By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh will return to Indianapolis on Sunday to drive the Indianapolis 500 pace car.
The NFL is free to twist arms, just like anybody else. So maybe it's just coincidence that all five of the new stadiums that will come on line during Roger Goodell's brief tenure as NFL commissioner have now been awarded Super Bowls.
Build a new stadium, host the Super Bowl to show it off.
NFL owners approved a $200 million loan Tuesday for the Atlanta Falcons to build a new stadium.
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will miss at least three weeks of offseason workouts after a procedure to remove a cyst from his back.
Europe captain Paul McGinley has given himself an extra pick for next year's Ryder Cup, copying American counterpart Tom Watson's decision to choose three players.
Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus has broken his pitching hand punching a locker in frustration following a rocky outing.
Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager.
Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League for the 11th straight season.

He was one of the game's greatest tacticians, equally at home on offense and defense in the most complicated situations. He was masterful at disarming a volatile, unpredictable opponent, and he held his own against the greatest players the game has ever known. He also played chess pretty well.

Los Angeles Dodgers star and Oklahoma native Matt Kemp pledged to give $1,000 for every home run he hits to victims of the deadly tornadoes that swept through his home state.
The New York Yankees are going into the soccer business.
Tiger Woods is returning again to play a charity event hosted by Notah Begay III, his former teammate at Stanford.
The owners of the 18 Mexican first-division soccer clubs voted Monday to bar one person or one company from owning more than one team.

Santa Clara beat out South Florida in the running for the game to be played in 2016. Houston will host the game the following year.