Niners' Smith has surgery on eye
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Derek Smith underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a damaged muscle connected to his left eye, a delicate injury that hampered his play last season.
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Carolina wide receiver Steve Smith was carted off the field Monday night after breaking his left fibula during the Panthers' 24-14 loss to Green Bay.
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Emmitt Smith waved and bowed to the crowd Sunday as he walked off the field for what might be the final time as an NFL player.
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The San Francisco 49ers have released linebacker Derek Smith, the team said on Tuesday.
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Carolina All-Pro receiver Steve Smith appeared closer to returning from a hamstring injury Monday, going through agility drills and catching balls on the side during the Panthers' afternoon workout.
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Bud Selig, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, had surgery yesterday to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead. The lesion was detected last month during Selig&#39;s annual physical.
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A bad week for the Carolina Panthers got worse yesterday when tailback Stephen Davis underwent arthroscopic knee surgery. The defending NFC champions will be without their workhorse runner for two to five weeks, according to Coach John Fox.
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TEMPE, Ariz., (Sports Network) - Arizona Cardinals running  back Emmitt Smith left Sunday's 13-3 loss to the New York Jets  in the first half with a sprained ankle.
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Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher and a three-time Super Bowl champion, will reportedly call it a career in the near future.
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All-Pro wide receiver Steve Smith will miss the Panthers game Sunday at the Vikings due to a strained right hamstring.
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Steve Smith, who was expected to be a key component of the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers&#39; offensive attack in 2004, suffered a broken left leg in Monday&#39;s season-opening loss to the Green Bay Packers.
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Running back Emmitt Smith is expected to announce his retirement Thursday, according to several media reports.
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Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair will not play the final three games of the season and will have surgery to strengthen the bruised sternum that has plagued him most of the year.
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SALT LAKE CITY (Sports Network) - Utah standout quarterback  Alex Smith has apparently decided to take his skills to the  next level, opting to skip his senior season and enter April's  NFL Draft.
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Former all-pro quarterback Ron Jaworski is performing video surgery on Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell and likes what he sees.
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Terrell Owens, the receiver acquired to take Philadelphia to the Super Bowl, will need surgery on an injured ankle and may miss the playoffs.
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ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Mark Mulder will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week to repair his rotator cuff after getting a second opinion that concurred with the team's diagnosis.