Center Cole Aldrich, who helped lead Kansas to its sixth straight Big 12 title, is headed for the NBA. The 6-11 junior made the announcement in a news conference Monday. Aldrich averaged 11.3 points and 9.8 rebounds for the Jayhawks, who were the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament before they were upset [...]

Ernie Els made two clutch par putts, escaped trouble from a buried lie in the bunker and wound up wearing a blue blazer Monday for winning the rain-delayed Arnold Palmer Invitational. Suddenly, it’s easy to picture him in a different color jacket two weeks from now. Els overcame a few nervous moments with four solid [...]

Having a couple of freshmen on The Associated Press’ All-America team is nothing new. This year, however, they are from the same school. Kentucky’s John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins were on the All-America team announced Monday. Joining them were Ohio State junior Evan Turner, who received all but one first-team vote, Syracuse junior Wes Johnson [...]

Sam Bradford’s first public throwing exhibition since he had season-ending shoulder surgery went off without a snag. The potential No. 1 NFL draft pick completed all but one of his five dozen passes during a workout Monday on his college campus in Oklahoma. Bradford went 13 for 13 during a warmup session and then missed [...]

Tim Tebow’s pre-NFL Draft visit with the Buffalo Bills included a dinner with Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly. Kelly, who has talked up Tebow over the past few months, had dinner with the Florida quarterback on Sunday night, Kelly’s spokeswoman Tricia Cavalier said Monday. It’s unclear whether the dinner occurred before or after the [...]