AP - Coming out of high school, Troy Aikman wasn't sure he was good enough to be a college quarterback. He did know he wanted to win a national championship, so he headed to Oklahoma with a backup plan.

AP - Barry Collier resigned as Nebraska's basketball coach Tuesday to become athletic director at Butler, where he coached for 11 years.

Trevor Graham, the coach of American sprinter Justin Gatlin, could face up to two years of ban if the Olympic and 100-meter record holder is found guilty of taking performance-enhancin­g drugs intentionally. Graham has gained notoriety after several athletes he coached tested positive for dope....

AP - A state trooper charged with running a massive gambling ring with retired hockey star Rick Tocchet and another man is due in court Thursday, his lawyer said.

AP - Alfio Basile is the new coach of Argentina's national soccer team, the second time he has held the job.

Four Miami Hurricane players, including running back Tyrone Moss and receiver Ryan Moore, were suspended for the Sept. 4 season opener against Florida State because they violated team policy. Coach Larry Coker says linebacker James Bryant and receiver Rashaun Jones also were suspended....

Reuters - Coach Inc. on Tuesday posted a 31 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit as demand for its leather and canvas handbags continues to grow.

Miami Dolphins coach Nick Saban declines an invitation to dine with President Bush, saying his team takes priority. Former Dolphins quarterback and NFL Hall of Famer Dan Marino took Saban's place at dinner Sunday night.

AP - With Justin Gatlin preparing to defend himself on doping violations, the spotlight turned squarely on Trevor Graham, the track coach associated with at least a half-dozen athletes who have received drug suspensions.

AP - The Indianapolis Colts put Pro Bowl safety Bob Sanders on the physically unable to perform list Monday, a move that had been expected.

AP - Justin Gatlin's coach could face a two-year ban if the Olympic and world champion sprinter is found guilty of a second doping violation, the sport's international governing body said Monday.

AP - When the White House called with an invitation to dine with President Bush, Dan Marino took it. But the coach of his former team said no.

Michael Johnson rejects claims by Justin Gatlin's coach that the sprinter was a victim of drugs sabotage.

AP - While his coach claimed Justin Gatlin's positive drug test was a result of sabotage, the leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency called for the American sprinter to be banned for "up to life" if the results are confirmed.

AP - As a coach, Marv Levy always ran relatively easy training camps. He's doing the same as Buffalo's new general manager, although that didn't keep the Bills from having the first player of the NFL preseason to be hospitalized for heat-related problems.

AP - Four seasons in the NFL haven't changed Jeremy Shockey. The three-time Pro Bowl tight end is still playing hard, partying hard, dying to win a championship, and saying things that will raise the eyebrows of the New York Giants and coach Tom Coughlin.

AP - As a coach, Marv Levy always ran relatively easy training camps. He's doing the same as Buffalo's new general manager, although that didn't keep the Bills from having the first player of the NFL preseason to be hospitalized for heat-related problems.

Reuters - Coach Inc. , whose shares have shed about 15 percent this year on worries that its brisk growth rate will cool amid a consumer spending slowdown, is likely to raise its fiscal 2007 earnings outlook this week, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.

Justin Gatlin's coach claims the World and Olympic 100m champ has been "sabotaged" after he failed a drugs test.

AP - Consecutive record-setting seasons hasn't stopped New York Giants running back Tiki Barber from thinking about life after football, possibly even after this season.