Gary Tanguay has the headlines and highlights for Wednesday evening, including:

The Patriots returning to the practice field in preparation for Sunday's game against the Colts,

Aqib Talib making his Patriots practice debut,

Ben Roethlisberger suffering from a life-threatening rib injury that will sideline him indefinitely,

The Red Sox losing out on Torii Hunter, who signs with the Tigers, and

The Celtics hosting the Jazz tonight at TD Garden.