Jason Van Hoven

Some compromise on the NBA lockout did come to the forefront on Tuesday after the player's union collectively conveyed that they would be willing to accept the owners' proposed 50-50 split of basketball-related income, however, only if the owners are willing to make concessions on certain system issues.

While institutional support for Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has appeared to be wavering amid the Jerry Sandusky scandal, fans showed up outside his home Tuesday evening, prompting Paterno to walk outside to make a statement. Afterwards, the chant of Let Joe stay! rang high.

Free agent pitcher Mark Buerhle might be a better fit for the New York Yankees than C.J. Wilson -- at least in the minds of a few MLB evaluators.

Forbes.com reported Monday that Michael Vick is the NFL's most disliked player, according to a poll by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research. According to Forbes.com, 60 percent of those polled picked said they dislike, dislike somewhat, or dislike a lot Vick.

According to coach Bronco Mendenhall in his weekly news conference on Monday, the Big East has approached BYU about giving up its football independence and joining the conference's soon-to-be Western division along with Boise State and Air Force.

Nicknamed El Talento and La Potencia for his skill set and style of play, Cuban baseball center field phenomenon Yoenis Cespedes will soon be cleared for free agency and have a handful of teams vying to add him to their roster.

Two Penn State officials -- Athletic Director Tim Curley and Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Gary Schultz -- turned themselves in on Monday on charges of failing to alert police of suspected child abuse by former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and of perjury in their related grand jury testimony.

Give credit to Eli Manning. There may not be another win on the New York Giants' schedule that solidifies him as a top-tier quarterback at this point in his career as much as the one against the New England Patriots in Foxboro does.

Jerry Sandusky, the longtime defensive coordinator for the Penn State Nittany Lions charged with sexually abusing young boys over a 15-year period, including four years when Sandusky still was a member of the staff, was running an overnight football camp for kids on Penn State campuses as recently as last year, according to Deadspin.

Jim McNeil, a freestyle motorcycle rider in the FMX series, died after injuries suffered in a crash during practice for an exhibition prior to the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, an event that is part of the Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Boost Mobile announced Sunday morning.

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman called Bob Garber, the agent for free agent pitcher C.J. Wilson on Saturday, but no offer was made to him according to ESPNNewYork.com. For the Yankees title hopes to increase, Wilson should be their top offseason priority.

Churchill Downs is upon us this weekend as the Breeders' Cup Classic highlights 15 total 2011 Breeders' Cup Championship races.

Matty Alou, brother of Felipe and Jesús Alou died Thursday in his native Dominican Republic at the age of 72. Alou and his brothers all played the outfield for the San Francisco Giants together in 1963, the first trio of brothers to do so.

Porky's actor Wyatt Knight, who starred as bad boy Tommy Turner, died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer treatments.

Pro surfer Kelly Slater was crowned Association of Surfing Professionals champion for the 11th time on Wednesday -- a new world title record -- at the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Search in San Francisco, Calif.

New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw has a cracked bone in his right foot and is considering surgery that could potentially be season-ending and possibly devastating to fantasy owners, according to sources.

Tim Tebow apparently had no problem with Detroit Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch Tebowing after sacking him in the second quarter last week in a game that the Lions trounced the Denver Broncos in by winning 45-10.

Former NASCAR driver and owner Jeremy Mayfield was arrested at his western North Carolina home in Catawba County and charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, adding more hardship to his sordid history with the drug.

Erin Holdsworth, the 28-year-old woman recently arrested for driving drunk and leading Ohio police on a 120 mph wild chase while wearing only a G-string, fishnet stockings and stiletto heels, hid inside a car instead of appearing in court on Wednesday.

The Chicago Cubs fired manager Mike Quade on Wednesday. President of baseball operations Theo Epstein's search for Quade's successor has already begun.

Recently retired St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa received an unlikely, yet sensible job offer as an elephant keeper in Sacramento just days after winning the World Series.

Arizona Diamondbacks president and CEO Derrick Hall will undergo surgery for prostate cancer next week after he was diagnosed in September. Hall is set to have the operation on Nov. 8.

New England Patriots wide receiver and special teams return man Julian Edelman plead not guilty at Boston Municipal Court on Tuesday to charges of indecent assault and battery in groping a woman at a Halloween party in a Back Bay night club called Storyville early Tuesday.

The estranged father of Glee actress Charice Pempengco was stabbed to death in the actress's hometown of Laguna, Philippines after brushing against a drunken man in a grocery store, according to reports.

CC Sabathia, who had until midnight to opt out of his existing four-year, $92 million deal, announced in a video that he and the New York Yankees agreed on a contract extension that will keep him from testing free agency and have him stay until at least 2016.

Tony La Russa, who announced his retirement as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday morning, had previously expressed an interest in remaining in baseball as a special advisor, a position Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is considering hiring La Russa for.

The Tim Tebow era could soon come to an abrupt halt if the Denver Broncos quarteback doesn't show signs of improvement during the Broncos' next game this Sunday.

Only four episodes in and FX has already renewed the horror-drama television series American Horror Story for a second season.

Throngs of St. Louis Cardinals fans packed downtown St. Louis on Sunday to celebrate the team's World Series championship after beating the Texas Rangers in seven games on Friday.