SAN FRANCISCO — Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Jose is disputing MLB's exemption from federal antitrust law, which MLB has used as a “guise” to control team locations, according to the suit.

The San Francisco Giants have objected to the A's potential move on grounds they relied on territorial rights to the San Jose-area market when they built their ballpark, AT&T Park.

The lawsuit contends that such territorial rights reduce competition and harm consumers.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez was honored with the 2013 Good Guy Award from the Professional Football Writers of America.Gonzalez, who recently announced he will play one more season after originally planning to retire, was awarded for his professionalism in helping pro football writers do their jobs.Gonzalez had one of his best seasons at age 36 as the Falcons went 13-3. He caught a team-high 93 passes for 930 yards and eight touchdowns, earning his 13th Pro Bowl appearance.

After 16 consecutive years showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament citing a lower back injury.Williams, who turned 33 on Monday, never had missed Wimbledon since making her debut there in 1997, although she lost in the first round a year ago.