NASHVILLE - All Pro defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth can't wait until Sunday for the Tennessee Titans' season opener.
It's the day that Haynesworth can start proving his worth to the Titans as their franchise player, and the first game in which the former University of Tennessee star can start earning his way toward free agency after this season. Full story »

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Green Bay Packers center Scott Wells had a setback with his injured lower back after returning to practice Monday, putting his availability in doubt for the season opener against Minnesota.
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Former UT receiver Chris Hannon was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad. Hannon was on Kansas City's practice squad in 2006. He went to Carolina's practice squad in 2007, and was cut by the Panthers earlier this year.
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LOS ANGELES — Candace Parker had 24 points and 16 rebounds, and Lisa Leslie added 20 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks as the Los Angeles Sparks routed the Minnesota Lynx 82-58 on Monday night.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning is healthy enough to start playing games.
Now the Colts must find out how well his left knee will hold up to the hits.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers signed former University of Tennessee receiver Mark Jones on Monday to return kicks while they await Ryne Robinson’s recovery from a knee injury. Full story »

DAVIE, Fla. - It's only a marketing slogan, but for former University of Tennessee defensive back Jason Allen the words being used to usher in the Bill Parcells Era in South Florida could just as easily apply to him.
"A New Beginning."
Everywhere you look in the tri-county area stretching from Palm Beach to the Keys, there are billboards emblazoned with those three words above photos of Parcells, the Miami Dolphins' executive vice president of football operations, first-year general manager Jeff Ireland and first-year head coach Tony Sparano.
They are being tasked with turning around a franchise that finished 1-15 in 2007, and the 25-year-old Allen is hoping to be one of the catalysts behind that turnaround. Full story »

Four more former University of Tennessee players were released as NFL teams set their 53-man rosters on Saturday.
San Diego cut receiver Mark Jones, Kansas City waived center Rob Smith and Carolina released fullback Troy Fleming and receiver Chris Hannon.
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What looked like an uncertainty only a week ago changed Saturday. And so may have the NFL future of Erik Ainge.
The New York Jets kept Erik Ainge, their fifth-round pick out of Tennessee, as teams set their 53-man roster. Full story »

The Jacksonville Jaguars waived two former University of Tennessee players as NFL teams set their 53-man rosters on Saturday. Full story »

INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning expects to be in the starting lineup when the Indianapolis Colts open the season against the Chicago Bears.
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LOS ANGELES - So much for the fatigue factor.

The Sparks returned from their month-long Olympic break Thursday night, not knowing what to expect from the well-traveled legs of Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones, who were teammates on the gold-medal-winning United States women's basketball team.
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Fourth-string rookie quarterback Erik Ainge led the New York Jets to a 27-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the preseason finale Thursday night. Full story »

INDIANAPOLIS — Now Peyton Manning can start fine-tuning the mechanics, timing and rhythm. Full story »

INDIANAPOLIS — More than a month after having knee surgery and enduring weeks of rampant speculation about whether the injury was worse than first feared, two-time league MVP Peyton Manning finally provided his doubters with one emphatic answer Tuesday: He’s back, right on schedule. Full story »