Tiger Woods, charged with careless driving and fined $164 by Florida authorities on Tuesday, is now squarely in the crosshairs of the celebrity and tabloid media.

  Trevon Hughes scored 19 of his career-high 26 points in the second half and Wisconsin held on to beat Duke 73-69 on Wednesday night, snapping the Blue Devils' perfect record in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

  The Nets lost to the Mavs on Wednesday to set the record for most losses to start a season.

  The Seahawks are expected to announce general manager Tim Ruskell's resignation at a news conference Thursday.

  Ron Artest, the often-controversial Los Angeles Lakers' forward, says he used to drink alcohol at halftime of NBA games.

  The Phillies are targeting Placido Polanco to play third, according to a source.

  The NFL has given its teams new instructions on when players should be allowed to return to games or practices after head injuries.

  Jerry Jones: Solid playoff seeding, playoff win enhance possibility of Wade Phillips' return in 2010.

  Matt Moore expected to start at quarterback for the Panthers on Sunday, according to a league source.

  Friday's World Cup draw could go a long way to determining whether the Americans get out of the first round next June in South Africa or make a quick exit as they did in 2006.

  Disgruntled Raiders fans are making a high-profile plea for owner Al Davis to step down as the team's general manager.

  Allen Iverson has accepted a contract offer from the 76ers.

  Alex Ovechkin says he isn't going to change his playing style because of a two-game suspension.

  Jerry Jones said he's still interested in hosting Pacquiao-Mayweather fight at Cowboys Stadium