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• Kings defenseman out 2 to 3 months

  Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jack Johnson will miss up to three months because of a shoulder injury from Sunday's 1-0 loss to San Jose.

• Stokley suffering through 10th career concussion

  Brandon Stokley acknowledged Monday that he actually suffered his 10th career concussion on his first catch against Jacksonville, not on the third one, when he lost his balance and fell to his knees.

• Sabres use power-play to roll past Islanders 7-1

  Thomas Vanek scored twice and Ales Kotalik and Jason Pominville each added a goal and two assists and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 7-1 on Monday afternoon.

• Arena Football League's VooDoo folding

  The New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League plans to cease operations despite being near the top of the league in attendance the past two seasons.

• Michigan's season rougher than Rodriguez expected

  Rich Rodriguez acknowledged his first season on the sideline at Michigan has been rougher than he expected.

• Postseason Baseball Schedule

  Boston 4, L.A. Angels 1

• 45 years for 3rd person in Howard Porter killing

  Two more people involved in the killing of former Villanova basketball star Howard Porter were sentenced on Monday.

• Jaguars' Walker hospitalized with knee infection

  Jaguars receiver Mike Walker spent the last two years trying to recover from a left knee injury. Now, he's having problems with the other one.

• Hawaii college hoops tourney to start in '09

  ESPN and the University of Hawaii have announced a new eight-team, holiday men's college basketball tournament starting in 2009.

• Huddle takes Tufts 10K

  American Molly Huddle beat Ethiopian Aziza Ailyu by 0.3 seconds to win the Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women on Monday.

• Royals hire Gibbons, Seitzer as coaches

  Former Toronto manager John Gibbons returned to the majors Monday when he was hired by the Kansas City Royals to be their bench coach.

• John Madden to skip this weekend's game

  John Madden will miss calling an NFL game this weekend after working 476 in a row.

• Metcalf suspended for violating steroids policy

  Chicago Bears offensive linemen Terrence Metcalf was suspended for four games Monday for violating the league's policy on anabolic steroids and related substances.

• Bengals QB Palmer will miss another game

  Quarterback Carson Palmer will miss at least one more game because of a sore passing elbow, an injury that has left the Cincinnati Bengals' offense in chaos.

• NBA reducing US staff by 9 percent due to economy

  The NBA is eliminating about 80 jobs in the United States, the first major American sports league to announce layoffs because of the worldwide economic turmoil.

• Judge OKs drug treatment program for NFL WR Jones

  With a smattering of applause, a judge Monday accepted Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones into a drug treatment program that could erase a felony cocaine charge against the former Arkansas star.

• Marinelli mum on QB situation

  The Detroit Lions nearly won a football game Sunday. On Monday, things seemed to be slipping back into a state of confusion.

• Colts acknowledge Manning had second knee surgery

  One surgery wasn't enough to fix Peyton Manning's left knee. Colts coach Tony Dungy confirmed Monday, after nearly two months of deflecting questions, that Manning was operated on a second time before returning to the field in late August.

• Mastroeni, Rogers dropped from US roster

  Colorado midfielder Pablo Mastroeni and Columbus forward Robbie Rogers were dropped from the U.S. roster for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier at Trinidad and Tobago. They were replaced by Chicago forward Chris Rolfe and Columbus midfielder Brian Carroll.

• Austrian cyclist Kohl tested positive for CERA

  Third-place Tour de France finisher Bernhard Kohl tested positive for a banned blood booster when his race samples were checked for the new drug.