Giants’ Burress shot in right thigh.

Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh and spent the night in the hospital, another dramatic turn in a tumultuous season in which the star New York Giants receiver has been fined and suspended. The Giants said the shooting happened Friday night and he was released from the hospital early [...]

Dolphins suspend DT Soliai for Sunday’s game.

Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Paul Soliai was suspended for the second time this season for an unspecified violation of team rules. Soliai will not play Sunday when the Dolphins visit the St. Louis Rams. He also missed a game against the Baltimore Ravens last month. The 6-foot-4, 355-pound Soliai, who’s in his second NFL season, [...]

NFL Injury Report.

The updated National Football League injury report, as provided by the league: SUNDAY ATLANTA FALCONS at SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – FALCONS: OUT: T Sam Baker (hip, back), WR Laurent Robinson (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: DE John Abraham (neck), LB Keith Brooking (knee), K Jason Elam (left hip), WR Brian Finneran (hamstring), CB Brent Grimes (knee, quadricep), DT [...]

Colts’ Sanders to miss Cleveland game.

Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders will miss Sunday’s game in Cleveland against the Browns because of his ailing right knee. Last season’s NFL defensive player of the year did not make the trip to Cleveland. Sunday’s game will be the third straight game that Sanders has missed. He missed five games earlier this season with [...]

Top 25 Capsules for Saturday.

(2) OKLAHOMA 61, (12) OKLAHOMA STATE 41 STILLWATER, Oklahoma Bedlam turned into mayhem, and it resulted in bedlam for the Big 12 Conferences South Division. Second-ranked Oklahoma downed No. 12 Oklahoma State, 61-41, in The Bedlam game on Saturday to create a three-way tie in the Big 12 South. Sam Bradford threw for 370 yards [...]

Florida Harvin injures ankle against FSU.

Florida could be without leading receiver Percy Harvin for the Southeastern Conference championship game against top-ranked Alabama. Harvin sprained his right ankle Saturday against Florida State, and coach Urban Meyer called him questionable for the title game. Harvin, who leads the Gators with 35 receptions for 595 yards and seven touchdowns, twisted his ankle on [...]

Thurman Thomas honored at Oklahoma State.

When Thurman Thomas chose the Bedlam rivalry game as his chance to be honored on Oklahoma State’s campus for his upcoming induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, he had no idea what he was getting into. Not only was the annual game between the Cowboys and rival Oklahoma the biggest game in the [...]

Rangers put Loe on waivers.

Rangers put Loe on waivers. Kameron Loe was put on unconditional release waivers Wednesday by the Texas Rangers, freeing him to sign with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of Japan’s Pacific League. The 27-year-old right-hander was 1-0 with a 3.23 ERA in 14 relief appearances over five stints with the Rangers this year. In his final [...]

Francisco Rodriguez agent won’t start detailed discussions.

Francisco Rodriguez agent won’t start detailed discussions. With teams until the winter meetings open in Las Vegas on Dec. 8. Paul Kinzer, who represents the free-agent closer, doesn’t expect the marketplace to get busy for another 10 days. “I’ll probably see the Mets at the winter meetings. I don’t have anything else planned,” he said [...]

BoSox explore catching options.

BoSox explore catching options. Jason Varitek and the Red Sox might discover that being togetheris better than being apart, but if the team and its free agentcaptain can’t agree on what likely would be at least a two-yeardeal, where would the sides go from there? The Sox will not wait to settle the Varitek issue [...]