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Ball practices for first time since appendectomy 08/19/2014 04:02pm • ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Broncos running back Montee Ball returned to practice Tuesday, participating in individual drills in his first on-field workout since undergoing an appendectomy Aug. 4.Ball sat out the team drills when the Broncos squared off against the Houston Texans.Weakside linebacker Da Report: Ohio State QB Miller reinjures shoulder 08/19/2014 10:40am • RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller, among the top contenders for the Heisman Trophy, reportedly reinjured his throwing shoulder during practice.The school declined to confirm he was hurt let alone address the severity of the injury, first repor AP source: Bills WR Watkins day to day 08/18/2014 09:34pm • JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) -- Bills receiver Sammy Watkins is day to day after tests confirmed a diagnosis of bruised ribs. And Cordy Glenn returned to his familiar spot at left tackle during Monday's team drills after missing the first three weeks of training camp with an und Titans RB Greene practices after knee scare 08/18/2014 07:11pm • TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Titans running back Shonn Greene says his right knee didn't hurt during practice Monday, his first workout since it was briefly bent the wrong way in a preseason game.Greene has had two arthroscopic surgeries on that knee within the pa Towles chosen to be Kentucky's starting QB 08/18/2014 01:45pm • GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has named redshirt sophomore Patrick Towles as the Wildcats' starting quarterback, addressing the team's biggest question since last spring.Stoops first tweeted out his decision before Monday morning's practice, then Review: 'Smokey & Friends' duets nice, not vital 08/18/2014 01:00pm • JEFF KAROUB Associated Press Smokey Robinson, "Smokey & Friends" (Verve Music Group)Smokey Robinson doesn't want to be a relic and that's understandable. He deserves for people to know his role as a chief architect of the Motown Sound and bard of the American romantic songbook, while remaining a vit Saints' Drew Brees returns to practice 08/17/2014 10:26pm • BRADLEY HANDWERGER Associated Press METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Drew Brees walked up to the line of scrimmage early Sunday, taking a snap during the New Orleans Saints' pre-practice walk-through.Though the play was only at quarter-speed, the quarterback received a resounding applause from those in attenda O'Brien impressed by Texans rookies 08/17/2014 05:22pm • CHRIS DUNCAN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) -- Texans coach Bill O'Brien is in no hurry to rush his starters back for preseason games. That's giving rookies ample time to impress and many did Saturday night in a 32-7 victory over Atlanta.J.J. Watt, Andre Johnson, Arian Foster and Brian Cushing were a Pirates blow 3-run lead, lose 4-3 to Nationals 08/17/2014 12:06am • HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pirates lefty reliever Tony Watson is not accustomed to giving up homers to left-handed batters.He hadn't allowed one since 2012.That's right: Zero homers off Watson by guys swinging from the left side in a total of 161 at-bats in 2013 and 2014 com Nationals come back in 8th, 9th to top Pirates 4-3 08/16/2014 11:44pm • HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- After Adam LaRoche's two-run homer in the eighth tied the game, and Wilson Ramos' ground-rule double in the ninth won it, Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams called his club "tenacious."Kevin Frandsen, whose RBI single in the eighth started Tennessee's open practice has attendance of 40,000 08/16/2014 10:05pm • STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's newcomers are hoping the open practice Saturday gave them at least some idea of what it's like to perform in front of a big crowd at Neyland Stadium.For the second straight year, the Volunteers tuned up for the season by opening a Bills rookie Sammy Watkins leaves with rib injury 08/16/2014 09:00pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver Sammy Watkins left Saturday night's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first quarter due to a rib injury.Watkins, the fourth overall pick in the draft, walked off the field clutching his side during Buffalo's initial drive of the game af Dumais adds to his collection of national titles 08/16/2014 06:00pm • STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Troy Dumais says a change in his workout approach helped the four-time Olympian roll to his latest national championship.Dumais won the 3-meter competition Saturday at the U.S. diving championships for his 15th national title in a 3-meter even Asche, Utley lift Phils over Giants 5-3 in 10 08/16/2014 03:28am • RICK EYMER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Cody Asche took one look at the starting lineup and felt his confidence grow. Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg challenged him, and that was enough.Asche hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to tie the game and then started the decisive rally with a Utley lifts Phillies over Giants 5-3 in 10 innings 08/16/2014 02:14am • RICK EYMER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Chase Utley was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the top of the 10th inning to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Friday night.Ryan Howard followed with a sacrifice fly against Javier Lopez, and the Phillies sn