Following Wednesday's practice, Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan revealed that the veteran will have the knee scoped, in hopes that it will clear up the soreness which has largely kept Nalen out of training camp.

This procedure follows a previous arthroscopic surgery Nalen had back in June to repair torn cartilage in the same knee. After participating in the first week of camp, he had to cease activity due to soreness.

The club's web site cited team sources close to the situation as saying Jackson would return Wednesday night and take a physical on Thursday morning.

Jackson is searching for a long-term contract extension from the club with negotiations expected to resume upon the running back's arrival.

The team, which has yet to be further named upon officially moving from Seattle in July, acquired Marshall from Cleveland in an 11-player, three-team trade in February.

That deal also saw Seattle send Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West to Cleveland.

Houston traded for Ron Artest, New Orleans inked swingman James Posey and Golden State has had to re-shuffle its roster. The Lakers have had a quiet summer, while the Clippers will have a new look.

Take a peek at where the squads in the Western Conference project at this time:1. LOS ANGELES LAKERS - The Lakers are the defending Western Conference champions and get the top spot by default. They decided not to match Golden State's offer to physical big man Ronny Turiaf, but did re-sign guard Sasha Vujacic, who had a strong offseason. MVP Kobe Bryant makes the Lakers the team to beat in West.

Buchholz gave up three hits and five runs while walking three batters in just 2 1/3 innings, prompting the demotion. In addition to Wednesday's setback, Boston is just 3-12 when Buchholz starts and 70-42 when anyone else takes the hill.

The 24-year-old is 2-9 with a 6.75 earned run average in 16 games this season.

He went 3-for-4 in Washington's 4-0 loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday.

The move completes a trade that sent Luis Ayala to New York in exchange for a player to be named later -- Hernandez.

Downey signed with Detroit last season following a training camp tryout and appeared in 56 games for the Red Wings, registering three assists and 116 penalty minutes.

In 239 career NHL games over parts of eight seasons with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, St.

The procedure was performed to help correct a chronic condition, and the recovery time is expected to take three to five months. He could be sidelined until mid-January.

"Ryan has been bothered by this condition in his foot for some time," said Penguins general manager Ray Shero. "He consulted with a number of specialists in an effort to correct the problem without surgery, but it was ultimately determined that surgery was the best path to take -- for his general well- being, and for his career.

The Rapids also announced that assistant coach Gary Smith would assume the club's head coaching position for the remainder of the 2008 season on an interim basis.

"We appreciate all that Fernando has done for this team over the last four years and wish him and his family the best," Rapids managing director Jeff Plush said. "He has worked tirelessly on behalf of our organization and brought us some of our greatest successes. We are poised to achieve great things, and when we do we will look back fondly and appreciatively of Fernando's tenure with our club."

In the 46th minute of the Red Bulls game vs. Toronto FC on Aug. 17, Cichero struck Toronto FC player Danny Dichio in the head with his elbow and was issued a red card for the offense. Dichio was injured on the play and did not return to the game. This fine and suspension are in addition to the automatic one game suspension and $250 fine for the red card, totaling a two-game suspension and a $500 fine.

Cichero will miss the Red Bulls next match vs. the Houston Dynamo on Aug. 24, and the following match vs. D.C. United on Aug. 30.

Speed captured his first pole in his ninth Truck Series start. He returns to the series since finishing third at Michigan in mid-June.

Speed, the current ARCA RE/MAX points leader, will run the first of eight remaining truck races left on his schedule this year for BDR.

Busch has now won 17 races in NASCAR's three national series this year. He has eight victories in the Sprint Cup Series compared to six in the Nationwide Series and three in the trucks.

"We had a great race tonight," Busch said. "This (truck) was pretty good when we unloaded it, same stuff as last year.

Verdasco leveled Czech Ivo Minar 6-3, 6-1, while the 6-foot-10 Karlovic was upended by Slovenian qualifier Luka Gregorc 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-2 on the hardcourts at the Connecticut Tennis Center.

Up next for Verdasco will be German Mischa Zverev in the quarterfinals.

Executive chairman since June 2005, de Villiers has overseen the most extensive set of changes to the ATP since its inception in 1990.

The changes, which will see $1 billion of new investment into the ATP, include record-breakinglevelsof prizemoney for players, new, world-class tournaments, an enhanced, healthier calendar structure, unprecedented levels of promotional spending and a new brand look and identity designed to make the tour more fan-friendly.

Hull jumped 40 places to No. 49 this week.

Lorena Ochoa remained No. 1 and was again followed by Sorenstam. Yani Tseng finished third behind Hull and moved up two spots to No. 3 this week.

The top-144 players on the FedEx Cup points list are eligible, but we know the field will be at least two players short as Tiger Woods and Luke Donald are out for the year with injuries.

Six more players have decided to skip the event - Lee Westwood (No. 50 on the points list), Justin Rose (78), Alex Cejka (91), Jason Bohn (96), Bob Estes (124) and Roland Thatcher (140).

Every four years, when people once again start discussing the latest incarnation of the Summer Olympics, he?s touched by the same combination of nostalgia, satisfaction... and lament.

"There's not a day that goes by in my life when I don't think about Montreal," he said, in a recent FitzHitz interview.

The last time Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) fought in Southern California was against Oscar de la Hoya in 2000 at the Staples Center in a fight that catapulted him to boxing stardom.

Eight years later, on Saturday, September 27, Mosley will face Mayorga (28-6-1, 22 KOs) in a bout contested at the 154-pound limit.

Go Between, trained by Bill Mott, attempts to stop a three race streak in which he has finished second in each start.

After winning the Sunshine Millions Classic in January he was the runner-up in the Santa Anita Handicap, the Ben Ali and the Hollywood Gold Cup.

The "Mid-Summer Derby" is a 1 1/4 mile race with all 12 starters carrying 126 pounds.

Despite winning the Jim Dandy at Saratoga, Macho Again is only fourth in the morning line at 6-1.