Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich has a second-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen on Friday.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Arizona Cardinals have released outside linebacker Cody Brown, a second-round draft pick out of Connecticut a year ago.

LenDale White is out for the season after rupturing his Achilles' tendon Thursday night at Minnesota.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nyjer Morgan's wild week has landed him an eight-game suspension, one of nine punishments handed out Friday by Major League Baseball following a brawl between Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins.

Zach Johnson strengthened his case as a Ryder Cup pick Friday by rolling in putts from everywhere in easy scoring conditions ahead of Hurricane Earl, giving him an 8-under 63 to share the early lead with Jason Day at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger isn't the only Steelers quarterback who might be out for four weeks.

Nyjer Morgan's wild week has landed him an eight-game suspension, one of nine punishments handed out Friday by Major League Baseball following a brawl between Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Nationals rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg had reconstructive elbow surgery Friday that could keep him out of the starting rotation until the 2012 season.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) It turns out Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli can now play for the Rebels immediately.

BOSTON(AP) -- Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has undergone season-ending surgery for a broken bone in his left foot.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils.

The NCAA has declared Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus ineligible for two games for accepting improper benefits.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Twelfth-seeded Elena Dementieva beat 24th-seeded Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 6-2 Friday in the third round of the U.S. Open.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger's suspension has been reduced from six games to four by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Don't mess with 'The Code.' Unwritten rules are a time-honored baseball tradition -- and breaking them is the fastest way to enrage players. Just ask Nyjer Morgan, says Jason Turbow.

Nyjer Morgan of the Washington Nationals has been given an eight-game suspension for three incidents this week: charging the mound and inciting a benches-clearing brawl with the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night, taunting Marlins fans on Tuesday, and unnecessarily running into St. Lous Cardinals catcher Bryan Anderson last Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez and longtime agent Scott Boras have split.

The AFC West also-rans of years past -- the Raiders, Broncos, Chiefs -- are finally making strides. But is that progress enough to unseat the Chargers? Jim Trotter previews the division.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- A person familiar with the injury tells The Associated Press that Denver Broncos tailback LenDale White has a ruptured Achilles' tendon and is out for the season.

Twelve players from North Carolina won't play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener against No. 21 LSU in Atlanta on Saturday amid an ongoing NCAA investigation.