NFL: Pats activate WR Welker

Patriots receiver Wes Welker was removed from the physically unable to perform list and placed on the active roster, seven months after tearing ligaments in his knee. Welker practiced with the club, running pass patterns and participating in non-contact drills.

* Albert Haynesworth‘s sore left knee kept him from taking the Redskins’ conditioning test once again, forcing him to sit out practice for the fourth straight day. The two-time All-Pro defensive tackle won’t be allowed to practice until he passes the test, which he failed on Thursday and Friday.

* Broncos running backs Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter both were injured on the first day of training camp. Moreno was carted off the field after hurting his right leg, and Buckhalter injured his left leg minutes later.

* First-round draft picks running back Ryan Mathews of the Chargers and defensive tackle Tyson Alualu of the Jaguars agreed to five-year contracts.

MLB: Ozzie rant about Asians

Ozzie Guillen thinks Asian players are given privileges in the U.S. that Latinos are not afforded. The White Sox manager said it’s unfair that Japanese players are assigned translators when they come to the U.S. to play pro ball, but Latinos are not. “We bring a Japanese player and they are very good and they bring all these privileges to them,” he said. “We bring a Dominican kid . . . go to the minor leagues, good luck.”

* Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg threw for the first time since he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation on July 29, playing catch and reporting no pain.

* The Astros signed pitcher Brett Myers to a two-year contract extension with a club option for a third year. The guaranteed value of the two-year deal, including a buyout on the third season, is $21 million.

TENNIS: Bryan bros set record

In Los Angeles, twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan won their record 62nd career doubles title on the ATP Tour, defeating Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer 6-7 (8-6), 6-2 (10-7) in the Farmers Classic. Sam Querrey defended his singles title by beating top seed Andy Murray 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-3.

* In Stanford, Calif., Victoria Azarenka beat Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-1 to win the Bank of the West Classic.

ETC.: Masoli to join Ole Miss

Former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, dismissed from the team after two run-ins with the law, said that he intends to accept an offer from Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt to take a place on the team as a walk-on. He can play immediately under NCAA rules because he is enrolling in graduate school.

* Tiger Woods announced that he will play in next year’s Dubai Desert Classic. Woods won the tournament — which is part of the European Tour circuit and takes place at Emirates Golf Course from Feb. 10-13 — in 2006 and 2008.