Baseball

Newsday reported that at least seven Mets smoked marijuana this season, although general manager Steve Phillips said the Mets "have no indication there is widespread drug use at any level of our organization."

Kansas City's Brent Mayne was suspended for two games and fined by the commissioner's office, which said he made contact with umpire Jerry Crawford earlier in the week.

Basketball

Forward Popeye Jones rejoined the Mavericks, agreeing to a free-agent contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

After a year away from the NBA, Arvydas Sabonis is returning to the Trail Blazers. The 7-foot-3 center agreed to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed.

Football

The Seahawks activated offensive tackle Walter Jones and released guard Konrad Dean. Coach Mike Holmgren said Jones will start Sunday against the Giants.

Cornerback Quentin Jammer, the fifth overall pick in April's draft, was activated by the Chargers.

Golf

Meg Mallon and Michele Redman capped a dramatic opening day in the Solheim Cup, making consecutive birdies in a 3 and 1 victory over Annika Sorenstam and Maria Hjorth. Rosie Jones and Cristie Kerr thwarted an amazing comeback led by Laura Davies to earn another American victory and leave the teams in a 4-4 tie through eight matches.

Tiger Woods took another step toward a $1 million payoff with his second straight 7-under 65, giving him a two-stroke lead over Jerry Kelly in the American Express Championship. Kelly, who grew up in Wisconsin but has Irish in his blood, is making his first trip to the Emerald Isle a memorable one. He had a 65 that put him at 12-under 132. David Toms (67) and Steve Lowery (67) were three strokes back, and Retief Goosen (67) followed at 10 under. Ernie Els (67) topped a large group at 9 under.

K.J. Choi shot a 3-under 68 to maintain a two-stroke lead in the Tampa Bay Classic, while 18-year-old Ty Tryon was off to a strong start in his suspended round. Choi, who won the Compaq Classic in May to became the first South Korean winner on the PGA Tour, had an 11-under 131 total on the Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead course.

Jim Thorpe, using a new Calloway putter that was shipped here two days ago, shot an 8-under 64 to grab a two-shot lead over Dana Quigley in the SAS Championship. The 8-under-par round at Prestonwood Country Club was Thorpe's season low and matched the 64 he shot in the final round of the Senior PGA Tour event in 2001.

CBS Sports dismissed a national women's group's request that it drop its Masters coverage because of Augusta National's all-male membership.

Motorsports

Rusty Wallace stole some of the spotlight from rookie teammate Ryan Newman in qualifying for the Winston Cup race at Dover International Speedway. Shortly after Newman posted a fast lap of 156.576 mph, Wallace got around The Monster Mile at 156.822 to earn the pole for Sunday's American Heroes 400. It was the first pole of the season for Wallace and 36th of his career. Also Friday, Japanese driver Hideo Fukuyama became the first Asian to qualify for a Winston Cup event. He will start last on the 43-car grid.

Tennis

Andy Roddick and James Blake skidded and tumbled on their way to singles defeats, leaving their team down 0-2 in the Davis Cup semifinals and in need of a comeback in the best-of-five competition. Roddick lost first, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-1 to Arnaud Clement on an overcast center court. Blake followed with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-7 (7), 7-5 loss to Sebastien Grosjean.

--From wire reports