*NFL: Reports have the Seahawks signing running back Edgerrin James to a one-year contract. … Quarterback Philip Rivers signed a six-year contract extension Monday with the Chargers worth $93 million, with $38 million guaranteed.. … Cardinals second-round draft pick Cody Brown is out for the season with a dislocated left wrist. … Rams defensive end Leonard Little sprained his right knee in practice, although it’s not believed to be serious. … Shaun Hill won the 49ers’ starting quarterback job. … Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is expected to miss Thursday’s game because of a sprained left ankle. … Vikings quarterback Brett Favre is expected to play the first half in their next exhibition game at Houston. … Panthers safety Charles Godfrey had surgery on a broken bone in his right hand.
*COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges stemming from a September 2008 shooting in Omaha that left one man dead and another seriously wounded. … LSU recruit Craig Loston has been cleared to play by the NCAA. The defensive back had to take a course over the summer to gain academic eligibility. … South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier suspended starting defensive end Clifton Geathers following his Sunday morning arrest by Columbia police for fighting outside a nightclub.
*BOXING: Police searched boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s Rolls-Royce at his home in the investigation of a shooting outside a Las Vegas skating rink, authorities said. No one was hurt, but another vehicle was hit with bullets late Sunday. A Las Vegas police spokesman said it was not immediately clear whether Mayweather was present during the shooting. … Mayweather’s eagerly anticipated showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19 will be showcased live in about 170 theaters nationwide.
*TENNIS: Andre Agassi’s autobiography is heading to book stores in November. The eight-time Grand Slam singles champion discusses his start in tennis as a child, his relationship with his father and his failed marriage to Brooke Shields.
*ALSO: Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie submitted an amended proposed agreement to buy the bankrupt Coyotes for $212.5 million and immediately move them to Hamilton, Ontario, with or without the NHL’s consent. … A federal appeals court ruled that a plan to offer sports betting in Delaware would violate a federal ban. … Tiger Woods won the Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge skins game, edging Camilo Villegas in Verona, N.Y. … Cristal Taylor, a former girlfriend of Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki, was sentenced to five years for violating probation.
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