49ers long snapper Kyle Nelson was suspended 10 games without pay by the NFL for violating the league's policy on PEDs.
The Browns seem ready to welcome back Josh Gordon if he is reinstated by Roger Goodell and he convinces the team that he has learned from his mistakes.
Dwight Howard has been suspended for the Rockets' game against the Heat on Tuesday for swiping the arm of a referee in Saturday's loss to the Wizards.
Junior quarterback Maty Mauk was "permanently" dismissed from the Missouri football team for "violating team rules," coach Barry Odom said Thursday.
Clemson receiver Deon Cain, kicker Ammon Lakip and tight end Jay Jay McCullough have been sent home before the Tigers' College Football Playoff semifinal for violating team rules.
Markieff Morris was suspended for two games by the Suns after an incident Wednesday in which he threw a towel toward coach Jeff Hornacek, who said Morris was upset at being taken out of the game.