AP - Bobby Murcer succeeded Mickey Mantle, played in pinstripes with Don Mattingly and watched proudly from the broadcast booth when the New York Yankees returned to power.

AP - The Packers aren't about to let Brett Favre become a free agent. And while he's now free to return to Green Bay for another season, there's no guarantee he'll be the Packers' starting quarterback if he does.

AFP - Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka missed his chance for a second Gstaad Open final on Saturday in a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 loss to Victor Hanescu.

AFP - Football legends Pele and Gordon Banks both warned Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo against walking out on Champions League winners Manchester United and moving to Spanish giants Real Madrid on Saturday.

AP - Damion Easley twisted away from an inside pitch and backed away from the plate to give his sore left leg a brief rest. The New York Mets second baseman felt much better moments later.

AP - Take a bow, Kyle Busch. He did exactly that after winning again Friday night. Busch added another Nationwide Series victory to his column Friday night, winning the Dollar General 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway.

AP - Dwain Chambers has won the 100 meters at Britain's Olympic trials.

AP - The Green Bay Packers' general manager and coach don't plan to grant Brett Favre's request for his release. If he does rejoin the team, they told The Associated Press, it won't be as the starting quarterback.

AP - Picking up where she left off after a course-record 60, Paula Creamer shot a 6-under-par 65 Friday to build a six-stroke lead through two rounds of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

AFP - Second seed Fabrice Santoro of France advanced to the semi-finals of the 385,000-dollar ATP Hall of Fame Championship grass-court tournament with a straight-sets victory here on Friday.

AFP - Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas, who played a key role in Spain's Euro 2008 victory, should win the Ballon d'Or award as the world footballer of the year, Spanish legend Emilio Butragueno said Friday.

AP - Roy Halladay threw a two-hitter and Matt Stairs and Rod Barajas homered to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.

AFP - Federal authorities are investigating Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden and special assistant Jose Rijo for possible roles regarding Major League Baseball signings of players from the Dominican Republic, US television sports network ESPN reported Saturday.

Reuters - Record-breaking quarterback Brett Favre has changed his mind about retirement and is looking for a team for next season, according to media reports on Friday.