Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams announced his retirement Thursday, saying “it’s the right time” for him to end a career in which he led his alma mater to the 2002 national championship. Williams coached for 33 years, the last 22 at Maryland, where he played as a guard from 1964-67.

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expressed frustration Thursday in the lack of negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement. During a call with Kansas City Chiefs fans, Goodell reiterated the league’s desire to resume negotiations with the locked-out players. The venue is an important distinction and the commissioner and owners have repeatedly accused the players of walking away from…

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Shaquille O’Neal is expected to play for the Boston Celtics in the playoffs for the first time in Game 3 against the Miami Heat. Coach Doc Rivers said Thursday the center likely will return from a right calf injury Saturday night against the Heat, who lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-0.

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver and “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Hines Ward was briefly detained at gunpoint Thursday in a mix-up over a reported stolen car, but he was released without being arrested, police said. Hines and a woman friend were stopped in her car at about 1:30 a.m.

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A day after Alex Ovechkin and the top-seeded Washington Capitals were swept out of the playoffs, general manager George McPhee said he doesn’t anticipate significant changes — including when it comes to coach Bruce Boudreau. “I expect him to be back. He’s a good coach,” McPhee said Thursday at the team’s practice facility.

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