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• Blue Jays' Lawrie drops suspension appeal
  Saying he wants to move on, Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie has dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension for throwing a batting helmet that bounced and hit an umpire.
  
  
• McNamee concedes lying earlier about steroids
  Brian McNamee, the chief prosecution witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial, conceded he initially lied about his involvement with steroids.
  
  
• Ex-Giant Taylor auctioning off Super Bowl ring
  New York Giants Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor has put his Super Bowl XXV ring up for auction.
  
  
• Saints' Vilma files defamation suit vs. Goodell
  Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
  
  
• NCAA rules changes include 'stronger' penalties
  The NCAA overhaul of its body of rules may call for the suspension of a head coach whose assistants commit violations, as well as fine a university up to five percent of its annual athletic budget based on the severity of the penalty.
  
  
• Welker: Talks with Patriots have 'gotten worse'
  Receiver Wes Welker says talks with Patriots have 'gotten worse.'
  
  
• Could A's leave Bay? Selig raises possibility
  Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says it's up to Oakland owner Lew Wolff to decide whether to consider additional sites for a new ballpark for the Athletics, raising the possibility of a move from the Bay Area.
  
  
• SMU fires AD Orsini, says change necessary
  SMU athletic director Steve Orsini has been fired, effective immediately.
  
  
• Ravens S Reed 'not 100 percent committed'
  Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed said he's "not 100 percent committed right now to playing this year" in an interview Thursday with SiriusXM NFL Radio.
  
  
• Old Dominion leaving CAA for Conference USA
  Old Dominion is leaving the Colonial Athletic Association and joining Conference USA.