In brief: Favre dodges non-football questions

Football: Brett Favre doesn’t want to talk about any subject but the Green Bay Packers, while the NFL is seeking more information about allegations he sent suggestive messages and lewd photos in 2008 to a woman who worked for the New York Jets.

Speaking on a conference call with reporters in Green Bay ahead of Sunday night’s Vikings-Packers game, Favre called the NFL’s investigation into his alleged behavior a “league matter.” Minutes later, he also declined to answer a series of questions about the situation in his weekly news conference with Minnesota media.

“That’s a league issue,” Favre said, “that I just have to leave at that.”

The Vikings’ quarterback met with NFL vice president for security Milt Ahlerich on Tuesday about his alleged advances toward then-Jets game emcee Jenn Sterger two years ago, when Favre played for New York.

• Jaguars struggle with QB situation: Jacksonville’s quarterback situation looked like this: Starter David Garrard didn’t make it to the training facility because of a concussion. Backup Trent Edwards didn’t practice because of a badly sprained right thumb. And two guys just signed, journeymen Todd Bouman and Patrick Ramsey, split repetitions.

• Kolb holds on to Eagles’ job: Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid said that Kevin Kolb will be his starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans.

It will be the third straight start for Kolb, and the fourth straight game in which he has seen extensive action, in the wake of the rib injury Michael Vick suffered in an Oct. 3 loss to Washington.

• Chargers sign kicker: The San Diego Chargers signed free-agent kicker Kris Brown, a sign that Nate Kaeding won’t be able to kick Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Birdie string carries Els to championship

Golf: Ernie Els ran off three straight birdies on the back nine and turned a three-shot deficit into a one-shot victory over David Toms in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Southampton, Bermuda.

Els, an alternate who was filling in for Masters champion Phil Mickelson, closed with a 2-under-par 69 and earned $600,000. It was his second victory in the 36-hole event for the year’s four major champions. Els also won in 1997 when it was at Poipu Bay.

This time, he figured he was playing for second place.

Toms, another alternate who replaced British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, chipped in for birdie on No. 12 and stretched his lead to three shots when Els bogeyed the 13th. Els made the first of his successive birdies on the 14th at Port Royal Golf Course, but his hopes for a two-shot swing ended when Toms again chipped in, this time for par.

Blackhawks beat Canucks in shootout

NHL: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane scored in the first three rounds of a shootout to give Chicago a 2-1 home victory over the Vancouver Canucks, extending the Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks’ winning streak to four games.

Kahne leaves RPM for Red Bull Racing

Auto racing: Kasey Kahne was released from Richard Petty Motorsports, clearing the way for him to join Red Bull Racing for the final five races of the season.

RPM announced Kahne was out of the No. 9 Ford effective immediately, and Aric Almirola would drive the car this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

Russia holds off U.S., China for title

Gymnastics: Aliya Mustafina led Russia to the team title at the world championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, ahead of the United States and Olympic champion China.

Despite three Russian falls on the uneven bars, 16-year-old Mustafina kept a cool head throughout the evening, leading the Russians to an overall score of 175.397.

The American team finished with 175.196 and China had 174.781.

Rooney blames tightfisted attitude

Soccer: Wayne Rooney blamed Manchester United’s failure to spend enough on strengthening its squad for his decision to refuse to sign a new contract with the 18-time English champions.

The England striker stunned United last week by telling chief executive David Gill that he wanted to leave because of concerns about the club’s lack of ambition in the transfer market.