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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - Former San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller was charged today with assault and other felonies in connection with an incident on Monday at a Fisherman's Wharf hotel, according to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.

The New York Mets have signed former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow to a minor league contract.

Formula One is being bought by Liberty Media, a U.S. company that invests in entertainment and sports, for $4.4 billion.

Colin Kaepernick said Wednesday that he will donate the proceeds from the sale of his jersey -- currently the top selling jersey in the league -- back into the community.

Dallas Cowboys Rookie Ezekiel Elliott was cleared of domestic violence claims. But reports indicate he could still be investigated by the NFL.

CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — Out of golf for more than a year, Tiger Woods said Wednesday he hopes to play the first event of the PGA Tour season next month and could play as much as twice more before the end of the year. Woods said if his rehabilitation from back surgeries keeps going well, he would play the Safeway Open in Napa, California, on Oct. 10-13.

Texas is ranked for the first time under coach Charlie Strong, coming in at No. 11 in the latest Associated Press college football rankings after a rousing opening victory against Notre Dame. The last time the Longhorns were ranked was November 2013, Mack Brown's last as coach. No. 10 Wisconsin also made a big jump into the Top 25 after beating LSU. The Tigers and Fighting Irish were among...

DALLAS (AP) — Former Cleveland quarterback Johnny Manziel has re-enrolled at Texas A&M after his NFL career was derailed by a series of off-field incidents that included a domestic violence charge still pending in court. A school spokesman confirmed Manziel's enrollment Monday, saying he couldn't provide other details because of student privacy laws.

For thousands of athletes there was no time for sleeping in or resting on Labor Day as they participated in the 10th annual Tri Rock Triathlon in Austin.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After two losing seasons and with the pressure of an entire program bearing down, Charlie Strong turned his team over to a freshman quarterback for Texas' opener, something no Longhorns coach had done in more than 70 years. He even called Shane Buechele's mom the night before to say her son would start against No. 10 Notre Dame. She started crying. "I...

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro is the lowest-ranked man to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals since Jimmy Connors in 1991, and it turns out a 27-year-old Argentine can share much in common with a 39-year-old American. At its root, the story captivating fans at Flushing Meadows is the same: the former champion making an unlikely run to reclaim past glory.