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Chiefs QB Smith to practice after shoulder injury 10/29/2014 02:42pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Given his long history of shoulder problems, nobody could fault Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith for a few moments of concern at halftime of last Sunday's game against St. Louis.Smith had absorbed a sack just before halftime, landing hard on his th High Heel Race hits the D.C. streets 10/29/2014 01:53am • WASHINGTON -- A longtime D.C. tradition, and one of the most unusual Halloween celebrations you'll see anywhere, shut down several streets near Dupont Circle Tuesday night. The annual 17th Street High Heel race features mostly men dressed in fantastic drag costumes who parade up and down part Bailey calls it a career after 15 years in NFL 10/28/2014 11:56pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) -- Former teammate Brian Dawkins called Champ Bailey "a great conserver of energy," a rare superstar who was never in a rush to get anywhere "unless it was on a football field."In that dawdling, you can count retirement.That finally came Tuesday, 60 Cowboys awaiting word on latest Romo back injury 10/28/2014 07:53pm • SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Tony Romo's dramatic return from his latest back injury doesn't mean he is cleared to face the next opponent.Coach Jason Garrett said Tuesday that Dallas was waiting on additional testing for an injury he says is unrelated to the herniated disk R Shared Belief completes final Breeders' Cup tuneup 10/28/2014 06:24pm • MIKE FARRELL Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Shared Belief, the morning-line favorite for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, polished off his final major training on Tuesday.While most of the horses for the championships on Friday and Saturday are already at Santa Anita, Shared Belief wa Love takes shot to ribs in Cavs practice 10/28/2014 04:30pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -- Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love was hit in the ribs Tuesday and taken out of practice as a precaution.Love was not on the court when media members were allowed in for the end of Cleveland's workout. Cavs coach David Blatt said Love, acqui Backup tailback Rod Smith leaves No. 13 Ohio State 10/28/2014 03:59pm • RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Reserve running back Rod Smith has left the 13th-ranked Ohio State team to deal with some personal issues and won't be coming back, team officials said Tuesday.Coach Urban Meyer confirmed Smith's departure in an email and told reporters during a B Backup tailback Rod Smith leaves No. 13 Ohio State 10/28/2014 03:59pm • RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Reserve running back Rod Smith has left the 13th-ranked Ohio State team to deal with some personal issues and won't be coming back, team officials said Tuesday.Coach Urban Meyer confirmed Smith's departure in an email and told reporters during a B NBA commissioner, ex-stars in NYC Marathon relay 10/28/2014 09:16am • RACHEL COHEN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will run the first three miles of the New York City Marathon on Sunday as part of a 24-person relay of basketball luminaries.Dikembe Mutombo will cross the finish line for the group, which is trying to encourage kids to exer Williams' first Hokies team: Small and young 10/27/2014 10:10pm • BY HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Buzz Williams' arrival at Virginia Tech came amid an exodus of players, stripping the program of talent that probably would have given him a better chance to show progress in his first season as the coach.Instead, the program is in major rebu Miller, Harris lead Broncos' defensive resurgence 10/27/2014 07:10pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- After taking vastly different routes to the NFL, Von Miller and Chris Harris Jr. have seen their paths intertwined in 2014 as they lead Denver's defensive revival.Miller, a former first-round pick, and Harris, who went undrafted, spent Red wine baths: The post-workout fad 10/27/2014 03:39pm • Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Florida State looks to guard Thomas for leadership 10/27/2014 03:00pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Aaron Thomas led Florida State in scoring last season as a sophomore. But after losing two seniors, the Seminoles are now looking for Thomas to also be a leader.A versatile 6-foot-5 guard, Thomas has shown the ability to drive to the basket and consistently knock down jump New York Giants LB Jon Beason out for season 10/27/2014 02:10pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- New York Giants middle linebacker Jon Beason is going to miss the rest of the season because of a foot injury.The Giants (3-4) announced Monday that Beason will need surgery to repair his injured right foot. The procedure has not yet been scheduled.Beason tore a ligamen Court in Va. examines death row isolation policy 10/27/2014 06:10am • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia's practice of automatically holding death row inmates in solitary confinement will be reviewed by a federal appeals court in a case that experts say could have repercussions beyond the state's borders.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in