Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells will not play when the third-ranked Buckeyes take on Ohio on Saturday.

Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano has right rotator cuff tendinitis and inflammation, an MRI confirmed, a blow to Chicago's chances of winning the World Series for the first time in a century.

Daunte Culpepper, who starred for the Minnesota Vikings before suffering a major knee injury in 2005, never returning to his past Pro Bowl form, retired from the NFL on Thursday.

The International Olympic Committee is investigating the silver and bronze medalists in the men's hammer throw in Beijing for suspected doping offenses.

As Oklahoma City's NBA team prepared to reveal its name and logo, the NBA's Web site showed "Thunder" as the name and the color scheme as blue, yellow and orange.

A man with one of golf's sweetest swings and most explosive tempers has passed away. Tommy Bolt, the winner of the 1958 U.S. Open championship, was 92.

Dario Franchitti will return to IndyCar in 2009 as the replacement driver for Dan Wheldon at Chip Ganassi Racing.

Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is recovering quickly from cancer surgery, but he knows he'll never be able to escape the disease that turned his life upside down just before the Beijing Games.

The New Orleans Saints will be on their home turf for Sunday's season-opener.

Chad Campbell made one last impression on U.S. captain Paul Azinger and was rewarded Tuesday with a spot on the Ryder Cup team, joining Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan and J.B. Holmes as captain's picks.

Authorities say Jacksonville Jaguars player Richard Collier has been shot and is facing life-threatening injuries.

NFL players will wear a uniform patch this season to honor NFL Players' Association leader Gene Upshaw, who died Aug. 20.

Jimmie Johnson overpowered the field Sunday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway, grabbing his third victory of the season.

Europe captain Nick Faldo has named Ian Poulter and Paul Casey as his wild-card picks for the Ryder Cup squad that will take on the U.S. team September 19th through the 21st at Valhalla in Kentucky.

Mike Weir rolled in a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 4-under 67 and a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Deutsche Bank Championship.

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili says he needs arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left ankle.

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has agreed to contract revisions that will make him the highest-paid football coach in the Big Ten Conference.

Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic is out of the U.S. Open. In one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, Ivanovic lost to 188th-ranked Julie Coin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Thursday.

For the first time since injuring his neck and spine last week, Texans receiver Harry Williams has walked by himself.

Adam "Pacman" Jones has been cleared to play for the Dallas Cowboys this season.

Former Auburn swimmer Eric Shanteau had surgery Wednesday to remove a cancerous testicle after fulfilling his goal of swimming in the Olympics.

Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman has decided to play this season rather than have surgery on two torn ligaments in his left knee.

The NFL has maintained a steady number of black head coaches, while slightly increasing the ranks of minority players, earning a B+ in an annual diversity study.

NASCAR has placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the Sprint Cup Series.

Michael Strahan will not come out of retirement to help out the New York Giants.