JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Webb Simpson looked at the scores and the weather, neither of which indicated an easy time Friday at Liberty National. He quickly settled on a simple game plan Friday and made it pay off in The Barclays. Simpson took advantage on some of the shorter holes to give him a […]

The Red Sox sell out every game at Fenway Park and are annually in contention in the carnivorous American League East. First baseman Kevin Youkilis is unhappy. “I understand everything’s not positive in this world. But . . . I don’t even think you can take kids to a game anymore,” he told the Boston […]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jerry Jones can keep his video boards right where they are, at least for this season. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday clarified rules on punts that ricochet off the high-definition monitors hanging over most of the field at the new Cowboys Stadium. Perhaps the key part of his announcement is […]

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — After 67 years without it and one season that included all the practices but no games, football is returning to Old Dominion University on Sept. 5. The Monarchs, who last fielded a football team in 1940, will host Chowan in their opener on Saturday, completing a more than three-year buildup that […]

The San Jose Sharks traded veteran defensemen Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich to the Vancouver Canucks on Friday for two prospects in a move to create space under the salary cap. Vancouver also signed 40-year-old free agent defenseman Mathieu Schneider to a one-year contract on Friday. The Canucks are counting on their newest acquisitions to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — In one breath, Serena Williams says she considers herself the favorite at the U.S. Open. In the next, she says she doesn’t want to be touted as the woman to beat at the year’s last Grand Slam tournament, which begins Monday. At one point, Williams says she has no target number […]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall, openly unhappy with the Denver Broncos, was suspended by the team for the rest of the preseason for what coach Josh McDaniels called “detrimental” conduct. Marshall, who has brooded since demanding a trade and asking for a new contract, was informed of the suspension by McDaniels […]

 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Vick zipped a few passes, ran around a bit and even lined up at wide receiver. In his first action in nearly 32 months, Vick has a new role: do-it-all quarterback. So far, the experiment has drawn mixed results. Vick completed a key pass to set up a field goal on […]

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Nix drove in three runs and the Chicago White Sox scored four times in both the second and third innings, beating the Boston Red Sox 9-5 on Thursday night to avoid a four-game sweep. Chicago battered rookie Junichi Tazawa for all nine runs just five days after he pitched six scoreless […]

BOSTON (AP) — Billy Wagner showed up in his new clubhouse and found a No. 13 Boston Red Sox jersey waiting for him. How did he end up with that symbol of bad luck? “Not too hard. It was in my locker,” the left-hander with 385 career saves said Thursday. “I’m coming to a new […]