AP - Daunte Culpepper and Ben Roethlisberger, who entered training camp as question marks because of injuries, will start the exhibition openers for their teams.

AP - Ted Lilly threw six shutout innings, Bengie Molina backed him with a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays began a 10-game trip with a 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins Thursday.

AP - Mark Teixeira and Michael Young hit three-run doubles in consecutive innings and the Texas Rangers beat Seattle 8-2 Thursday night to move a game ahead of the Mariners and out of last place in the AL West.

Kasey Keller's teammates choose the U.S. goalkeeper to be captain of German soccer club Borussia Moenchengladbach. He says he's proud of the trust his German Bundesliga club teammates placed in him by electing him full-time captain. It's the first time he's held that post in his career....

AP - Whether you're the classic fantasy football geek who has been memorizing stats since May or the casual player who just tore a rankings list from a brand-new magazine, the first round of the draft has always been the great equalizer.

AP - Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker will testify in the Mitchell investigation into steroid use in baseball, and said he assumed he was called because of his relationships with Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa.

Manchester United has signed goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak in a year-long deal with West Brom. The loan agreement will trade the Polish goalie for defender Paul McShane and goalkeeper Luke Steele, permanently.

AP - Terrell Owens wore his new silver and blue uniform Thursday — just not the one for his employers, the Dallas Cowboys.

AP - Maurice Clarett closed his eyes and softly shook his head. Wearing the same type of tan, jail-issue jumpsuit he'd sported here once before, the former Ohio State star running back reacted with quiet disbelief as the judge announced his bond on federal gun charges: $5 million, an amount that will almost certainly keep him in jail through the weekend.

AP - Mathias Gronberg can't think of a better setting than Castle Pines Golf Course to chase his first PGA Tour triumph.

AP - Maria Sharapova breezed past Marion Bartoli on a hot day and advanced to the JPMorgan Chase Open quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 victory against the Frenchwoman.

Annika Sorenstam is shooting seven-under-par at 66 to enjoy a two-stroke lead as she hosts the Scandinavian TPC. Sorenstam, who won at the Bro Balsta Golf Club last year, opened the tournament with two birdies over nine holes....

AP - Time is running out in the race to make NASCAR's Chase for the championship, and Greg Biffle is feeling the squeeze as much as anybody.

AP - The Milwaukee Bucks acquired guard-forward Ruben Patterson on Thursday from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for veteran forward Joe Smith in a move to bolster the benches for each team.

AP - Rookie running back LenDale White got into a brawl Thursday morning with a teammate at the Tennessee Titans training camp.

AP - Washington Redskins rookie Kili Lefotu showed signs of improvement Thursday, and doctors were working to determine what caused him to lose consciousness in his room the day before.

AP - Angela Stanford thought about playing a conservative shot from a tricky downhill lie in the 14th fairway. Instead, she talked herself into an aggressive play and ended up hitting the best shot of the best round of her life.

AP - Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada apologized Thursday for making what appeared to be an obscene gesture toward the stands during Wednesday's game in Toronto.

19-year-old Andy Murray has reached the quarter-finals of the Toronto Masters with his 6-2 6-4 win over former world number one Carlos Moya. It is the Scot's first time appearing in a Masters Series quarter-final.

John Terry will replace David Beckham as England's team captain. The Chelsea defender will succeed Beckham who retired after five years at the helm following what many consider a disappointing defeat against Portugal at the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals, in Germany....