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Michael Vick was in the Philadelphia Eagles' starting lineup after missing a portion of last week's loss to the Giants with a bruised right hand.Vick originally was thought to have a broken hand, but the left-handed passer later was diagnosed with the bruise, and he practiced late in the week.

Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro was held out of the starting lineup Monday night against Atlanta, one night after television cameras caught him not paying attention in the field as a pitch was thrown.

Yes, Landon Donovan is back in the starting lineup as the U.S. plays Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final.

And so is Freddy Adu. Avi Creditor provides the latest updates from the Rose Bowl.

Mayo's move to starting lineup sparks Grizzlies' Game 6 win over Thunder.

With barely a sign of a limp, Brett Favre extended his record consecutive starts streak to 292 games Sunday despite two fractures in his left foot.

Favre injured his ankle and heel in last week's loss at Green Bay. But after a week of treatment and even some practice time Friday, he was in the starting lineup Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Shortstop Elvis Andrus is back in the Texas Rangers' starting lineup against the New York Yankees after missing five games because of a tight right hamstring.

U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu is in the starting lineup for the Group C matchup with England. Onyewu has not played a full 90 minutes since Oct. 10, four days before he tore his left pateller tendon in the Americans' final World Cup qualifier.

He's played parts of three exhibition games since. Everton's Tim Howard starts in goal for the U.S., and Onyewu is paired in central defense with Jay...

Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez defended his play Tuesday and took shots at his manager and teammates, a day after he was pulled from a game for not hustling.

Ramirez, a two-time All-Star and last year's NL batting champion, wasn't in manager Fredi Gonzalez's starting lineup against Arizona.