Sports

Teague takes over as Gophers A.D.
On his first day on the job as the new athletic director at Minnesota, Norwood Teague proclaimed the long-talked about and exhaustively negotiated contract extension for men's basketball coach Tubby Smith "at the very end" of completion.
Forbes list of top money-making athletes
The world's highest-paid athlete is in jail. The guy in second place just lost a title fight, and the man who held the distinction for a decade is now third.
Two senators introduced legislation that would create a special boxing commission to oversee all matches in the United States and restore integrity to the sport.
Goodell hears bounty appeals from players
The NFL went public with some of its evidence against the four players suspended for their roles in the New Orleans Saints bounty program. Among the things the league revealed: a prize of $35,000 or more for knocking Brett Favre out of the NFC championship game in January 2010.
BBC: Lifecycle of an athlete in Jamaica
We're playing the second in a four-part BBC series about the lifecycle of an athlete. In this episode, Claudia Hammond visits Jamaica's National Stadium in Kingston to find out why this small island turns out so many world class track athletes.
UND officially drops Fighting Sioux nickname
North Dakota's flagship university dropped its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname for the third time Thursday, and officials expressed hope that the latest retirement - fueled by this week's overwhelming statewide vote - would finally stick.
Lance Armstrong's 7 Tour victories again in jeopardy over alleged doping
Although federal investigators in February closed a two-year investigation without bringing criminal charges, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has filed new doping charges that could strip the seven-time Tour de France winner of his victories in cycling's premier race.
Grandma's Marathon loses a legend
Alex Ratelle, who ran the famous footrace 21 years straight until 1997, died Sunday in Grand Marais, where he had retired with his wife, Patty. He was 87.