The PGA Championship looked a lot like the U.S. Open, with only seven players under par when darkness finally covered Oakland Hills on Thursday and put “The Monster” to sleep.
It sounded like a U.S. Open, too.

The PGA Championship looked a lot like the U.S. Open, with only seven players under par when darkness finally covered Oakland Hills on Thursday and put “The Monster” to sleep.
It sounded like a U.S. Open, too.

Zach Thomas understands the perception some people have after his abbreviated final season in Miami, though he doesn’t agree with it.

Brett Favre held up his new green jersey, hoping he made the right decision.
“To a certain degree, I don’t know what I’m getting into,” he said.

Rich Beem stood over his tee shot on the 18th hole during his final practice session for the PGA Championship, trained his eye down the narrow fairway squeezed between bunkers, waggled his driver and then backed off.

Brett Favre left Lambeau Field just before Green Bay Packers practice Tuesday afternoon, taking a right turn out of the stadium’s back gate — away from the field where the rest of his teammates were assembling for drills.

He complained about the money, control, time and extravagance at the Ryder Cup, some of the same issues that David Duval raised nine years ago without ever having played in one.
At least Hunter Mahan did not call it an exhibition.

Tank Johnson casually strolls off the practice field, shirtless and sporting a wide-brimmed straw hat he had stashed near the end zone.

Kyle Orton will start at quarterback for the Chicago Bears behind an injury-riddled offensive line in Thursday’s preseason opener against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Josh Hamilton hit his 27th homer, rookie Matt Harrison pitched well into the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers hung on for an 8-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
Texas took an 8-2 lead into the eighth, but Richie Sexson’s grand-slam off C.J. Wilson made it a two-run game.

The orange band around quarterback Zac Robinson’s left wrist was inside out, so he had to twist it around to reveal the message inside.
Printed in black letters was Oklahoma State’s preferred ending for this season: Big 12 Champs.
It was with those hopes that the Cowboys opened fall camp this week before meeting Saturday with reporters at the team’s annual media day. Following back-to-back 7-6 seasons that were capped by bowl victories, Oklahoma State wants to make some more noise this season.

Tony Romo was still an obscure backup quarterback who had never thrown a pass in a real game.
He didn’t have a celebrity girlfriend. The undrafted player from a small school could walk around the Dallas Cowboys’ training camp complex and run onto the field wearing his No. 9 jersey without being noticed by the fans clamoring for autographs — or even team owner Jerry Jones.
And that was only two years ago.
“Had we had a little better feel, or a little better read on that, at every step of the way ... I would have said ‘Hello’ to him walking down the hall,” Jones said.
Romo has since been to two Pro Bowls, set team records for yards and touchdowns passing, and his No. 9 jersey — like the one often worn by Jessica Simpson — is now a top seller in the NFL, not only among the Cowboys.
“It’s a different world for him, and I think it should be,” Jones said. “And I think that we’re going to be a benefactor of that.”

Super Bowl or bust?
Not necessarily for Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips. At least that’s what owner Jerry Jones insists.
“It’s wrong to say Super Bowl or Wade doesn’t keep the job,” Jones said. “That is just not correct. That is not a thought to me.”
With Phillips’ supposed successor-in-waiting already on the staff (offensive coordinator Jason Garrett) and being paid like a head coach (about $3 million), there are some who still believe that Phillips has to get the Cowboys to the Super Bowl.
The Cowboys are a legitimate Super Bowl contender, and they go into 2008 as a favorite in the NFC. All 13 Pro Bowl players are back from last season’s team that matched a franchise record by winning 13 games in Phillips’ first season before losing to the New York Giants in the playoffs.

Almost a month since the team formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics began its move to Oklahoma City, some indications of the franchise’s permanency are starting to become known.

Two months ago, Jim Edmonds was released by one of the worst offensive teams in baseball. On Thursday, he slugged his new team to a commanding lead in the NL Central.

 Manny Ramirez era in Boston is over, his homers and headaches shipped far, far away to Los Angeles.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is giving the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre at least one more day to resolve their standoff before granting the quarterback his reinstatement.

 An incoming freshman football player at Oklahoma who was arrested earlier this year on a weapons charge has made a video during which he raps about guns and shooting people.

 Jason Kubel’s three-run homer highlighted an unruly seventh inning in Minnesota’s 10-6 victory over Chicago on Thursday night.

 Ken Griffey Jr. is back in a pennant race.
The Chicago White Sox acquired Griffey from his hometown Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, hoping the 38-year-old outfielder can help them hold onto their slim lead in the AL Central.