Bryce Florie wonders why any pitcher would resist wearing a little extra protection on his head.
Maybe it would be different if they could look at the world through his eyes. Specifically, his right eye — the one that was struck by a line drive nearly 13 years ago.
To this day, his peripheral vision remains a blurry mess.
"Normally when you get hurt, the bruise heals, the injury heals, and you forget about it," Florie said Friday...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeff Fisher already knows what wide receiver Tavon Austin and the rest of the St. Louis Rams draft picks can do.
He saw them at the combine, at their pro days and at private workouts. So seeing them on the practice field for the first time was no big deal.
At this weekend's rookie minicamp, with practices Friday and Saturday along with off-field sessions, the focus is on a larger than usual class of undrafted free agents and more...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone is keeping his expectations in check when it comes to assessing quarterback EJ Manuel.
Marrone wasn't in a position to award Manuel the starting job when the Bills drafted him in the first round out of Florida State two weeks ago. And the coach certainly didn't have a change of heart after keeping a close eye on the quarterback Friday, when the team opened a three-day rookie minicamp.
Marrone...
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch ended up on top at Darlington Raceway a week after finishing upside-down at Talladega.
Five days ago, Busch went airborne near the end of the Aaron's 499 and crash landed on Ryan Newman.
On Friday, Busch sped around Darlington with a fast lap of 181.918 mph for his third career pole here. It surpassed the two-year-old mark of 181.254 mph held by Kasey Kahne.
"Last week, we ended on our lid and...
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Here's a twist: Ryan Newman is eager to speak with NASCAR officials, but so far has not heard back from them.
Newman's spent plenty of time in NASCAR's trailer during his career for critical words or on-track clashes with competitors. This time, Newman says he can't get a callback to discuss his worries following a late-race accident at Talladega Superspeedway.
Kurt Busch's car went airborne during a wreck last Sunday and...
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Victories by Justin Gatlin and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Reese helped the United States dominate the season-opening Diamond League Friday, with the Americans winning almost half of the events up for grabs.
American rivals Jamaica managed only one victory — with two-time Olympic 100 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning the 200 meters.
American athletes won six of the 16 events and there were meet records for Olympic women's...
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth for two games on Friday because he was in charge of the crew that allowed Astros manager Bo Porter to improperly switch relievers in the middle of an inning.
Culbreth and the rest of his crew — Brian O'Nora, Bill Welke and Adrian Johnson — were also fined an undisclosed amount, after MLB admitted its umps goofed for the second straight day.
"The rule covering pitching changes was...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship already provides plenty of theater because of its thrill-a-minute golf course. Making it even more compelling is the star attraction of Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods, playing in the final group on the weekend for the first time in nearly seven years.
Garcia made seven straight putts — six of them for birdie — on his way to a 7-under 65 to match his best score on the TPC Sawgrass.
That gave him a...
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