AP - Two days after bruising his chest on what he considered a questionable hit, Eli Manning practiced with the New York Giants on Wednesday and said he would play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.

Reuters - Barack Obama, flush with cash and ramping up his advertising in the final weeks before the November 4 election, is making U.S. political history by placing the first presidential campaign ads in online video games.

AP - White Sox outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this week.

Reuters - Playboy Enterprises Inc, which publishes the world's most widely read adult entertainment magazine, will stop making DVDs to save about $12 million a year, and focus on distributing its content online, the company said in a regulatory filing.

AP - Twice-suspended cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is off the hook with Georgia probation officers over his scuffle in Dallas. He's also off the radar of Cowboys coach Wade Phillips.

AP - A publicist for Brad Paisley says Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are expecting their second child.

Reuters - Online auction leader EBay Inc gave a disappointing forecast and said it was suffering from a consumer spending slowdown that would drag on into 2009, sending its shares down more than 5 percent.

AFP - Alberto Aquilani netted a brace as unconvincing Italy edged out Montenegro 2-1 in World Cup qualifying group 8 here on Wednesday.

AP - Cavaliers guard Delonte West returned to practice Wednesday after missing nearly two weeks to address a personal matter.

Reuters - Despite a 69 percent drop-off in sales, rapper T.I. claimed a second week at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday with "Paper Trail."