West suspended 10 games after guilty plea

Free agent guard Delonte West was suspended without pay for 10 games after pleading guilty last month to weapons charges. Maryland authorities said he was carrying two loaded handguns, a loaded shotgun and an 81/2-inch Bowie knife while speeding on a three-wheel motorcycle on the Capital Beltway last September. West played for the Cleveland Cavaliers last season. The Minnesota Timberwolves waived him Aug. 3 after acquiring West in a trade.

West received a home detention sentence that includes flexibility to travel to games. If he signs with a team, his suspension will begin with the first game of the regular season for which he is eligible and physically able to play.

The 27-year-old West has averaged 9.9 points in six NBA seasons. He has battled bipolar disorder during his career.

Pro baseball: Marlins C Paulino suspended for positive drug test

Saying catcher Ronny Paulino's decision to take a banned substance was "extraordinarily disappointing," the Florida Marlins will begin a top-to-bottom review of the organization and how it educates players on what they can legally take under baseball's rules.

Paulino was suspended 50 games after he tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance under Major League Baseball's drug policy.

In a statement released by the team, the 6-foot-3, 250-pound Paulino said he took a diet pill.

"It is extraordinarily disappointing," Marlins president David Samson said. "And I'll leave it at that."

The Marlins have had four players suspended under the minor league policy this season as well.

Pro football: Vikings' Harvin out of hospital and 'doing fine'

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin is back with the team after an overnight hospital stay following a scary migraine attack, though his return to the field remains unclear.

Harvin was on the practice field wearing a T-shirt, shorts and tennis shoes, drinking Gatorade while smiling and chatting with coaches. He exchanged handshakes and hugs with a few teammates — waving at Pat Williams after the defensive tackle yelled "Hey, Perce, what's up?" — before walking inside the team's practice facility.

Harvin was taken away from Winter Park by ambulance Thursday after getting sick and collapsing on the field, a sobering scene that prompted the Vikings to end practice early.

Harvin has missed all but a handful of practices since training camp began three weeks ago, plagued again by the unpredictable, debilitating migraine episodes that can leave him unable to function, let alone put on a helmet and pads and run around the field.

But Harvin was, by all accounts, doing fine one day later.

More pro football: Taylor's case goes before new judge

A new judge will hear the sex assault case against Pro Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor.

The Journal News says the State Supreme Court Justice William Kelly was assigned to the case after Rockland County Court Judge William Nelson recused himself. It's not clear why. Prosecutors and Taylor's attorney did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press.

The former NFL star is accused of paying $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old Bronx runaway in a Montebello hotel room. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of third-degree rape, patronizing a prostitute, sexual abuse and endangering a child.

His court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday. His defense attorneys are preparing motions to suppress prosecution evidence.

More pro football: Broncos sign LB Williams

The Broncos have signed free agent linebacker Worrell Williams, the younger brother of Denver inside linebacker D.J. Williams. The Broncos also waived rookie linebacker Devin Bishop.

Worrell Williams is a rookie who spent the 2009 season with the California Redwoods of the UFL after playing four seasons at Cal, where he started 36 games and recorded 246 career tackles.

More pro football: NFL Network agrees to deal with cable cooperative

NFL Network has agreed to a deal with the National Cable Television Cooperative to add the channel to more cable systems.

NCTC members will have the option to add NFL Network under the deal. NCTC represents 17 of the top 20 cable operators in the country.

Time Warner, which has feuded with NFL Network, is not a member.

The agreement also includes NFL RedZone, which shows key plays of each game live during Sunday afternoons.

NFL Network reached more than 56.5 million subscribers before the deal, about half of the country's homes with televisions.

NCTC members combine to serve more than 26.7 million subscribers, but some of those cable operators already had individual deals with NFL Network.

Pro basketball: Ex-NBA star Williams pleads guilty in DWI case

A chastened Jayson Williams admitted he was driving drunk when he slammed his SUV into a tree, capping years of legal and personal problems with a guilty plea that adds more time behind bars for the already imprisoned former NBA star.

His voice sometimes unsteady, Williams apologized to his family and said he was working to rebuild his life as he pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in the Jan. 5 crash.

His one-year sentence — the maximum for the misdemeanor offense — will follow the five-year prison term he's serving in New Jersey for accidentally shooting and killing a limo driver.

"It seems excessive, but it's a small price to pay if it helps to deter drunk driving," Williams, 42, said in a Manhattan court. "I'll be the poster child for that if it's going to save lives."

More pro basketball: Serbia center released after basketball brawl

Serbia's Nenad Krstic, a center for the Oklahoma City Thunder, was released after being held in police custody overnight following a chaotic brawl during a match with Greece.

The fight broke out during the last game of the Acropolis tournament, which was abandoned with 2:40 remaining and Greece leading by one point. The incident occurred just a week before the basketball world championship in Turkey, where both teams will play.

"This shouldn't have happened," said Serbian coach Dusan Ivkovic, who is due to take over Greek club Olympiakos next season. "Relations with the Greeks are now very bad."

A stunned crowd of about 5,000 at the Athens Olympic Arena watched players from both teams exchange punches and kicks on the floor and in the tunnels leading to the dressing rooms. Two or three spectators entered the fray but were quickly shoved out of the arena.

College football: USC frosh Wright, Scroggins not cleared to play

Southern California freshmen Demetrius Wright and Jesse Scroggins still haven't been rule eligible by the NCAA Clearinghouse.

Wright, a cornerback, and Scroggins, a quarterback, were allowed to practice with the team for 14 days while their paperwork was under review, but USC coach Lane Kiffin said after practice that the two were sent home until they qualified. Kiffin says he is "hopeful that will be resolved very quickly and we will be able to get them back."

Kiffin said several other freshmen were cleared in the last three days.

Tennis: Serena pulls out of US Open

Serena Williams pulled out of the U.S. Open, saying she still is recovering from surgery to repair cuts on her right foot.

The top-ranked Williams has won three titles at Flushing Meadows, part of her 13 Grand Slam singles championships, the most among active women. Last year, she lost in the U.S. Open semifinals after a tirade at a line judge over a foot-fault call, an outburst that drew a record fine.

"It is with much frustration and deep sadness that I am having to pull out of the U.S. Open," Williams said in a statement released by her publicist.

Auto racing: Edwards to run full Nationwide schedule in 2011

Carl Edwards said he has committed to racing the full Nationwide Series schedule next season. Edwards said he will drive the full season in NASCAR's second-tier series even if he's not eligible to race for the Nationwide championship.

"That's a great team I've got over there," he said. "We've got a great shop and a bunch of people that work very hard. I kind of halfway committed to doing it a year ago, these two years, so (if) NASCAR says that we can't race for driver's points, I still feel like I owe it to my guys and my sponsors and myself to follow through and do what I said I'd do."

NASCAR is currently discussing rule changes to the Nationwide Series to develop its brand. One of the proposals is making full-time Sprint Cup drivers ineligible for the title.

Edwards is in his sixth season running a full Nationwide schedule. He won the championship in 2007 and is currently second in the standings behind Brad Keselowski. Like Edwards, he's also a full-time Sprint Cup Series driver.

More auto racing: Danica expected to run NASCAR again in 2011

JR Motorsports expects to field a Nationwide Series car next season for Danica Patrick.

JRM co-owner Kelley Earnhardt said she's waiting for the IndyCar schedule to be released to determine how many races Patrick will drive in NASCAR. She's running a 13-race schedule this year for JRM that is built around her IndyCar commitments. Patrick has a career-best finish of 24th at Chicago last month through her six races so far. Her average finish is 30.5.

"I think she's definitely had a difficult year getting used to these cars from where she's came from," Earnhardt said. "I think still everyone has to keep in check that she's ran six Nationwide races and pretty much six stock car races in her career. She's still very fresh and new at this and still has a lot to learn about the way these cars work."

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