CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) — New York Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins returned to practice Monday on a limited basis after missing more than two weeks with a strained left calf muscle. Jenkins, injured on Aug. 1, participated in individual drills during both practice sessions Monday, but hasn’t been cleared to take part in full team […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger has fractured the pinkie finger of his throwing hand and could be out for at least two weeks. Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said Bulger will not play in Friday’s preseason matchup at home against Atlanta and is doubtful for the Aug. 27 game at Cincinnati. […]

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward would love to see if Usain Bolt could make it as an NFL wide receiver. After Bolt ran a world record-setting 9.58 seconds in the 100-meter dash on Sunday, Ward began wondering what kind of downfield threat he would be. “In this game, you have […]

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — NFL officials insist they want a new labor deal. The players association is convinced league owners are after something else: A lockout in 2011. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith told reporters at the Colts’ training camp Monday morning that he expects owners to impose a lockout in two years and […]

JEJU, South Korea (AP) — Baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball. Y.E. Yang played them all as a child. Everything but golf, considered a sport of the elite, with green fees costing several hundred dollars a round. So it wasn’t until he was 19 that Yang, the son of vegetable farmers, picked up an iron at the […]

 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — In his 14th season with the New England Patriots, Ted Bruschi finds himself trying to hold off a group of challengers to his job while adapting to a new defensive look that could impact his role. Bruschi returned to practice Sunday after an extended absence. “Just trying to take care of […]

 Mets third baseman David Wright and Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda were released from the hospital Sunday and Texas second baseman Ian Kinsler was back in the lineup after all three took balls off their heads Saturday. New York spokesman Jay Horwitz said Wright was examined by a neurologist Saturday night and again Sunday morning before […]

 CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Padraig Harrington started the final round at the PGA Championship determined to atone for last week’s meltdown against Tiger Woods in the final round at Firestone. Instead, the Irishman had an even worse collapse Sunday at Hazeltine National. Harrington put two shots into the water and had his playing partner ducking […]

 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two days after being roughed up by the Red Sox, Frank Francisco helped the Texas Rangers knock Boston out of the wild-card lead. Francisco bounced back from the worst outing of his career to pick up the save, Ian Kinsler homered and drove in two runs, and the Rangers passed the […]

 CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — In a year of spoilers at the majors, Y.E. Yang was the biggest of all. He toppled the mighty Tiger Woods. Yang became the first Asian-born player to win a major Sunday with a stunning performance in the PGA Championship, memorable as much for his clutch shots as the player he […]