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Indianapolis agrees to terms with veteran quarterback Collins
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts are bringing one veteran quarterback out of retirement.
Royals beat Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) - Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler homered, Bruce Chen won four consecutive starts for the first time in his career and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Tuesday night.
Griffin joins Funny Or Die
NEW YORK (AP) - Stymied by the NBA lockout, Blake Griffin is going to work for Will Ferrell instead.
CHALLENGING SCHEDULE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs made significant progress in Year 2 of the Scott Pioli and Todd Haley regime. A middling franchise that won just two games two years previously came from nowhere to finish 10-6, win the AFC West and reach the playoffs for the first time since 2006.
Summitt has early onset dementia
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Pat Summitt struggled for several months with how to tell the women's basketball players at Tennessee, recruits and fans that she was having memory loss problems.
Kansas QB Berglund no longer practicing with team
LAWRENCE (AP) - Highly touted freshman quarterback Brock Berglund will not practice with Kansas this season, even though coach Turner Gill said he remains a part of the program.
Chiefs-Rams game to benefit Joplin recovery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams will use Friday night's preseason game at Arrowhead Stadium to benefit the tornado recovery efforts in Joplin, Mo.
Shalala says 15 Miami athletes being investigated on charges
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - The probe into Miami athletics is growing, with the university looking into the eligibility of 15 athletes who may have accepted improper benefits from a rogue booster.
Colts’ owner Irsay tweets he’s visiting Favre’s hometown
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay posted on his Twitter account Sunday that he was in Brett Favre's hometown, but the quarterback's agent says he has not heard of any interest from the Colts.
Colts players: Manning won’t be out long
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts take Peyton Manning's injury seriously.
McCluster returns to backfield after playing in slot in 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Dexter McCluster is back where he feels most comfortable. That should make opposing defenses decidedly uncomfortable. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound self-described "jitterbug" played mostly running back growing up, but he moved into a slot receiver role while becoming a multi-purpose star at Mississippi. When he was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2010 draft, the idea was to use him a similar fashion, putting him ...
FAMILY ISSUE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On one practice field at the Kansas City Chiefs' training facility Sunday, veteran running back Thomas Jones caught passes out of the backfield along with the rest of the team.
Verlander: First 19-game winner in majors in 2011
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Justin Verlander became the first 19-game winner in the majors, Alex Avila hit his 15th homer and the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Monday night.
Move to SEC could separate Texas A&M from remainder of state
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M always has been in a league with a solid foothold in Texas since joining the Southwest Conference in 1914.
Ravens score three late TDs to upend Chiefs
BALTIMORE (AP) - The lopsided score suggests the Baltimore Ravens solved some of their glaring offensive issues after a lackluster start to the preseason.
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SEASON'S OVER
CHICAGO - Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose is out for the remainder of the season.
Baylor not discouraged after loss to Oklahoma State
Baylor coach Art Briles described his team as disappointed after its first loss of the season. But not discouraged.
Auburn’s rise sets up key matchup
Auburn moves up to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll, setting up the second top-five matchup with Alabama in the history of the Iron Bowl.
Banged-up Chiefs now turning their attention to Broncos
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs could be without their two top pass rushers against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on Sunday after Tamba Hali and Justin Houston were hurt against San Diego.
Struggles in cold weather continue for Denver's Manning
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Red-faced and bundled on the sideline in a parka and stocking cap, Peyton Manning looked nothing the part of the cold-weather quarterback.
