Tigers' Verlander set for Game 1 of ALCS (AP)
So what that the Texas Rangers won their only game this season against Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander. That was six months ago. This is Game 1 of the AL championship series. "Too long ago,"...
View ArticleRaiders owner Al Davis dies at 82 (AP)
Al Davis was remembered Saturday as the AFL commissioner who helped lead the merger with the NFL that changed professional football forever. He was praised as the trendsetting owner of the Oakland...
View ArticleGators start freshman QB Brissett at LSU (AP)
Florida coach Will Muschamp has chosen to start Jacoby Brissett at quarterback for the 17th-ranked Gators' game at No. 1 LSU on Saturday. The decision on Saturday marks the first time in Florida...
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No. 3 Sooners crush No. 11 Texas 55-17 (AP)
Landry Jones and the Oklahoma Sooners made a strong case Saturday to return to the top of the college football poll. Having slipped from first to second to third over successive weeks, the Sooners...
View ArticlePrice helps Wake upset No. 23 FSU (AP)
Tanner Price threw three touchdown passes, Josh Harris rushed for 136 yards and Wake Forest upset No. 23 Florida State 35-30 on Saturday. Price was 21 of 35 for 233 yards with touchdowns covering 22...
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Big Ben's 5 TDs help Steelers rip Titans (AP)
Ben Roethlisberger has a pretty good explanation for how a guy with one good foot can throw for five touchdowns as he did in Pittsburgh's 38-17 thumping of Tennessee on Sunday. "I told ya, I was just...
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Bills pick off Vick 4 times, beat Eagles (AP)
Turns out the Buffalo Bills didn't need to actually contain quarterback Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles. All they had to do was watch and wait for this so-called "Dream Team" to start...
View ArticleRain postpones Game 2 of ALCS to Monday (AP)
The Detroit Tigers are wet and wounded. After Game 2 of the AL championship series in Texas was postponed Sunday because of more rain in the forecast, manager Jim Leyland said the Tigers have lost...
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Fan throws hot dog at Woods on green (AP)
A strange year for Tiger Woods took another bizarre twist Sunday when a fan was arrested for running toward the seventh green at CordeValle and tossing a hot dog in Woods' direction. The bun barely...
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Pats edge Jets behind Green-Ellis' 136 (AP)
Tom Brady finally got plenty of help -- from a running back who nobody drafted and a defense that everybody exploited. The New England Patriots used their most complete game of the season to beat the...
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Brewers rally past Cards in NLCS opener (AP)
Even before the first pitch, the Milwaukee Brewers took a swing at the St. Louis Cardinals. Come Sunday, the Brewers swapped their barbs for bats -- and just kept bashing. Needing a comeback in the NL...
View ArticleTCU likely to accept invite to Big 12 (AP)
TCU trustees are scheduled to meet Monday, when they will discuss and likely accept the school's invitation to join the Big 12 Conference. A person with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press...
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Packers score 25 unanswered, move to 5-0 (AP)
Aaron Rodgers was down early, but hardly down and out. In the end, the result was the same. Another win for the Super Bowl champs in Atlanta. Following up on a blowout of the Falcons in last year's...
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Brewers rally past Cards in NLCS opener (AP)
It's one thing for a team to say it won't be beaten by the Milwaukee Brewers' dueling duo of MVP candidates, Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder. As the St. Louis Cardinals found out in Sunday's Game 1 of...
View ArticlePackers expected to offer stock again (AP)
Cheeseheads around the world might soon have a chance to own a piece of the Super Bowl champs. The Green Bay Packers, the NFL's only publicly owned team, are moving toward a new stock sale by the end...
View ArticleTexans LB Williams out for season (AP)
Houston Texans defensive end Mario Williams is out for the season after tearing a pectoral muscle in Sunday's 25-20 loss to Oakland. Coach Gary Kubiak said Williams will go on injured reserve and...
View ArticleRB Hillis doubting future with Browns (AP)
Peyton Hillis wanted to retire with the Browns. Now, he's wondering and worrying if he has a future in Cleveland beyond the next 12 games. Hillis, whose stalled negotiations with the team on a contract...
View ArticleBroncos mum on starting QB until Tuesday (AP)
The football world will have to wait another day to find out if Tim Tebow was only keeping Kyle Orton's seat warm or whether he's pushed the veteran to the end of the bench. Denver Broncos coach John...
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Cruz's walkoff slam puts Rangers up 2-0 (AP)
The Texas Rangers are on Cruz control in the AL championship series. Nelson Cruz hit the first game-ending grand slam in postseason history, lifting the defending American League champions over the...
View ArticleBig East to seek 12 teams for football (AP)
Big East schools gave a go-ahead Monday for the conference to expand to as many as 12 teams for football, a move that could involve adding six members. The schools' presidents and chancellors gave...
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