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, […]

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Tiger Woods knew this day was coming. He just didn’t want to believe it. He was at Oakmont for a corporate function two months before the 2007 U.S. Open, sitting in an indoor practice facility as he talked about missing the cut a year earlier at Winged Foot. Woods agreed with […]

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Brett Favre unretired again and will be wearing purple this time. Chew on that, cheeseheads. Pulling an about-face on his playing status for the second straight summer, the three-time MVP quarterback will suit up for his old rival Minnesota starting with Friday’s preseason game at the Metrodome. The goal: help […]

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings refuse to concede that they will be rebuilding next season. Detroit signed Todd Bertuzzi to a one-year, $1.5 million contract Tuesday in the hopes that the veteran forward can help make up for some of the Red Wings’ significant losses. After falling one win short of repeating as […]

BERLIN (AP) — Once the gun sounds, Usain Bolt seems to test the very limits of the race — the human race. The Jamaican sprinting sensation put on another amazing performance at the world championships Sunday, shattering his own world record in the 100 meters by .11 seconds to take it down to an almost […]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ivan Rodriguez is coming home to the Texas Rangers. The 14-time All-Star catcher who started his career with the Rangers at age 19 was acquired in a trade Tuesday with the Houston Astros for minor league pitcher Matt Nevarez and two players to be named. “It’s been a long time,” said […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-standing Washington Nationals “face of the franchise” Ryan Zimmerman was in the home clubhouse before Tuesday’s game, fielding question after question about newly signed No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg. A few feet away, wisecracking teammate Josh Bard yelled over: “Did you hear? Strasburg’s going to start tomorrow. And he’s throwing every […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Laurence Maroney knows the perception is out there that he’s an underachiever who keeps getting hurt. So the Patriots running back seen by some as a wasted first-round pick asked a reporter Tuesday for his own view. The answer: productive when healthy. “OK,” Maroney said with a smile. “See, I like […]

BERLIN (AP) — Sanya Richards shook off years of disappointment Tuesday with her first major title in the 400 meters, pumping her fist after crossing the line at the world championships. Her main rival, Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu of Britain, was back in fifth. And for Shericka Williams of Jamaica, it was silver again. “I […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Romo can talk about doing a better job of protecting the football. He can also do certain things in practice to work on that. Next comes trying to make that translate into games for the Dallas Cowboys quarterback who had 21 turnovers (14 interceptions and seven lost fumbles) in 13 […]