MLB: Blue Jays place Ryan on DL

The Blue Jays placed closer B.J. Ryan on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained elbow.

* The Rockies placed infielder and former Met Kazuo Matsui on the 15-day disabled list because of back spasms.

NFL: Chiefs’ Pro Bowl guard Shields retires

Chiefs offensive guard Will Shields, a 12-time Pro Bowler, announced his retirement from the NFL on his Web site.

GOLF: Lincicome conquers elements

In Reunion, Fla., Brittany Lincicomesurvived a blustery day to shoot par 72 to win the Ginn Open at 10 under.

* The final round of the Heritage in Hilton Head Island was suspended until today after Harbour Town was hit by winds so strong that a tournament marshal was hit by a falling tree limb.

TENNIS: Graf injured during fundraiser

In Houston, Steffi Graf required three stitches after husband Andre Agassi inadvertently hit her in the face with his racket during a fundraiser that followed the final of the U.S. Clay Court Championships. . . . Unseeded Ivo Karlovic beat Mariano Zabaleta 6-4, 6-1 to win the clay court title.

* Jelena Jankovic defeated Dinara Safina 6-2, 6-2 in the championship of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C.

NASCAR: Burton snags another Texas win

In Fort Worth, Jeff Burton passed Matt Kenseth on the final lap to become the first repeat winner at Texas.