There will be an NFL season in 2011. That’s what Commissioner Roger Goodell keeps saying. So do many of the owners and lots of players, even though labor talks collapsed, the union decertified, and star players including MVP Tom Brady filed an antitrust lawsuit to prevent a lockout hours before the league even implemented one. [...]

Brandon Knight scored 17 points, Darius Miller hit two crucial 3-pointers and No. 15 Kentucky cruised to another Southeastern Conference tournament title, routing regular-season champion Florida 70-54 on Sunday. The 12th-ranked Gators (26-7) had a miserable day shooting, especially guards Kenny Boynton and Erving Walker. Read more

Mike Knuble scored with 1:09 left in overtime to give the Washington Capitals their eighth straight victory, a 4-3 decision over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. Marcus Johansson fed Knuble right in front of Chicago goalie Corey Crawford. Knuble quickly moved the puck from left to right and flicked a shot past Crawford. Read more

When the Miami Heat ended practice Sunday, Dwyane Wade went home to his sons. That will be a regular event going forward. Ending a long and often-vengeful fight, a Chicago court has awarded Wade sole “care, custody and control” of his two sons. The boys arrived in Miami on Friday, shortly after the ruling was [...]

Heat center Zydrunas Ilgauskas was admitted to a South Florida hospital because of an infected foot and it’s unclear when he will return to the court. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Ilgauskas was hospitalized Saturday to receive intravenous treatments and that the team expected him to be released sometime Sunday. Read more