
It's not often that a player uses the word "ecstatic" to describe leaving a playoff team to join a lottery team. A.J. Price did.
Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 pit crew got its revenge.
Jimmy Johnson's No. 48 team won the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, avenging last year's loss in the finals to Denny Hamlin's No. 11 team.
Spurs point guard T.J. Ford abruptly retired Monday following the latest scare to his surgically repaired spine, which once sidelined him for an entire NBA season and hampered the dazzling promise that made him a college star.
NBA owners and players are meeting again Thursday, hoping to reach a deal to end the lockout and very aware of the consequences if they fail.

Maurice "Mo" Evans spent the morning in his dentist's office. But a little swelling wasn't about to keep him off the court. After seeing the dentist, Evans headed for the gym to work out and play basketball with some friends.
Indiana Pacers point guard Darren Collison says he expects to play Thursday in Game 3 against Chicago after spraining his left ankle.

LeBron James joining the Miami Heat was the signature moment during the free-agent rush last summer.
Danny Granger had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Brandon Rush added 20 points and the Indiana Pacers added to Miami's week of woe, beating the Heat 93-77 on Monday night in the worst shooting game of Dwyane Wade's career.