entire season

Indy's franchise quarterback is shut down for at least two months and possibly the entire season after another neck surgery, and that means his teammates will have to find a way to rebound from the embarrassing 34-7 loss to Houston that opened the season on Sunday.

St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright will have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and miss the entire season.

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak confirmed the prognosis Thursday at the team's spring training facility in Jupiter, Fla.

He said he learned of the news Wednesday night after the 29-year-old pitcher sought a second opinion in Los Angeles.

Holding out an entire season? Jeff Pearlman thinks 49ers draftee Michael Crabtree could be making a big error if he's indeed serious.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The San Francisco 49ers won't comment on an online report that top draft choice Michael Crabtree is willing to hold out the entire season.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -- Brett Favre tells The Associated Press that he felt "pretty good" after a workout Wednesday, but he's not yet ready to commit to the Minnesota Vikings because he wants to make sure he can be effective for an entire season.

Brett Favre tells The Associated Press that he felt "pretty good" after a workout Wednesday, but he's not yet ready to commit to the Minnesota Vikings because he wants to make sure he can be effective for an entire season.

The 39-year-old quarterback says he will give the Vikings an answer on whether he'll play this season by the July 30 start of training camp.