Professional Sports

TAMPA, Fla. -- Andy Pettitte has not spoken to Roger Clemens since giving a sworn statement which implicated his good friend in the use of human growth hormone. "I think it's put a strain on our friendship," Pettitte said in an eagerly awaited news conference Monday at the New York Yankees' spring training complex.

BOSTON -- Patriots coach Bill Belichick broke his silence on New England's twin taping controversies, denying he told anyone to tape the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl and apologizing for all the attention generated by Spygate.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Mike Hampton rubs down the ball, stares toward home plate and delivers a pitch that sweeps across the outside corner. Mark Kotsay never gets the bat off his shoulder.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says he's following the team's advice to work his shoulder back into shape, rather than have surgery.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Chipper Jones doesn't have to be in training camp. No one would have complained if the former NL MVP didn't show until Wednesday, when the Atlanta Braves hold their first full-squad workout of spring training.

Ryan Newman snapped an 81-race winless streak Sunday, using a huge push from teammate Kurt Busch to give car owner Roger Penske his first Daytona 500 victory.

Jason Kidd has said he believed he was heading back to Dallas, and it turned out that he was right.

Brad Schell posted his second game winning goal of the season since joining the Gladiators less than a month ago as he notched the power play game winning goal in overtime to propel Gwinnett past Reading 4-3 on Sunday night.

Rick DiPietro came up 77 seconds short of a shutout, and the Islanders set franchise records for fewest shots allowed and shot discrepancy in New York's 4-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday night.

The Atlanta Hawks are trying balance out their backcourt and make a playoff push by bringing in Mike Bibby.