Vontaze Burfict is hoping a sit-down with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell may cause the three-game suspension the league handed him Monday night to be reduced.
Officials at a high school in suburban Philadelphia have canceled the football team's remaining two games after they concluded rookie players were subjected to what the superintendent calls "humiliating" initiation rites.
Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker is eligible to return to work thanks to the agreement by the NFL and its union on a new policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon received a seven-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for making a lewd gesture to fans and getting ejected during Philadelphia's 5-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Sunday.
The Atlanta Braves have suspended struggling second baseman Dan Uggla for one game.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released catcher Miguel Olivo on Thursday, two days after a dugout altercation in which Olivo bit off part of teammate Alex Guerrero's ear during a Triple-A game.
