Ex-Patriots employee Walsh talks with Goodell, will meet with Sen. Specter

Annika Sorenstam will retire after the season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and delivered a defining moment when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour.

May 13: LeBron James talks about his Mom, his monster dunk, and the Cavs' big Game Four win. (NBC Sports)

Kobe Bryant met the media Monday with a new companion — an electronic stimulation device hooked up to his sore lower back. Plans call for the two to spend a lot of time together for the next couple of days, or longer.

Celizic: Maybe baseball has spoiled us over the past 10 years. It’s given us too many moments, too many heroes — even if they were flawed heroes — doing too many once-in-a-lifetime things. Because the game lacks a bit of panache nowadays.

Asdrubal Cabrera was so excited to make history that he threw it away. Cleveland’s young second baseman turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history Monday night in the second game of a doubleheader against Toronto — then flipped the ball to fans behind the Indians’ dugout.

The Olympic torch relay will be simplified, downscaled and open with a minute of silence Wednesday when a leg starts in the southeastern city of Ruijin, a symbolic gesture to thousands who died in a massive earthquake in central China.

May 12: Christopher Russo releases his frustrations with Matt Walsh, the NHL, and USC. (NBC Sports)

May 13: Detroit's Mike Babcock gives high praise to Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk for their stellar play against the Stars. (NBC Sports)

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Leaping LeBron, riled-up refs, jumbled jockeys and more in this week’s edition.