BALTIMORE (AP) — Jets vs. Ravens in a preseason game? Yawn. How about a Monday night battle of wits between outspoken first-year head coach Rex Ryan and the sensational defense he helped create? Now that sounds interesting! After building one of the stingiest defenses in NFL history, Ryan left Baltimore during the offseason to oversee […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Vick showed no signs of rust during the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice Sunday, throwing tight spirals with plenty of velocity. “How does Michael look in the offense? He looks pretty good,” offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said. “It was a fairly seamless transition, even though he hadn’t played for two years, because of […]

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Will Power of Team Penske was still being evaluated at a hospital Sunday, a day after breaking two vertebrae in his lower back and sustaining a concussion during a crash in practice for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. Power collided with Nelson Philippe of Conquest Racing during practice Saturday. Philippe […]

TORONTO (AP) — Elena Dementieva’s U.S. Open tuneup was an overwhelming success. The No. 4 seed overcame an ugly first set to beat Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday in the final of the Rogers Cup. Dementieva’s steady play was too much for an error-prone Sharapova to handle in the first all-Russian final in tournament […]

BERLIN (AP) — LaShawn Merritt raised the metallic blue baton high in the air as he crossed the finish line. Sanya Richards went with a simple flicking motion. Both fine ways to celebrate a gold medal. Bottom line? Both still had the stick in their hands at the finish. The Americans got the baton around […]

DENVER (AP) — Rookie outfielder Carlos Gonzalez has been held out of the Colorado Rockies’ lineup after suffering a puncture wound to his left hand. The Rockies say Gonzalez hurt himself when he caught a steak knife as it fell off a plate while he was putting a dish in the kitchen sink at home […]

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Busch saved his season Saturday night by winning a gutsy side-by-side sprint to the finish against Mark Martin at Bristol Motor Speedway. Fighting hard for a berth in the Chase for the championship, Busch drove a steady and smooth race at one of the toughest tracks in NASCAR to climb […]

CHICAGO — Jay Cutler showed why his arrival in Chicago has created such a stir. Playing a game with the Bears for the first time at Soldier Field, Cutler was sharp from the outset Saturday night in leading a 17-3 victory over the New York Giants. Cutler completed 8 of 13 passes for 121 yards […]

By The Associated Press TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera homered, Ervin Santana won his fourth straight start and the Angels beat slumping Toronto. Guerrero broke a 3-all tie with a solo shot in the sixth inning and Rivera provided some insurance with a two-run drive in the eighth. The AL West leaders avoided […]

SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Cristie Kerr nearly took the head off of a fake swan, and Michelle Wie overshot the green. And they still managed to halve the hole. Kerr and Wie overcame two ragged final holes to salvage a 1-up foursome win at the Solheim Cup on Saturday afternoon, keeping the Americans tied […]