Miami running back Frank Gore is skipping his senior season and will enter the NFL draft, becoming the second Hurricane in as many days to make that jump. “I think it’s time to move on,” Gore said Friday. He has already signed with agent David Levine. Miami coach Larry Coker was among those who said…

Matt Leinart and his Southern California teammates bounced around the end zone, then broke into a victory dance. The celebration was on — and it was only halftime. Playing to perfection, the Heisman Trophy winner threw a record five touchdown passes and the Trojans overwhelmed Oklahoma 55-19 Tuesday night in the Orange Bowl, ending the…

Cleveland Cavaliers’s LeBron James wears a mask to protect his broken left cheek during a game against the Charlotte Bobcats’, Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, in Charlotte, N.C. James was injured by Houston center Dikembe Mutombo’s elbow during a game Wednesday, Dec. 29. He’ll be required to wear the mask until the facial fracture heals, and…

Former Miami Dolphins superstar Ricky Williams was so afraid of dealing publicly with his failed drug test that he retired rather than face the media and the NFL over it. His biggest fear was that people would know he smoked marijuana, he tells Correspondent Mike Wallace in his first television interview since retiring. “The thing…

All-Star Vince Carter was traded by the Toronto Raptors to the New Jersey Nets for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and a pair of first-round draft picks Friday. Carter, on the injured list with a strained left Achilles’ tendon, was at the Raptors’ morning shootaround, but did not accompany the team to Conseco Fieldhouse…

Indiana’s Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charged into the stands and fought with fans in the final minute of their game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, forcing an early and ugly end to the Pacers’ 97-82 win. The game was stopped with 45.9 seconds remaining when a pushing and shoving between the teams…

If ABC hoped to generate a little bit more buzz for �Monday Night Football� and �Desperate Housewives,� its steamy intro to the Dallas-Philadelphia game sure did the trick. Two days after the network aired the segment featuring Eagles star receiver Terrell Owens and actress Nicollette Sheridan, coaches and players were still talking about it. Reaction…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio State star Maurice Clarett accused coach Jim Tressel, his staff and school boosters of arranging for him to get passing grades, cars, and thousands of dollars, including for bogus summer jobs. The school immediately denied the claims Tuesday. Most of Clarett’s charges, made in an interview with ESPN The…

The New England Patriots are no longer perfect, all because of a rookie quarterback who still is. The Patriots (6-1) had won 21 straight counting the playoffs and a league-record 18 in a row in the regular season, but were all but out of this one after Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes to Plaxico Burress…