SPRINGFIELD, N.J. - Fred Couples played his best golf this year in the two tournaments where Jack Nicklaus said farewell. Now he gets to play in the Presidents Cup where Nicklaus will be captain for the last time.

Nicklaus selected Couples and Justin Leonard to fill out the U.S. team Monday, while International captain Gary Player took Peter Lonard of Australia and Trevor Immelman of South Africa, a pick that caught some by surprise.

The Presidents Cup will be played Sept. 22-25 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in northern Virginia, where the United States has never lost in three tries.

DENVER (- Jerry Rice moved up the Denver depth chart, practicing Monday as the No. 3 receiver ahead of Darius Watts.Rice was already considered a near shoo-in to make the roster and continue his record-setting career into a 21st season. The move only serves to confirm that fact.After practice, the veteran receiver continued with a theme he set when he signed with the Broncos: that he is simply trying to prove himself and make the team.