Sports shorts: Wildcats finish in 5th place in home golf tourney

Host school Arizona finished in fifth place at the 15-team Arizona Intercollegiate at The Golf Club at Vistoso on Tuesday.

Sports shorts: Ravens' Reed is fine with Brady apology

NEW YORK - The NFL is looking into Tom Brady's leg-up slide that hit Ravens safety Ed Reed in the AFC Championship Game.

Sports shorts: Nadal's injury rehab smooth, but comeback hits snag

MADRID - Rafael Nadal's return to competition has been delayed by a stomach virus.

Sports shorts: Manziel first freshman named AP Player of the Year

Johnny Manziel ran for almost 1,700 yards and 30 touchdowns as a dual-threat quarterback his senior year of high school at Kerrville (Texas) Tivy.

Sports shorts: Tigers re-sign Sanchez; Youkilis officially a Yankee

Detroit right-hander Anibal Sanchez, who had a 1.77 ERA in three postseason games, was thought to be the No. 2 free agent pitcher behind Zack Greinke.

Sports shorts: Tigers re-sign Sanchez; Youkilis officially a Yankee

DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers agreed Friday to a five-year, $80-million deal with right-handed pitcher Anibal Sanchez, according to agent Gene Mato.

Sports shorts: Late run made McIlroy PGA Tour's Player of the Year

LA QUINTA, Calif. - Rory McIlroy sure didn't feel like the PGA Tour Player of the Year when he arrived at Kiawah Island for the final major of the year. He had missed three cuts, had not contended in a major and had only one win.

Sports shorts: Three Wildcats volleyball players honored by Pac-12

UA sophomore volleyball player Madi Kingdon, an outside hitter, was named honorable mention All-Pac-12, and freshmen Halli Amaro and Olivia Magill earned honorable mention all-freshman honors, the conference announced Tuesday.

Sports shorts: NHL makes offer to players; season could start Nov. 2

TORONTO - The stalled talks between the NHL and the players' association finally got a jump-start.

Sports shorts: Texas Southern hit hard, avoids 'death penalty'

HOUSTON - The NCAA banned the Texas Southern football and men's basketball teams from the postseason Tuesday, saying it came close to levying the so-called "death penalty" against the school for repeated rules violations and for lying about imposing sanctions on its own.

Sports shorts: Mercury wins lottery, right to choose Griner

People stroll by a 5-meter-high statue re-enacting French soccer star Zinedine Zidane's head butt of Italy's Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final. The bronze statue is in front of Centre Pompidou modern art museum in Paris.

Sports shorts: Mercury wins lottery, right to choose Griner

BRISTOL, Conn. - The Phoenix Mercury won the WNBA draft lottery Wednesday and earned the right to choose Brittney Griner with the top pick next year.

Sports shorts: El Paso vote paves way for Padres move

The Tucson Padres remain on track to relocate to El Paso in time for the 2014 season.

Sports shorts: Ex-Cat Furyk chosen for Ryder Cup team

Former Arizona Wildcat and current PGA professional Jim Furyk will represent the United States in the 2012 Ryder Cup matches, U.S. captain Davis Love III said Tuesday.