With the coaching carousel finally beginning to slow down, it's time to hand out some grades on how schools have fared in their searches.

  Sean Taylor, who died Nov. 27 after being shot during a burglary at his Florida home, was voted to the NFC Pro Bowl team posthumously on Tuesday.

  Roger Clemens denied allegations by his former trainer that he took performance-enhancing drugs.

  As many as 20 Florida State football players will be suspended from playing against Kentucky in the Dec. 31 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl for their roles in an alleged cheating scandal, a source with knowledge of the situation said.

  Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts admitted that he used steroids once in 2003.

  Major league players mentioned in the Mitchell report who are found to have violated the sport's drug-testing agreement after the 2003 season are likely to face the most scrutiny by MLB

  Attorneys for former West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez are planning to argue against Rodriguez having to pay the university a $4 million buyout, claiming he was "fraudulently induced to sign a contract with false promises."

  Cowboys safety Roy Williams appealed Tuesday the one-game suspension levied because of his third "horse-collar" tackle of the season.

  Tim Tebow's unprecedented season keeps getting better.

  Central Florida running back Kevin Smith, who is closing in on Barry Sanders' single-season rushing record, said he will return for his senior year.

  Russian tennis star Anna Chakvetadze was tied up by masked robbers who broke into her home Tuesday and stole money and goods worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, her father said.

  ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale underwent surgery Tuesday to treat ulcers on his left vocal cord and is expected to be off the airwaves until at least February.

  The Broncos released beleaguered punter Todd Sauerbrun.

  The Washington Nationals will open their 2008 season and their brand-new stadium on ESPN on Sunday, March 30.