SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Rory McIlroy will compete in the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits this weekend, saying he’s 100 percent and that all parts of his game appear to be in order. McIlroy injured his left ankle playing around on a soccer field with friends the first weekend in July, causing him to miss the British Open. He showed up at Whistling Straits on Saturday and has been playing without apparent pain.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith will retire after this season, saying he doesn’t want to hold on. The five-time Pro Bowler spent his first 13 seasons with Carolina and is entering his second with Baltimore. Smith has 13,000 receiving yards and 70 touchdown receptions for his career, including 79 receptions for 1,065 yards and six TDs last year.
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara (KOH’-jee oo-ay-HAH’-rah) will miss the rest of the season with a broken right wrist. Uehara was hit by a line drive in Friday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers. He ends the year 2-4 with a 2.23 ERA and 25 saves in 27 opportunities.
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have signed free-agent center Jarret Stoll, who pleaded guilty in June to two reduced misdemeanor charges to resolve a felony cocaine case stemming from his April arrest in Las Vegas. Stoll has scored 140 goals and 379 points in 792 games over 12 NHL seasons with the Oilers and Kings. He gives the Rangers a top faceoff man and penalty killer.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Buddy Baker has died at 74 after a brief battle with lung cancer. Nicknamed the “Gentle Giant,” the 6-foot-6 Baker was the son of two-time champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer Buck Baker. He made his Cup Series debut in 1959 and won 19 races, including the 1980 Daytona 500.
