Former Duke point guard Greg Paulus says he’ll bring the work ethic and winning culture he learned from coach Mike Krzyzewski to the starting quarterback job at Syracuse. Paulus, who graduated early from Duke and received an NCAA waiver to play football for the Orange as a graduate student, was named the starter by coach […]

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Brett Favre’s old boss isn’t surprised the iconic quarterback is back in the NFL. Eric Mangini, who coached Favre last season with the New York Jets before being fired and taking the same job in Cleveland, said Wednesday that he wasn’t too surprised that No. 4 signed with the Minnesota Vikings […]

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Veteran cornerback Eric Green has been released by the Miami Dolphins, leaving rookies Sean Smith and Vontae Davis to contend for a starting job. Green had been a disappointment in training camp, and his contract was terminated Wednesday. He signed with Miami as an unrestricted free agent in March after four […]

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — No need to hide the beer before University of Rhode Island football games this season. URI said Wednesday that it would allow fans to drink alcohol while tailgating before Rams games. The school plans to provide a public tailgate lot and a special tailgate area for donors. URI says in […]

BERLIN (AP) — First the sprints, now the hurdles. The Jamaicans are taking over that, too, from the Americans. Brigitte Foster-Hylton captured the 100-meter hurdles title Wednesday, giving the island nation its first gold in the event at the world championships. Delloreen Ennis-London also won the bronze for Jamaica. “We’re doing very good and we’re […]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — “Everyday Eddie” won’t be pitching for a while. The Texas Rangers put left-handed reliever Eddie Guardado on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday because of an inflamed left knee. The move was retroactive to Saturday. The Rangers called up right-hander Willie Eyre from Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 38-year-old Guardado is 1-2 with […]

BERLIN (AP) Facing questions about her gender, South African teenager Caster Semenya easily won the 800-meter gold medal Wednesday at the world championships. Her dominating run came on the same day track and field’s ruling body said she was undergoing a gender test because of concerns she does not meet requirements to compete as a […]

TORONTO (AP) — David Ortiz homered and scored three times, including the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Tuesday night. Jason Bay also homered for the Red Sox, while left-hander Hideki Okajima (4-0) pitched one perfect inning for the win. Marco Scutaro hit […]

Venus Williams loses in 2nd round in Toronto TORONTO —Venus Williams’ tuneup for the U.S. Open hit a surprising roadblock Tuesday with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round of the Rogers Cup. Williams, seeded third, lost to an opponent ranked No. 64. Williams was playing at this tournament […]

TORONTO (AP) — Red Sox right-hander Tim Wakefield threw a bullpen session before Tuesday’s game at Toronto and is not yet healthy enough to return to Boston’s starting rotation. Wakefield, 11-3 with a 4.31 ERA, has been out since July 18 with a sore back that has led to nerve irritation in his left calf, […]