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NFL clears 'Pacman' to play for Cowboys (AP) -

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam

Now that Adam "Pacman" Jones is really back in the NFL, he insists he will try to do everything he can to stay there. The cornerback-kick returner was fully reinstated Thursday from his 17-month NFL suspension, which followed an accumulation of arrests and legal problems, and is clear to play for the Dallas Cowboys during the regular season.


Top-seeded Ivanovic shocked at US Open (AP) -

Julie Coin, of France, reaches for a shot from Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia, during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Coin won 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic lost in one of the biggest upsets in tennis history Thursday, stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open. Coin screamed when Ivanovic's last shot sailed out, then hopped for joy and hit an extra ball high into the stands. Ivanovic quickly gathered her gear and left the court, her hopes of another Grand Slam championship dashed.


Giambi's single lifts Yankees over BoSox (AP) -

New York Yankees' Jason Giambi, right, celebrates with teammates after hitting the game-winning RBI single during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, in New York. The Yankees won the game 3-2.

Two big swings by Jason Giambi invigorated the New York Yankees. Now, can they muster one more run at the playoffs? Giambi saved the Yankees on Thursday, coming off the bench to hit a tying homer in the seventh inning and a game-winning single in the ninth for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Desperate to get back in the pennant race, New York salvaged the finale of a three-game series and won...


Beckett to be examined by Dr. Andrews (AP) - Josh Beckett was scratched again from a scheduled start, and the Boston Red Sox ace plans to have his ailing right elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews. Beckett is to see Dr. Andrews in Alabama on Friday, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said after Thursday's 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees. A serious injury to Beckett would be a major blow to Boston, trying to repeat as World Series champions.
PGA players rip LPGA's English policy (AP) - Imagine what could have happened to Angel Cabrera if he belonged to a tour that required its players to speak English. A powerful Argentine who rose from an impoverished childhood, he won the U.S. Open last year at Oakmont by holding off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk. In the hours after the trophy presentation, Cabrera made his way through a maze of media interviews in Spanish with an interpreter at his...
De La Hoya not done after Pacquiao bout? (AP) - Oscar De La Hoya finally has an opponent for his farewell fight -- only the Golden Boy's tantalizing matchup with Manny Pacquiao might not be his final bout after all. De La Hoya and Pacquiao have confirmed their plan to meet Dec. 6 in Las Vegas, matching the most popular star in boxing with arguably the sport's best pound-for-pound fighter.
Texans WR Williams walking again (AP) - For the first time since injuring his neck and spine last week, Texans receiver Harry Williams has walked by himself. Houston television station KRIV reports that Williams walked by himself Thursday morning at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. He suffered a cracked vertebrate and severe ligament damage in his neck Aug.
Joba hopes to return to Yanks next week (AP) - Joba Chamberlain thinks he could return to the New York Yankees next week, and he expects to be used out of the bullpen. On the disabled list with rotator cuff tendinitis, Chamberlain threw 45 pitches off a mound Thursday and said his arm felt good. His next step will be facing batters in a simulated game Saturday at Yankee Stadium.