CONCORD, N.C. - Thursday's Coca-Cola 600 qualifying session at Charlotte Motor Speedway was fit for "The King."

MESA, Ariz. - Former Airline High School star Justin Gordey went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI and freshman right-hander Phil Maton struck out six in 6 1-3 innings to lead Louisiana Tech (25-27) to a 9-6 victory over Hawai'i (30-25) in an elimination game on Thursday morning at Hohokam Stadium.

What do you get when you combine a few Canadians, a Hawaiian and a smorgasbord of Texans and north Louisianians?

INDIANAPOLIS - There was nothing soft about Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat.

ATLANTA - An arbitrator has upheld the salary cap reductions the NFL placed on the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins for this and next season.

MIAMI - Miami took a big step forward. Indiana lost two forwards.

BEREA, Ohio - Forced to fight for his name in a "public trial" against the NFL, Browns linebacker Scott Fujita vowed he did not participate in the New Orleans Saints' bounty program.

ATLANTA - The NFL made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players' union was not pleased with.

SAN ANTONIO - It's the main event of the Western Conference finals: Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook, All-Star point guards having their best seasons yet. One going for a fourth NBA championship, the other still chasing his first.

HOOVER, Ala. - Mike Mayers pitched seven scoreless innings and Ole Miss eliminated Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday.