Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson and Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman were named the NBA's Eastern and Western Conference players of the week, respectively, for the period ending November 8.

The Boston Red Sox have exercised the club option on catcher Victor Martinez for the 2010 season, but declined to pick up options on both Jason Varitek and shortstop Alex Gonzalez.

Alex Ovechkin says he was joking when he told a reporter over the weekend that he could be out more than a month.

Kurt Busch managed to conserve enough fuel to win Sunday's Dickies 500, while Jimmie Johnson crashed in the opening laps and saw his points lead drastically reduced at Texas Motor Speedway.

Phil Mickelson's victory at the HSBC Champions on Sunday helped him trim Tiger Woods' lead at the top of the world rankings.