GROVE CITY — Three Grove City College football players — including Mars graduate and senior running back Shane Kaclik — will compete for Team Stars and Stripes in the fourth annual Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) at 1 p.m. Saturday in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Senior guard Josh Bermann and senior inside linebacker Jason Ferguson will also play in the Division III all-star game against a 64-man team of Mexican college all-stars.

Kaclik rushed for 1,098 yards and 15 touchdowns this season.

IRVING, Texas — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the owners meetings that the league would spend the next few months exploring playoff expansion to 14 or 16 teams.Currently, 12 teams make the playoffs — eight division champions and two wild cards in each conference.

DIX HILLS, N.Y. — Jovan Belcher was remembered for the accomplishments of a life that ended so suddenly and violently.Several hundred mourners gathered for the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker's funeral near his hometown on Long Island. The 25-year-old Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend on Dec. 1, then drove to the Chiefs practice facility and committed suicide in front of team officials.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Construction work at Lambeau Field sparked a minor fire that caused about $5,000 in damage to the Green Bay Packers stadium.

HOUSTON — Abby Wambach scored twice to become only the second soccer player to reach 150 international goals, and the United States beat China 4-0 in an exhibition game Wednesday night.

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers are on track to become only the second major league team with a $200 million payroll and could end the New York Yankees' streak of 14 years as baseball's biggest spender.The Dodgers are at $214.8 million for 21 signed players next season, according to a study of their contracts by The Associated Press.

LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech hired one of its own, bringing back former Red Raiders quarterback Kliff Kingsbury to become the head coach.The 33-year-old Kingsbury was the offensive coordinator at Texas A&M this year.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, who has led the Crimson Tide to its second straight national title game, said he will return for his senior season instead of entering the NFL draft.