FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Undrafted rookie quarterback Brian Hoyer is Tom Brady’s only backup, at least for now. The New England Patriots trimmed their quarterbacks to two on the depth chart by releasing Andrew Walter on Friday. Walter, signed by the Patriots on Aug. 3 four days after he was waived by Oakland, appeared to […]

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Tiger Woods created a slight stir Thursday morning on the TPC Boston when a Nike representative approached him on the first tee carrying two putters. One was the Scotty Cameron model that Woods has used in 72 worldwide victories and 13 majors over the last 11 years. That’s the putter he […]

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not quite the case that 17-year-old Melanie Oudin and her family knew for sure she would get this far, this fast. Not when Melanie was 7, hitting buckets of tennis balls with Grandma Mimi back home in Marietta, Ga. Not a couple of years later, when Melanie and her twin […]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Goaltender Roberto Luongo chose to finish his career in Vancouver because he believes the Canucks can win a Stanley Cup. The 12-year, $64-million contract extension he signed on Wednesday may help. Luongo’s new contract comes with an annual salary cap hit of just $5.33-million, which is down from the $6.75-million […]

 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie Brian Hoyer staked his claim to be Tom Brady’s backup. After Eli Manning and David Carr passed the Giants to a 21-point first-quarter lead, Hoyer brought the Patriots back for a 38-27 exhibition win Thursday night. The undrafted free agent from Michigan State helped his chances to become Tom Brady’s […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carl Edwards will race this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway despite breaking his right foot playing frisbee. Edwards is on crutches but was cleared to race in both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series by doctors from the University of Missouri. He is from Columbia, Mo., and was injured in a hometown […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Vick got the green light for full reinstatement in the NFL on Thursday when commissioner Roger Goodell said the disgraced quarterback could play later this month instead of waiting until October. Vick, recently signed by the Philadelphia Eagles, will now be able to play in the Sept. 27 game at […]

 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Clay Buchholz pitched six effective innings, Jason Bay drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox hurt Tampa Bay’s playoff hopes with a 6-3 win over the Rays on Thursday night. The Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the Rays — Boston’s first series win at Tropicana Field […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Long before Derek Jeter ever dug into the batter’s box at Yankee Stadium, raised his right hand and asked the ump for time to settle his spikes, he gave hints of what might come. He was just a skinny teen, traveling around the mosquito pits of the South Atlantic League, when […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pat Burrell snapped an eighth-inning tie with a RBI single and Evan Longoria followed with a two-run homer Wednesday night to help Tampa Bay avoid falling farther back in the AL playoff race with an 8-5 victory over Boston. A night after playing poorly in the opener of a series […]