Harris, No. 13 Miami look ready for Ohio State - Jacory Harris threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns before sitting out the second half, Leonard Hankerson caught six passes for 115 yards and two scores, and No. 13 Miami rolled past Florida A&M 45-0 Thursday night in the season-opener for both teams. Manning, Brady solid in finale tuneup - Eli Manning and Tom Brady were solid in their final tuneups for the regular season. Hockey World Cup matches postponed by rain - Incessant rain all day prevents play on the fifth day of the women's hockey World Cup. The three Pool B matches scheduled for Thursday are postponed to early Friday to be followed by three Pool A matches. Lay day delays progress in Tahiti - Heavy rains and small waves force organisers to call a lay day for the final of the Billabong Pro Teahupoo in Tahiti. Quarantine-hit carnival wins race against time - Australia's richest thoroughbred horse racing carnival will maintain its international flavour as a new quarantine facility is finally approved to accept foreign raiders. Seattle's Jackson wins third WNBA MVP (AP) - Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson of Australia was selected the WNBA's most valuable player for the third time in her career on Thursday. Jackson was honored before Game 1 of Seattle's best-of-3 Western Conference final against defending champion Phoenix. Also, the Storm's Brian Agler was named the league's coach of the year. Alabama's Dareus ruled ineligible for 2 games - The NCAA has declared Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus ineligible for two games for accepting improper benefits. Mexican fugitive wanted for Cabanas shooting - Colombian police are searching for a Mexican fugitive wanted for the shooting in January of Paraguay soccer player Salvador Cabanas, according to a senior officer. Iowa extends Ferentz's deal through 2020 (AP) - Iowa says it is extending coach Kirk Ferentz's contract through 2020. Ferentz's current deal runs through 2015 and pays him roughly $3 million per season. Ferentz's new deal will total nearly $3.7 million a year. School officials expect the deal to be signed Friday. The announcement Thursday comes just two days before Iowa kicks off its most anticipated season in years. Cowboys WR Bryant, Dolphins GM Ireland shake hands - IRVING, Texas (AP) - Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland and Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant have made amends.

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Mets' Santana strains pectoral muscle (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 8:47 pm]
New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana left Thursday night's game with Atlanta after five innings because of a strained pectoral muscle. It was Santana's shortest outing in 23 starts. The Mets, who were leading 2-1 when he left the game, announced his injury in the bottom of the eighth. Santana threw 43 of 65 pitches for strikes and allowed three hits, one run and one walk with three strikeouts...

Rockies MGR Tracy ejected for arguing (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 8:22 pm]
Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy has drawn his second ejection of the season. Tracy was tossed by home plate umpire Paul Emmel in the sixth inning of Thursday night's game against Philadelphia. Tracy argued vehemently after Emmel ruled that a pitch had struck Mike Sweeney on his right hand with the bases loaded, driving in a run.

Twins RHP Baker leaves with elbow pain (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 8:17 pm]
Minnesota Twins starter Scott Baker left Thursday night's game against Detroit after two innings because of pain in his right elbow. Baker allowed two runs and three hits, including a homer by Don Kelly. He has had trouble keeping his arm loose in some starts this season, and there was no immediate word on the severity of the injury.

Braves activate INF Glaus from 15-day DL (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 7:02 pm]
The Atlanta Braves activated Troy Glaus from the 15-day disabled list Thursday after the infielder missed 14 games with left knee inflammation. Glaus spent his rehab stint at Triple-A Gwinnett playing exclusively at third base, the position he played most of his first 11 years before the Braves signed him as their first baseman last winter.

Marlins C Baker needs Tommy John surgery (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 5:29 pm]
Florida Marlins catcher John Baker will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair an injury to his throwing elbow that sidelined him for most of this season, meaning he might not play again until 2012. Dr. James Andrews will perform the reconstructive surgery Friday, the Marlins said. Baker has been sidelined since May 12 and had hoped to return this year, but he endured repeated setbacks in...

Newly acquired Delcarmen meets Rockies (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 5:25 pm]
Manny Delcarmen has arrived at Coors Field to meet his new bleary-eyed teammates, whom he'll try to help capture the NL wild card. The Rockies traded minor league pitcher Chris Balcom-Miller to the Boston Red Sox for Delcarmen and cash on Tuesday. Rather than have him fly all the way to San Francisco, the Rockies had Delcarmen meet them in Denver, where they returned for one day to play a...

Pedroia may need season-ending surgery (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 5:08 pm]
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is bracing for the possibility of having season-ending surgery on his broken left foot. Pedroia will be examined on Friday. "I have a CT scan early in the morning," Pedroia said Thursday before Boston's game against the Orioles. "If I have to have surgery, we'll do it later in the day." The injury originally occurred in late...

Ford settles suit in Mets prospect death (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 4:50 pm]
Ford Motor Co. on Thursday settled a Mississippi lawsuit over a 2001 accident in which a New York Mets prospect was killed when his SUV crashed in the Florida Panhandle, a lawyer for the player's family said. The settlement came shortly after the jury in Jasper County had awarded $131 million in actual damages to Cole's family and before it was to consider possible punitive damages, Tab...

CC, Granderson give Yankees 4-game sweep (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 3:05 pm]
CC Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn his major league-leading 19th win, fill-in Curtis Granderson homered twice and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0 Thursday for a four-game sweep. Sabathia (19-5) breezed on a steamy afternoon, nicked only by Mark Ellis' clean single leading off the second.

A's Braden leaves with cramps from heat (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 2:03 pm]
Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden has left his latest start because of heat-related cramps. Braden bent over after a pitch in the sixth inning Thursday at Yankee Stadium. He was checked by a trainer and slowly walked off the field. New York led the A's 1-0 at the time.

Yanks' Swisher out with knee stiffness (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 2, 2010, 1:19 pm]
Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher has made an early exit against Oakland because of stiffness in his left knee. Swisher grounded out in the first inning Thursday, then left the game. Curtis Granderson took Swisher's spot in the batting order, and the Yankees repositioned their outfield. The Yankees say Swisher is day to day.

Lincecum ends drought, beats Jimenez 2-1 (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 1, 2010, 10:42 pm]
Pinch-runner Darren Ford scored the go-ahead run from second base on a wild pitch and throwing error in the eighth inning, helping Tim Lincecum end a career-worst five-start skid in the San Francisco Giants' 2-1 victory over Colorado on Wednesday night. Ubaldo Jimenez (17-6) was denied in his fifth attempt at a franchise-record 18th win.

Burnett gets key win as Yankees top A's (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 1, 2010, 10:33 pm]
After A.J. Burnett had a tough outing last week, he found pitching coach Dave Eiland. "He said, 'That's it. No more of these,"' Eiland said. "I said, 'Let's get to work."' Five days later, the Yankees' right-hander has a key September win -- he held Oakland to three runs in six innings and New York beat the Athletics 4-3 to stay in first place in the AL...

Twins get past Tigers 2-1 in 10 innings (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 1, 2010, 10:22 pm]
Danny Valencia's one-out single in the 10th inning drove in Michael Cuddyer from second base and gave the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. The Twins kept their four-game lead over Chicago in the AL Central, improving to 9-5 against the Tigers this season, 7-1 at Target Field.

Brawl mars Marlins' 16-10 win over Nats (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 1, 2010, 10:02 pm]
Nyjer Morgan charged the mound after a pitch sailed behind him, triggering a bench-clearing brawl Wednesday night during the Florida Marlins' 16-10 win over the Washington Nationals. Morgan, recently suspended and criticized by his own manager for questionable acts on the field, left Florida catcher Brett Hayes with a separated shoulder Tuesday night after a home plate collision in the 10th...

Price gets club-record 16th win for Rays (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 1, 2010, 9:25 pm]
Evan Longoria snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single, leading the Tampa Bay Rays past the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Wednesday night for David Price's club-record 16th victory. Price (16-6) allowed a solo homer to John Buck, a double and two infield singles over eight innings. The 25-year-old left-hander walked two and struck out seven before Rafael Soriano worked out of a jam in the ninth...

Burnett pitches Yanks to fifth straight (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 1, 2010, 9:22 pm]
A.J. Burnett bounced back from an awful August by pitching six effective innings and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. The Yankees held their one-game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL East. They'll go for a four-game sweep Thursday with CC Sabathia on the mound.

Chapman hits 103 mph, gets first win (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 1, 2010, 9:15 pm]
Left-hander Aroldis Chapman hit 103 mph on the radar gun during another sizzling inning Wednesday night, then got his first big-league win when the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 6-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cuban left-hander threw two pitches that clocked 103 mph -- his fastest yet -- in his second straight unhittable performance.

Hanson throws 7 1-hit innings in win (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 1, 2010, 8:52 pm]
Tommy Hanson finally got some run support and won for the first time in nearly two months, allowing just one hit in seven shutout innings to lead the Atlanta Braves past the New York Mets 4-1 Wednesday night. Omar Infante and Jason Heyward combined for seven hits at the top of the Braves' order, Martin Prado drove in two runs with a first-inning double and it could have been worse for the Mets...

Nats' Morgan sets off brawl with Marlins (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: September 1, 2010, 8:33 pm]
Nyjer Morgan of the Washington Nationals has charged the mound after a pitch from Florida's Chris Volstad sailed behind him, setting off a wild brawl between the teams. Morgan took a big swing that appeared to graze Volstad's face in the fifth inning Wednesday night. Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez clothes-lined Morgan, knocking off his batting helmet and sending him to the ground.





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