The Tigers and Justin Verlander have agreed to an $80 million, five-year contract.

Dominique Jones ignited a comeback by scoring 22 of his 29 points in the second half, and South Florida extended its longest Big East winning streak, stunning Georgetown 72-64 on Wednesday night.

Just as the Indianapolis Colts plan to extend quarterback Peyton Manning’s contract this offseason, the New Orleans Saints will do the same for their quarterback, Drew Brees, according to sources close to the situation.

Comic Jon Stewart told Bill O’Reilly that the “no spin zone” ringleader had become the voice of sanity on Fox News Channel, although “that’s like being the thinnest kid at fat camp.”

Michael Jackson’s doctor is set to be arraigned Friday on a charge connected to the pop singer’s death, a source told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, winner of a league-record four Associated Press MVP awards, eventually could be remembered as the greatest NFL quarterback of all time.

With an extra hour to fill, Wednesday’s clip show focused mainly on singers who did well enough to make it to the Hollywood round.

Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of online content? You’re not alone. Keeping up to speed can be nearly impossible these days, with potentially hundreds or even thousands of daily postings competing for your attention from services like Facebook, Twitter, and RSS feeds.

Pompei: The numbers make the argument that Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith were the greatest to play their positions ever. Rice had more receiving yards than any player in history, and Smith had more rushing yards. The numbers, however, don’t tell the whole story.

Self-help guru James Ray was arrested on three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of participants at a sweat lodge ceremony he organized last year.