NEW YORK — Jorge Posada is planning to retire after 17 seasons with the New York Yankees rather than pursue opportunities with other teams. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Saturday that the five-time All-Star catcher will announce his retirement this month. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision has not yet been made public. Posada’s plans were first reported by sports radio station WFAN. Read full article > >

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Person familiar with decision tells AP Jorge Posada set to announce retirement

CORONADO, Calif. — The Michigan State Spartans couldn’t feel too bad about losing 67-55 to No. 1 North Carolina in the Carrier Classic on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson. After all, President Barack Obama sat at midcourt as the teams played the first college hoops game on an active flat top. The Veterans Day game was conceived by Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis as a salute to the military. Most of the 8,111 fans were active-duty military. Read full article > >

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Obama watches No. 1 Tar Heels beat Michigan State 67-55 on flight deck of USS Carl Vinson

Workers at Maryland’s maximum-security psychiatric hospital in Jessup, where two patients were slain recently, are calling on the state to address what they describe as problems in treatment and a pervasive climate of fear. In the letter to state officials, they said some patients at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center “are under-medicated and others are over-medicated.” Treatment teams do not get input from the direct-care staff, they added, so the teams “are often out-of-touch and therefore make dangerous clinical decisions regarding these very dangerous clients.” Read full article > >

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Workers at Perkins maximum-security psychiatric hospital allege climate of fear, poor patient treatment

PITTSBURGH — Ask any player on either side of the Capitals – Penguins rivalry and they’ll tell you the same thing: These meetings are always viewed as statement games, regardless of who is in the lineup. Thursday night, in the teams’ first meeting of the 2011-12 season, the bad blood between them bubbled up again. Read full article > >

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Capitals vs. Penguins: Dennis Wideman goal in OT extends Washington’s point streak in Pittsburgh

Motherwell, St Johnstone and Inverness are among the teams in action in the Scottish Communities League Cup.

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Live – Scottish League Cup

The Formula 1 Teams’ Association call on the FIA to reverse their decision on the rescheduling of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

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F1 teams press FIA over Bahrain

Eye the teams, sort the field and figure out who is going to win the big dance this year.

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Forward, March Madness

Rangers chief executive Martin Bain blames verbal abuse of his club’s players at a previous Old Firm game for heightening tension between the teams.

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Abuse led to tension – Gers chief

On the surface, both the Jets and the Patriots project the image of their coaches, and those images reside at N.F.L. extremes. But the teams are far more similar than given credit for.

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Jets and Patriots Are More Alike Than Portrayed

Few sports are as reliant on technology as Formula One and the teams are increasingly making use of vitual racing to get the most out of their cars.

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F1 technology goes virtual

The Giants invited Barry Bonds to their ceremonies even as other teams distanced themselves from players suspected of doping.

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Giants Keep the Door Open for Bonds

We can think of some NFL coaches right now who’d probably like to install this on their teams’ phones: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved on Tuesday a patent from Apple that will prevent users from sending or receiving “objectionable” texts….

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Apple Patents Anti-Sexting Device