Rafael Palmeiro is sticking to his story that a tainted vitamin shot caused his failed drug test five years ago, and hopes Hall of Fame voters will overlook the mistake and honor him for his 3,020 hits and 569 homers. A week before the Baseball Writers Association of America announces its inductees to baseball’s Hall [...]

Fox analyst Tucker Carlson says Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick “should have been executed” for his role in a dogfighting ring. Carlson was guest hosting for Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News Channel on Tuesday night when he made the remarks. He led a panel discussion about President Barack Obama commending the owner of the [...]

Giants leading receiver Hakeem Nicks is likely to miss New York’s regular-season finale against the Washington Redskins with a broken big toe on his left foot. Giants coach Tom Coughlin doubted that Nicks would be able to play Sunday when asked about the injury at his news conference Wednesday. The coach also said that Pro [...]

SMU coach June Jones has no plans to leave for Maryland. Jones said Wednesday that he spoke by phone this week with a search firm, but had no discussions with school officials from Maryland. He has removed his name from consideration to replace fired coach Ralph Friedgen. “I’m committed to being here,” said Jones, who [...]

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen’s son Oney is firing back at Bobby Jenks after the former Chicago closer criticized his father. Jenks, who signed a two-year deal with Boston last week, expressed disappointment to MLB.com that the White Sox decided not to re-sign him. He told the website he was “looking forward to playing for [...]