AP - Brett Favre's reinstatement to the NFL was held up again Friday as the three-time MVP mulled getting paid not to play through a marketing deal with the Green Bay Packers that could resolve the standoff over his retirement.

AP - Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks ruined Manny Ramirez's debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Johnson (9-7) won his fifth straight start and climbed within seven wins of 300, allowing an unearned run and five hits over six innings in Arizona's 2-1 victory Friday night.

AP - Yuri Fudoh of Japan and Ji-Yai Shin of South Korea shot a 4-under 68 Friday to lead by one stroke and equal the halfway record at the Women's British Open, while Annika Sorenstam's 72 will be just enough to make the cut.

AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as a model of professionalism ahead of the Norwegian's testimonial against Espanyol at Old Trafford on Saturday.

AP - Manny Ramirez and Ken Griffey Jr. are headed to new teams. Now, let's see how much they influence the pennant races. With more than 1,100 homers between them, two of baseball's greatest sluggers switched leagues just before the trade deadline Thursday to play prominent roles for playoff contenders.

AP - Mavericks owner Mark Cuban must immediately pay Don Nelson $6.3 million, an arbitrator ruled in settling a long-running battle over the former Dallas coach's compensation package.

AP - Manny Ramirez is heading west, a summer rental of sorts for the Los Angeles Dodgers following an ugly exodus from Boston.

AP - Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says a potential marketing contract for Brett Favre could benefit the star quarterback and the team. More importantly, it also could resolve their standoff over Favre's retirement.

AP - Maria Sharapova will miss the U.S. Open because of a bad right shoulder .

AP - Michelle Wie put herself in contention to make her first cut in eight tries on the PGA Tour, shooting a 1-over 73 in Thursday's opening round of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open that left her eight strokes behind leader Jeff Overton.

AFP - Reigning French Open champ Ana Ivanovic was sent crashing out of the WTA Rogers Cup, losing her third-round match to unseeded Austrian Tamira Paszek 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.

AFP - Manchester City reached the second qualifying round of this season's UEFA Cup with a 2-0 win over part-timers EB/Streymur from the Faroe Islands that gave the Premier League side a 4-0 aggregate victory.