Reuters - Twice Pro Bowl safety Bob Sanders of the Indianapolis Colts suffered an ankle sprain and will be out for several weeks, head coach Tony Dungy said Wednesday.

AP - Brandon Webb pitched seven solid innings Wednesday night and added a key two-run double, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6 and gain ground in the NL West.

AP - Out with the new, in with the old. With the passing offense sputtering in two losses to open the season, Minnesota coach Brad Childress decided the Vikings can no longer afford to let 25-year-old quarterback Tarvaris Jackson learn on the job.

AP - For one game, the Milwaukee Brewers got by minus Ben Sheets.

AP - Alex Rodriguez became the first player with 35 homers and 100 RBIs in 12 seasons — one more than Babe Ruth — and the New York Yankees slowed the Chicago White Sox's pursuit of the AL Central crown with a 5-1 victory Wednesday night.

AP - Willy Aybar, Gabe Gross and Fernando Perez homered off Tim Wakefield and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Wednesday night to move closer to their first playoff berth.

AFP - Russian fourth seed Dinara Safina became the first player to reach the quarter-finals when she whipped Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday.

AFP - No club has retained the Champions League since the format was introduced in 1992 -- but Manchester United will look to break the mould when they embark on this season's campaign at home to Villarreal of Spain on Wednesday.

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.