Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Saturday he might eventually need surgery on a broken right foot that bothered him during the team's run to the Super Bowl last year.
Roethlisberger aggravated the injury during a game against Buffalo last November, though he did not miss a snap. He played the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs with a special cleat fitted with two metal plates. (AP)
NFL players updated on lockout
Buffalo Bills safety George Wilson said conference calls were held during the past couple of days to update NFL players on the lockout and other issues discussed in recent negotiations with owners. The lockout is in its fourth month.
Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, several owners and players are scheduled to meet again at an undisclosed location this week. One source with knowledge of the discussions said "not much progress" was made in the fourth round of recent meetings, in Hull, Mass. (AP)
Sorenson wins Nationwide race
Justin Allgaier ran out of gas under caution, handing a victory to Reed Sorenson in a chaotic finish to the Nationwide race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Allgaier took the lead from Michael McDowell on the second of three attempts at a green-white-checkered overtime finish. Allgaier held the lead after the final restart and appeared to have the win sealed up when the yellow flag waved for the final time because of another rash of crashes. But Allgaier didn't have enough fuel to make it to the finish after running so many extra laps on the four-mile track.
Sorenson and Ron Fellows took the checkered flag side-by-side and both drivers seemed to think they'd won. NASCAR officials took several minutes to declare Sorenson the winner. (AP)
Vettel takes pole for European Grand Prix
Formula One points leader Sebastian Vettel took pole position for Sunday's European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain. (AP)
Greg Anderson wins K&N Horsepower Challenge
Greg Anderson won the K&N Horsepower Challenge for the second consecutive year, beating Mike Edwards in the final of the Pro Stock bonus event at the NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.
Robert Hight (Funny Car), Del Worsham (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) raced to the No. 1 qualifying spots in their divisions in the regular NHRA Full Throttle competition. (AP)
Sturm retains WBA middleweight title
Felix Sturm (36-2-1) retained his WBA middleweight title with a split-decision win over challenger Matthew Macklin (28-2) in Cologne, Germany. (AP)
Felix, McQuay win 400-meter titles at nationals
Allyson Felix and Tony McQuay won the 400-meter races at the U.S. championships in Eugene, Ore. (AP)
Minnesota golf director resigns amid lawsuit
John Harris, the golf director at the University of Minnesota accused of firing a coach because she's a lesbian, is resigning July 1. Harris said his decision to leave was not because Gophers women's assistant golf coach Kathryn Brenny filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against him last year. The lawsuit is scheduled for a December trial. (AP)
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