EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Brett Favre’s non-traditional arrival in Minnesota is not stopping Vikings coach Brad Childress from taking a traditional approach to the team’s preseason finale against Dallas. The 39-year-old quarterback will not play against the Cowboys on Friday night. “I don’t see the upside,” Childress said on Wednesday. Most teams rest their […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Osi Umenyiora apologized for walking out on the New York Giants. Tedy Bruschi expressed no second thoughts about leaving the New England Patriots. In a week when those defensive stalwarts coming off tough seasons grabbed the spotlight — Umenyiora after a tiff with defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan and Bruschi when he […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have signed free-agent center Mikki Moore. An 11-year NBA veteran, the 7-foot Moore will provide depth in the frontcourt for a team that struggled with injuries at center last season. Moore, 33, averaged 3.9 points and 3.7 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per game last season for Sacramento […]

NEW YORK (AP) — How ’bout them Cowboys? They’re No. 1 in something even before the NFL season begins: total value. The Cowboys are worth $1.65 billion, the most of any U.S.-based sports franchise, according to Forbes magazine’s annual rankings. Only Manchester United of the English Premier League is worth more worldwide, $1.87 billion. The […]

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Bob Estes was on his way to the first tee for a practice round at the TPC Boston on Wednesday when he stopped to look at the FedEx Cup standings. “First time I’ve seen my name atop a leaderboard in a long time,” Estes said. That was the good news. Not […]

MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Marlins’ two star sluggers exchanged heated words in a verbal confrontation in the clubhouse Wednesday, forcing a closed-door meeting as the team faded from the playoff picture. A frustrated and injured Hanley Ramirez said Wednesday that he “got some people upset” for leaving the game early the night before with […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Papelbon bailed Boston out of an eighth-inning jam and Jason Bay, J.D. Drew and Kevin Youkilis homered Tuesday night to help the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 in the opener of a series crucial to the AL wild-card race. Papelbon entered with two runs in and […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston pitcher Junichi Tazawa has rejoined the Red Sox after a few days in the minors. Tazawa was one of five players called up Tuesday when teams could expand their rosters. Tazawa was sent down over the weekend. The 23-year-old righty made his major league debut last month and went […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady zipped passes from 10 yards, lofted softer ones from 25 and showed no sign that his shoulder hurt. It certainly was much better at Tuesday’s practice than it was four days earlier when 350-pound Albert Haynesworth of the Washington Redskins landed on him, forcing his throwing shoulder into the […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have signed free agent guard Marquis Daniels. Daniels is coming off the best of his six seasons, averaging career highs of 13.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in 54 games with the Indiana Pacers, 43 of them starts. The Celtics announced his signing on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Daniels spent three […]