AFP - Newcastle captain Michael Owen has said he and his team-mates were "saddened" to see manager Kevin Keegan quit but warned the Magpies they had to "snap out of the doom".

AP - A late-season meeting between the two top teams in the American League's Central Division highlights tonight's full baseball schedule. Minnesota opens a three-game series against first-place Chicago in the Metrodome. The White Sox have a two and a half game lead over the Twins and a magic number of 5.

AP - Philip Rivers, LaDainian Tomlinson and the rest of the San Diego Chargers simply left no doubt. Frustrated by two gut-wrenching losses, the Chargers raced past nemesis Brett Favre and the New York Jets for a 48-29 victory Monday night in a wild game befitting two original AFL teams.

AP - Rams coach Scott Linehan says Trent Green will replace Marc Bulger at quarterback for Sunday's home game against the Buffalo Bills.

AFP - Sixth-seeded Swede Robin Soderling, playing his first match in almost a month, on Tuesday breezed past Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Thailand Open.

AP - Boston forward Patrice Bergeron had a goal and three assists in his first game since suffering a severe concussion almost 11 months ago as the Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 in a preseason game Monday night.

AFP - UEFA president Michel Platini said Monday the European union is to bolster the efforts of European football's governing body to crack down on betting in football.

AP - Ervin Santana and Francisco Rodriguez combined for a five-hitter, Vladimir Guerrero homered and the Los Angeles Angels beat the skidding Seattle Mariners 2-1 Monday night to set a franchise record for road wins.

AFP - Sacramento Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced his retirement Monday, ending a 12-year NBA career that included winning an Olympic gold medal.

Reuters - The New York Giants' narrow victory over the winless Cincinnati Bengals taught the Super Bowl champions that no team is a pushover, coach Tom Coughlin said on Monday.

AP - What seemed like an annoying kick in the calf turned into a significant medical issue for the Washington Redskins and defensive end Jason Taylor, who underwent a 20-minute emergency procedure Monday and will miss next week's game against the Dallas Cowboys.