Without a blemish Thursday, Tiger Woods looks to build on his first-round best 5-under 67 today at Hazeltine.

The woman accused of trying to extort as much as $10 million from Rick Pitino over a sexual encounter says the Louisville coach orchestrated a plot to keep her silent, including a claim that her current husband was paid to marry her.

Tony Romo threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to favorite target Jason Witten to cap a brief but successful night before the Oakland Raiders rallied for a 31-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday in the exhibition opener for both teams.

Curran: Michael Vick is an Eagle because the Eagles believe this is the right th ing to do. This is a charity move orchestrated by Eagles coach Andy Reid. It’s a softhearted, Father Flanagan, “there are no bad boys” decision.

Ex-No. 1 pick, who had dogfighting conviction, has been out of NFL since ‘06.

O’Neill: A determined Tiger Woods, trying to win the season’s final major,  is letting it all hang out at the PGA Championship.

A German basketball team says one of its players, guard Lavelle Felton, was shot in the head at a gas station in his hometown of Milwaukee.

Justin Verlander allowed four hits in eight innings, and Ryan Raburn homered for Detroit on Thursday to lead the Tigers to a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and avert a four-game sweep.

GM calls news conference to deny rumors swirling in blogs, tweets, etc.

Patriots quarterback to play in first game since injuring knee in ‘08 opener