7:15 PM The wife of ex-Baltimore Ravens player Michael McCrary has dropped her petition for protection against the former defensive end. Mary Haley McCrary had alleged that her husband was "violent, threatening and abusive" who would abuse alcohol & prescription drugs

7:00 PM KVAL-TV reports that Oregon has officially fired Ernie Kent after 13 seasons as the Ducks' basketball coach.

6:45 PM New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has joined Jeremy Shockey and Charles Grant in suing former Saints long snapper Kevin Houser over a tax credit investment scam.

6:30 PM New Kansas football coach Turner Gill doesn't want any cursing on his team, including the coaches. And he expects his players to donate at least two hours per semester on projects & causes designed to help others.