PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Eagles aren’t giving up hope of having Donovan McNabb on the field when they play their home opener Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. McNabb made a brief appearance on the practice field Thursday afternoon but did not take part in any drills, after fracturing his rib on a touchdown run […]

 BOSTON (AP) — Alex Gonzalez hit a bases-loaded blooper down the left-field line with two outs in the ninth inning on Wednesday night to give the Boston Red Sox a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Boston trailed 3-0 and 7-5 before tying the game in the bottom of the eighth. The Angels took […]

TORONTO (AP) — Andy Wozniewski’s tiebreaking goal in the third period lifted the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in an exhibition game. Steve Begin and Brad Marchand also scored for Boston while Tyler Bozak and Viktor Stalberg tallied goals for Toronto. The Maple Leafs kicked off […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury spent the summer of 2008 being constantly reminded about the save he didn’t make. With the Pittsburgh Penguins desperate to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals against Detroit and force a Game 7, Fleury deflected a Henrik Zetterberg shot 7½ minutes into the third period. Fleury searched all […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Driver defections and sponsor cutbacks have raised never-ending questions about Chip Ganassi’s organization during his roller-coaster nine seasons in NASCAR. Is his team stable? Does he have suitable funding? Why do drivers keep leaving? And, when will the team win races? It’s tiring for Ganassi, who sometimes bristles or offers sharp […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Brand, who fired Bob Knight as Indiana University basketball coach and went on to become NCAA president, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer. He was 67. The first former university president to run college sports’ largest governing body, Brand worked to change the perception that wins supersede academics and earned accolades for […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Attention, Packers fans: Chad Ochocinco could be headed for a grandstand near you. The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver says he’ll do a celebratory “Lambeau Leap” into the end zone seats if he scores in Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field. “I’m looking for the Cheeseheads to embrace ‘Ocho,’” he said Wednesday […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Watching the film of their last game against the Dallas Cowboys hasn’t been a lot of fun for the New York Giants offensive line. When they weren’t pulling Eli Manning off the ground after each of the Cowboys’ eight sacks, the guys who make the Giants offense go were either […]

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The NFL assessed $125,000 in fines to the New York Jets and former coach Eric Mangini on Wednesday for violating the league’s rules on injury reporting with former quarterback Brett Favre last season. The Jets failed to place Favre, now with the Minnesota Vikings, on the injury report during the […]

 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady had a succinct response to all the talking Jets coach Rex Ryan has done about the Patriots and their coach. “Talk is cheap,” the Patriots quarterback said Wednesday with a smile. A few hours later, Ryan also spoke calmly. The rookie head coach said he stood by his remarks […]