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Rangers OF Nelson R. Cruz, who limped off the field at the end of Monday's game, missed Tuesday's game at Oakland with what the team described as a sprained ankle. He's day to day.

Houston Texans starting center Chris Myers left Tuesday morning's practice with what appeared to be an ankle injury. The 6-4, 299-pound fifth-year player from the University of Miami was taken off the field on a cart. Myers, who started all 16 games last year after coming over in a trade with Denver, suffered the injury early in what coach Gary Kubiak termed a 'sloppy' practice. The coach said it wasn't know how bad the injury was.

AustraliaN soccer players were involved in an on-field brawl after losing to China in a women's Asian under-19 championship match overnight.

Denver S Brian Dawkins left the practice field Tuesday afternoon with a trainer by his side. He appeared he might have suffered a hand injury. Coach Josh McDaniels wouldn't reveal anything about the nature of the injury, joking with reporters: 'I'm going to be very forthcoming with you guys tomorrow about that.' Vernon Fox replaced Dawkins in the No. 1 defense.

After a month of off-field turmoil, the Glasgow professional club were able to produce their first piece of positive news yesterday with the announcement that Response, the city's largest private-sector employer, is to sponsor the club next season.

JEFF WILSON Derek Holland walked too many batters in his encore performance after a career-best outing last week, and the defense didn?t make the plays it usually has this season.Both could have been nearly perfect Tuesday night for the Texas Rangers, though, and it wouldn?t have helped turn a loss to Oakland into a victory.The Rangers were held without a hit until the fifth inning, regularly chasing the curveball from a left-hander who entered the game with a 7.38 ERA.Toss in Holland?s control issues and a handful of fielding miscues, and the Athletics breezed to a 6-0 victory at McAfee Coliseum.?In the end, it doesn?t matter,? third baseman Michael Young said. ?We didn?t score any runs. They push one across, and they win.?The Rangers were held to only three hits by Gio Gonzalez, who entered with an opponents? average of .323 but had pitched better in his past two starts.His curveball, players admitted afterward, had bite to it and is an above-average pitch. But designated hitter And