AP - Paul Azinger was watching from his cart on the 13th hole when he decided to toss a few lapel pins toward his 13th man.

AFP - World No.3 Novak Djokovic and French star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga -- the finalists in this year's Australian Open -- will top the draw at the Brisbane International, organisers said Wednesday.

AP - Auburn tailback Brad Lester has returned to practice but his status remains uncertain for Saturday's game with No. 6 LSU. Lester was held out of contact drills in Tuesday's practice for 10th-ranked Auburn with a sprained neck sustained against Mississippi State.

AFP - Luiz Felipe Scolari has warned his Chelsea stars not to get carried away after their Champions League demolition of Bordeaux.

AP - Chicago's Gavin Floyd picked a fine time to "become a man." Minnesota's Joe Nathan chose the wrong time to show he's human.

Reuters - The Seattle Seahawks have bolstered their depleted wide receiver corps by re-acquiring former player Koren Robinson, the team said on Tuesday.

AP - Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has discussed the possibility of his team playing at Rice Stadium if repairs to Reliant Stadium from Hurricane Ike can't be made in time for its first home game on Oct. 5.

AP - Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama made ground zero their common ground for one rare day, free of politics and infused with memory. Putting their partisan contest on a respectful hold, they walked together Thursday into the great pit where the World Trade Center towers once stood and, as one, honored the dead from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

AP - Ryan Howard rallied the Philadelphia Phillies back into first place, hitting a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning for his fourth hit in an 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.

AP - Dioner Navarro singled with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning, enabling the Tampa Bay Rays to beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 and remain in first place in the AL East.

AP - The Chicago Cubs did what no other National League team has been able to do this season. They beat CC Sabathia. Ryan Dempster got his 16th win and Chicago sent the Milwaukee Brewers to their fifth straight loss, holding on for a 5-4 win Tuesday night that spoiled interim manager Dale Sveum's debut.