TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals second-round draft pick Cody Brown is out for the season with a dislocated left wrist. The linebacker from Connecticut, the 63rd overall pick, was injured in the Cardinals’ 17-6 preseason loss to the San Diego Chargers on Saturday night. Coach Ken Whisenhunt says the wrist has been put back […]

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN says it will test its ability to televise football games in 3-D with a special screening of the game between No. 4 USC and No. 6 Ohio State at three theaters on Sept. 12. Tickets will be given away to fans listening to ESPN radio affiliates in Los Angeles, Dallas […]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — It doesn’t take Jay Cutler’s return to Denver for the Broncos to find themselves in the middle of a circus. Cutler and the Bears will visit Invesco Field on Sunday night in a preseason game like none other, one that marks the home debuts of coach Josh McDaniels, the man who […]

BOSTON (AP) – Derek Jeter needed one pitch to reach a milestone and get the Yankees going again. New York’s leadoff batter hit the first pitch of the game for a homer, his 2,700th career hit, and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 Sunday night with five homers off Josh Beckett. “We got […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — John Smoltz cleared his mind of all the bad things that happened to him in Boston, fixed his delivery and had a brilliant debut with the St. Louis Cardinals. Smoltz struck out a season-high nine – including seven straight, which he’d never done before – and held the San Diego Padres […]

NEW YORK (AP) — It happened so fast, Eric Bruntlett needed a few moments before he realized he had just ended a game with an unassisted triple play. Bruntlett became the second player in major league history to get the final three outs on his own, accomplishing the feat Sunday to preserve the Philadelphia Phillies’ […]

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Changing diapers doesn’t seem to bother Papa Federer’s game. With a dominant first set on Sunday, Roger Federer showed that he’s in top-of-the-world form after his time off to become a father. A 6-1, 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic brought him the Cincinnati Masters title, his first championship since his twin […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Instead of getting that big improvement in the second game of the preseason, Tom Coughlin and the New York Giants got a reality check. The team that looked so good in beating Carolina in the opening preseason game on Monday took a big step back in dropping a 17-3 decision […]

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Mark Martin has never been a dirty racer. With trophies on the line, or points, or a spot in the season-defining Chase for the championship, he’s prided himself on being a clean driver though 1,000 NASCAR races. So as a sold-out crowd watched to see if Martin would lay a bumper […]

BERLIN – Natalia Rodriguez of Spain was disqualified for tripping favorite Gelete Burka in a hectic finish to the women’s 1,500 meters Sunday at the world championships, giving defending champion Maryam Jamal of Bahrain the gold medal. In a messy final, Rodriguez was scratched from the results list by the race referee for pushing aside […]