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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals signed nine-year NFL cornerback Alan Ball on Thursday and released safety Tyrequek Zimmerman.

    

Martin Truex Jr. has signed a two-year contract extension with Furniture Row Racing, keeping him with his NASCAR team through the 2018 season.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The new backup for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a little hobbled.

South Korea's Eun Jeong Seong and Italy's Virginia Elena Carta each won two matches Thursday in the U.S. Women's Amateur to keep alive their bids for rare season sweeps.

HOUSTON (AP) Entering his sixth season in the NFL, Cecil Shorts has stepped into the role of the savvy veteran among Texans wide receivers.

Mobile right-handed pitcher Vicente Campos pitched 5 scoreless innings in his first start since being acquired from the Yankees organization in a trade for Tyler Clippard.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Linebacker NaVorro Bowman said his new extension with the San Francisco 49ers provides a good example for his younger teammates.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) David Johnson is a dream for those who play fantasy football - a big, fast, agile running back and an outstanding receiver who scores a lot of touchdowns.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Quinton Spain has a much different pedigree than the other Titans linemen.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) The Cowboys are in no rush to get a veteran quarterback behind Tony Romo, even though executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones has said they want to add one after Kellen Moore broke his right ankle in training camp.

NEW YORK (AP) Alex Rodriguez is back on the Yankees' bench despite whopping career numbers against Mets starter Bartolo Colon, and it's not certain when the slumping slugger will play again.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) Josh McCown knows he might not be in Cleveland much longer.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Bills outside linebacker Manny Lawson said he expects to return in time for the start of the regular season from a partially torn pectoral muscle.

ATLANTA (AP) Dwight Freeney could hardly wait to get inside the Falcons' complex and meet his new team.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) If football doesn't work out, Nila Kasitati might have a future in the entertainment business.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Adam Humphries walked off the practice field, drenched in sweat, and greeted word that he's quietly worked his way into a prominent role in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense with a blank stare.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) Two Seattle Seahawks players went down with injuries within minutes of each other during Thursday's practice.

The IOC approved the entry of 271 Russian athletes for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday, meaning 70 percent of the country's original team will compete in the games after the scandal over state-sponsored doping

Americans Vaughn Taylor and Andrew Loupe shot 6-under 64s to take the early lead during the first round of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.