eli. The New York Giants announced Tuesday that they have signed Sorgi to a one-year deal. Contract terms were not disclosed. Sorgi will compete with second-year man Rhett Bomar for the Giants backup quarterback job. - [Read more]

Top draft pick Stephen Strasburg has made his spring training debut for the Washington Nationals, pitching two scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers. Starting for Washington, Strasburg threw 15 of his 27 pitches for strikes and allowed two hits, successive two-out singles by Don Kelly and Alex Avila in the second. - [Read more]

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a pair of surprise moves by re-signing safety Ryan Clark and bringing back wide receiver Antwaan Randle El. Clark agreed to a $14 million, four-year contract after the Steelers were unable to sign him before the free agency signing period began Friday. Clark reached terms after visiting the Miami Dolphins on Monday and talking with the Arizona Cardinals. - [Read more]

The first Pinstripe Bowl will be played at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30 and will be televised by ESPN. The game will include the No. 3 team in the Big East and the No. 6 school in the Big 12, excluding Bowl Championship Series participants. ESPN agreed to a six-year contract, the Yankees said Tuesday, and New Era Cap Co. - [Read more]

Mickey McConnell matched his career high with 26 points, Ben Allen added a career-best 20 and Saint Marys upset No. 18 Gonzaga in an 81-62 victory Monday night in the West Coast Conference tournament title game. Jorden Page scored 11 points and Omar Samhan had nine points and seven rebounds for the Gaels (26-5), who earned the sixth NCAA tournament berth in the small Bay Area schools... - [Read more]

Shawn Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks stretched the leagues longest active winning streak to 12 straight games with a 125-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and Caron Butler had 23 for Dallas, which has flourished since acquiring Butler and Brendan Haywood from the Washington Wizards at the...

Mo Williams made two free throws with 9 seconds left and Delonte West made the kind of plays down the stretch reserved for LeBron James as the Cleveland Cavaliers won without their superstar, beating the San Antonio Spurs 97-95 on Monday night. Williams finished with 17 points for the Cavs, playing their second straight game without the injured James.

Tina Charles, Maya Moore and the latest Connecticut Huskies dynasty now has its own place in the record books. Charles scored 16 points and Moore added 11 to help top-ranked Connecticut win an NCAA record 71st straight game -- a 59-44 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame on Monday night in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. - [Read more]

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says its too soon to determine whether a blood test for human growth hormone can be used for minor leaguers. The United Kingdom Anti-Doping authority announced a two-year ban on Feb. 23 for rugby player Terry Newton, saying he had tested positive and was the first athlete suspended for using HGH. - [Read more]

A sports doctor under investigation in Canada and the United States says he treated Alex Rodriguez after the Yankees slugger had hip surgery last year but he only prescribed anti-inflammatories. Rodriguez and other high profile baseball players have been contacted by U.S. federal investigators regarding Dr. - [Read more]

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols did not make the cross-state trip for Mondays game against the Boston Red Sox because of discomfort in his lower back. The three-time National League MVP did not play Sunday against the Florida Marlins -- a scheduled day off -- and is not expected to play against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, a game also being played in Fort Myers. - [Read more]

Donovan McNabb will be throwing passes to Terrell Owens again. McNabb and Owens are teaming up on a basketball court instead of a football field in the new season of Spike TVs "Pros vs. Joes." The episode features NFL players that played college basketball against former NBA stars. McNabb (Syracuse), Owens (Tennessee-Chattanooga) and Antonio Gates (Kent St.) will face Hakeem Olajuwon,...

The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Tuesday with Ping executives. John Solheim, the chairman and CEO of Ping, said the Phoenix-based company is waiving its right that had kept the PGA Tour from banning Ping Eye2 wedges made before April 1, 1990 that have deeper, wide grooves no longer allowed... - [Read more]

The Philadelphia Eagles and wide receiver Jason Avant agreed on a five-year contract Monday. Avant was a restricted free agent. He had a career-best 41 receptions for 587 yards and three touchdowns last season as Philadelphias slot receiver. "Jason Avant has developed into one of our most dependable and productive players on offense," coach Andy Reid said. - [Read more]