Daily sport news

AP - Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards, who broke his leg when he ran into a metal service cart in an October 2008 game at Marshall, accused the school in a lawsuit of maintaining an unsafe playing field.

AP - Mark Ingram's run for a second Heisman Trophy has been put on hold, and possibly even derailed, before the Alabama tailback had a chance to gain a single yard.

AP - Pitcher Derek Lowe has received an injection to deal with a sore right arm but says he should be able to make his next start for the Atlanta Braves.

AP - American Mardy Fish advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 6-0, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic.

AP - LINCOLN, Neb. — In football-mad Nebraska, it's the biggest state secret.

AP - The Washington Redskins placed Malcolm Kelly on injured reserve Tuesday, robbing the team of a big target receiver because of an ailing hamstring that wasn't to heal anytime soon.

AP - Michael Vick will start Philadelphia's final preseason game because the Eagles are resting their starters.

Reuters - Laurent Fignon died of cancer on Tuesday at the age of 50 with two Tour de France wins to his name -- but the eight seconds that cost him a third triumph will live just as long in the memory.

AP - Cleveland Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers will not be suspended by the NFL for carrying a loaded gun into an airport.

AP - Tony Romo's preseason is done.

AFP - Liverpool signed defender Paul Konchesky from Fulham, while Sunderland smashed their transfer record to land Asamoah Gyan and Birmingham made a surprise swoop for Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb on the final day of the transfer window.

AFP - Belgium's Philippe Gilbert retained the overall leader's red jersey on Tuesday after the fourth stage of the Tour of Spain, which was won by Spanish rider Igor Anton.

AP - Chris Chelios, the longest-tenured defenseman in NHL history, is finally hanging up his skates.

AP - Ted Stachitas doesn't want to be known only for the quarterbacks he's replaced. That's not easy when one of them is Tim Tebow.

AFP - Brazilian star Robinho signed for Serie A giants AC Milan on Tuesday on a four-year contract for 15million euros from English Premier League side Manchester City where he had an unhappy two year spell.

AP - Fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic came back to avoid a big upset in the first round of the U.S. Open, edging 18-year-old Simona Halep of Romania 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 Tuesday.

AP - Coach Joe Paterno says he's still not ready to announce who will be name Penn State's starting quarterback.

AP - Laurent Fignon, the Frenchman who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984 and lost to Greg LeMond in 1989 in the race's closest finish, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 50.

AP - Bob Bradley's experience and success as the U.S. soccer coach outweighed any concerns about the team going "stale" over the next four years.

AP - Two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the second round at the U.S. Open by getting past 39-year-old Kimiko Date Krumm 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 Tuesday.