Owens cut by Seahawks

Pre-season play more notable for passes dropped

RENTON, Wash. — Terrell Owens’ NFL return lasted less than three weeks.

Owens was released by the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, part of the league-mandated roster reductions from 90 to 75 players.

Owens wasn’t the only veteran to get cut by the Seahawks. Offensive linemen Deuce Lutui and Alex Barron both had their veteran contracts terminated, while Seattle waived injured defensive back Roy Lewis (knee), tight end Cameron Morrah (toe), defensive tackle Pep Levingston (knee) and linebacker Jamison Konz (shoulder).

Owens, 38, signed a one-year deal with Seattle on Aug. 7, following a sterling workout that had coaches and Seahawks staff raving about how good he looked for having not played an NFL game in more than 18 months.

But his pre-season performance was more notable for the passes he dropped than anything he caught.

Super Manning

DENVER — Peyton Manning was magnificent in his final regularseason tune-up Sunday, throwing his first two touchdown passes for the Broncos in a 29-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Manning completed 10 of 12 passes for 122 yards, including TD tosses of 10 and five yards to Eric Decker, and was nearly perfect.

The two misses were a dropped pass by Joel Dreessen and an errant pass to Brandon Stokley, who was held on the play but didn’t draw

the flag.

Colts land Davis

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts may have plugged their biggest hole on defence by trading two undisclosed draft picks to Miami for cornerback Vontae Davis.

The Dolphins confirmed the move Sunday afternoon.

Indy has been desperately looking for a second cornerback to start opposite veteran Jerraud Powers, and Davis fits the bill.

Ravens cut Cundiff

BALTIMORE — Kicker Billy Cundiff was cut Sunday by the Baltimore Ravens, who decided to keep rookie Justin Tucker instead of the former Pro Bowl star.

Tucker went 5 for 5 on field goal tries during Baltimore’s first three pre-season games and showed more leg strength than the 32-yearold Cundiff. Tucker made two field goals of 50 yards or longer; Cundiff was 1 for 6 last year from that distance. Tucker also comes at a cheaper price.

Briscoe edges Power

SONOMA, Calif. — Ryan Briscoe got past Penske teammate Will Power out of a pit stop Sunday and held off the two-time defending Sonoma champion for his first IndyCar victory since 2010.

After Power led for most of the race, Briscoe slipped into position for his seventh career victory when Power got caught in traffic.