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Disgruntled Jets CB Revis skips practice (AP)
New York Jets All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis sat out of practice Thursday while he seeks a new contract. Revis was not on the field with the rest of the team during the voluntary session, the first time this offseason he missed a practice. Revis wants to be the highest-paid player at his position, but was initially scheduled to make just $1 million in the fourth season of his six-year rookie…

Ratings up 17 percent for sports betting Game 1 (AP)
The opener of the Celtics-Lakers NBA finals matched the teams’ meeting two years ago for the highest preliminary rating for a Game 1 since 2004. Los Angeles’ 102-89 win Thursday night on ABC earned a 10.4 overnight rating, up 17 percent from the 8.9 for last year’s Magic-Lakers Sportwetten series. Ratings measure the percentage of all homes with televisions tuned into a program.

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NFL won’t change regular Betting season OT rules (AP)
The NFL isn’t ready to expand the new overtime rule to the regular season. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the issue was tabled during owner meetings in the Dallas area two months after owners voted to remove part of the sudden-death component from overtime in the playoffs. Under the new system, a team that loses the coin flip and immediately gives up a field goal will have a chance to…

‘Skins WR Moss treated by charged doctor (AP)
Washington Redskins receiver Santana Moss told a small group of teammates last week that he received treatments from the Canadian doctor charged with smuggling and supplying human growth hormone. Moss portrayed the treatments as routine — and not involving banned substances — according to teammate Phillip Daniels.