Man drowns as Earl yanks trees, downs lines
HALIFAX - Hurricane Earl is being blamed for one death as it barrelled through Atlantic Canada on Saturday, yanking trees from their roots and toppling power lines.

Lee's next start for Rangers still uncertain
MINNEAPOLIS - Cliff Lee and the Texas Rangers still aren't sure when he will pitch again.

Reds roll past Cardinals, lengthen lead
ST. LOUIS - Cincinnati rookie Travis Wood sported a new look Saturday. The long locks were gone, replaced with a shorter, more military-style haircut.

Canadian Brett Romberg among NFL roster cuts
Canadian Brett Romberg was a casualty of the NFL's final cutdown deadline.

Eagles send OL Andrews to Seattle
SEATTLE - Offensive lineman Stacy Andrews has been traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Seattle Seahawks for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick pending league approval.

Willie Parker among 21 players cut by Redskins
WASHINGTON - Willie Parker has become the odd man out in the Washington Redskins' three-way veteran running back competition.

N. Zealand quake smashes buildings, rips new fault
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around a New Zealand city also ripped a new 11-foot- (3.5 metre-) wide fault in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday.

2 babies killed after semi hits vehicles in Ariz.
PHOENIX - Two babies have been killed in a three-vehicle collision involving a gas tanker in Phoenix.

Twins bring up speedy Ben Revere
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins are bringing up prized prospect Ben Revere, a speedy outfielder who was their first-round draft pick three years ago.

Houshmandzadeh gone from Seattle after 1 year
SEATTLE - Receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh was sent packing from Seattle on Saturday, cut by the Seahawks after just one season as coach Pete Carroll continued his roster purge.