Raiders QB Pryor to appeal 5-game ban (AP)
Terrelle Pryor will appeal his five-game NFL suspension, according to a person familiar with his case. Pryor was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the supplemental draft on Aug. 22....
View ArticleSaints WR Colston could be out 4 weeks (AP)
Saints receiver Marques Colston could miss about four weeks with a broken collar bone, a person familiar with the situation said Friday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of...
View ArticleSuns president Welts leaving team (AP)
Phoenix Suns president and chief executive Rick Welts is leaving the team for personal reasons four months after he became the first senior sports executive to openly acknowledge he was gay. Welts said...
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Howard homers, Halladay stifles Brewers (AP)
Ryan Howard grimaced after making contact. His hurting heel was fine, but the big blow by the Phillies' cleanup hitter dealt the Brewers another painful setback. Howard homered in his return to the...
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No. 15 Buckeyes hold off Toledo 27-22 (AP)
For 90 years, Ohio State has stayed unbeaten against every in-state opponent it's played. On Saturday at Ohio Stadium, the streak nearly snapped. John Simon pressured backup Toledo quarterback Terrance...
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Goal-line stop gets Auburn by Miss. St. (AP)
Ryan Smith went low and came up big for Auburn. The backup safety stopped Chris Relf at the goal line with a leg tackle on the final play to preserve the Tigers' 41-34 win over No. 16 Mississippi State...
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No. 3 Tide cruise at No. 23 Penn State (AP)
To call Alabama tight end Michael Williams open would have been a stretch. It didn't stop A.J. McCarron from delivering a fastball that must have made lots of Alabama fans think the Crimson Tide's...
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Inge walkoff HR extends Tigers' run to 8 (AP)
Brandon Inge might be struggling through the worst season of his 11-year career, but he does have a flair for the dramatic. Saturday, Inge hit his second game-ending homer of the season, giving the...
View ArticleVikings give Peterson $100M over 7 years (AP)
Adrian Peterson thinks he's the best running back in the game. Now he's getting paid like it, too. Peterson agreed Saturday to a contract extension with the Vikings that includes $36 million in...
View ArticleYankees to shut A-Rod down for 3 days (AP)
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been shut down for at least three days because of a troublesome left thumb that has been hindering him for the past three weeks. "I'm not sure what...
View ArticleGophers coach Kill stable after seizure (AP)
Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill is listed in stable condition at a local hospital after suffering a seizure late in the game against New Mexico State. It's the third time in his coaching career that...
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Valverde sets record, Tigers' run now 9 (AP)
Jose Valverde dropped to one knee, then quickly stood up on his left foot, kicking his other leg high in the air and pumping his right fist. Even by the big closer's exuberant standards, this was a...
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Ravens force 7 TOs, flatten Steelers (AP)
The Baltimore Ravens had just beaten their bitter rivals in record-breaking fashion, and some of the players felt inclined to put some perspective on their 35-7 manhandling of the defending AFC...
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Vick helps Eagles run by Rams 31-13 (AP)
The lockout didn't bother Michael Vick. It simply left him with fresh legs for the season opener. The Eagles quarterback was in dazzling form and the other Philly game-breakers were hard to catch, too,...
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Rays sweep Red Sox, 3 1/2 from wild card (AP)
James Shields and the Tampa Bay Rays got the sweep they needed to charge back into the playoff race. Shields came within two outs of his 12th complete game this season, B.J. Upton hit his first grand...
View ArticleTexans rout Manning-less Colts 34-7 (AP)
Reggie Wayne gathered the Indianapolis offense on the sideline in the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans on Sunday and shared a simple message. "We're going to be all right," Wayne said he told...
View ArticleMLB denies Mets' Sept. 11 cap request (AP)
Major League Baseball denied the New York Mets' request to wear baseball caps Sunday night honoring New York emergency service departments for their game against the Chicago Cubs on the 10th...
View ArticleNewton throws for 422 in loss to Cards (AP)
Cam Newton's eye-popping numbers will grab the headlines on Monday. The Carolina Panthers must be even more thrilled about what's to come down the road for a franchise that bottomed out at 2-14 a year...
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Jets rally to beat Cowboys on late FG (AP)
Rex Ryan and the New York Jets tried to stay positive even though things appeared grim. After all, they trailed by 14 points and were unable to do much for three quarters against the Dallas Cowboys. As...
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Serena fined $2,000 for berating umpire (AP)
Serena Williams was fined $2,000 by the U.S. Open on Monday for berating the chair umpire during the final. Tournament referee Brian Earley issued his ruling a day after Williams was cited by chair...
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