Vikings unofficially on clock with No. 3 pick
Minnesota, you are unofficially on the clock with the No. 3 overall pick in Thursday's first round of the NFL draft.
NFL moving to suspend Pro Bowl, sources say
The NFL is moving toward suspending the Pro Bowl, as soon as this year, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.
Bulls, Heat, Thunder open playoffs Saturday
Chicago, Miami and Oklahoma City will open the NBA playoffs Saturday, though their opponents are still to be determined.
Israeli pro team hires Fine as consultant
Former Syracuse assistant coach Bernie Fine has landed his first job since being fired last November, as a consultant with Maccabi Bazan Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Super League.
Boy meets Rondo after bullet hits his jersey
The Boston third-grader who narrowly missed a bullet that came through his bedroom wall and left a smoking hole in his Boston Celtics jersey has met the player whose shirt he was wearing.