Jones has 505 yards, Sooners rip K-State (AP)
Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles put Oklahoma's season back on track. Now, Kansas State will see if it can bounce back from its own loss. Jones threw for a school-record 505 yards and five touchdowns...
View ArticlePaterno breaks Division I wins record (AP)
In bright white letters against a blue background, the electronic sign boards around Beaver Stadium took note of another milestone for Joe Paterno long after the stands had cleared. "Congratulations...
View ArticleYankees pick up options on Cano, Swisher (AP)
The New York Yankees have exercised contract options for next season on second baseman Robinson Cano and right fielder Nick Swisher. The moves were announced Saturday night. The decision on Cano's $14...
View ArticleNo. 6 Clemson stunned by Georgia Tech (AP)
After all the big plays, Tevin Washington finally had it easy. He dropped to his knee a couple of times, then celebrated with thousands of Georgia Tech students who stormed the field. Washington rushed...
View ArticleBuckeyes top No. 12 Wisconsin on late TD (AP)
After almost a year of suspensions, rumors and NCAA trouble in the headlines, Ohio State finally made some news on the field. Braxton Miller threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Devin Smith with 20...
View ArticleNo. 6 Clemson stunned by Georgia Tech (AP)
The Clemson players straggled off the field, trying to avoid thousands of Georgia Tech students who hopped out of the stands to celebrate. The Tigers' unbeaten season was over. In all likelihood, so...
View ArticleNo. 4 Stanford outlasts USC 56-48 in 3OT (AP)
Stepfan Taylor ran for the tying touchdown with 38 seconds left in regulation and the go-ahead score in the third overtime, and Stanford's defense preserved its 16-game winning streak by forcing Curtis...
View ArticleNats keeping manager Johnson for 2012 (AP)
Davey Johnson is hardly tempering expectations for his Washington Nationals in 2012. "Winning the pennant. Winning the division. Winning the National League," Johnson said of his goals on a conference...
View ArticleBroncos' Fox sticking with Tebow for now (AP)
Tim Tebow wasn't sacked Monday. One day after giving his embattled young quarterback a less than ringing endorsement following a humiliating 45-10 loss at home to the Lions, Broncos coach John Fox said...
View ArticleIndians acquire RHP Lowe from Braves (AP)
Derek Lowe's durability -- and price tag -- were too much for the Cleveland Indians to resist. The club acquired the 15-year veteran pitcher from the Atlanta Braves on Monday for a minor leaguer, a...
View ArticleYanks' Sabathia gets $30M added to deal (AP)
For CC Sabathia, there's no better place to pitch than Yankee Stadium. The big left-hander decided to stay with New York rather than test the free-agent market, agreeing Monday to a new deal that adds...
View ArticleLeaving on top: Cards' La Russa retires (AP)
Tony La Russa waited until after the championship parade and then called a team meeting with his players. "We didn't know what to expect," said pitcher Chris Carpenter, who won Game 7 of the World...
View ArticleFisher denies union rift in letter (AP)
Derek Fisher denied a rift in union leadership in a letter to NBA players Monday, telling them there have been "no side agreements, no side negotiations or anything close" with league officials. A...
View ArticleRivers has key fumble, Chiefs win in OT (AP)
Up and down the sideline, the Kansas City Chiefs were telling each other the game wasn't over. Didn't matter that Philip Rivers was under center with less than a minute left, and that Nick Novak was...
View ArticleHendrick, wife OK after jet crash lands (AP)
NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick returned home Tuesday, a day after he suffered minor injuries when his plane ran off the runway in Key West, Fla.
View ArticleYankees GM Cashman inks 3-year extension (AP)
Brian Cashman has signed a three-year contract with the New York Yankees, a day after his previous deal as general manager expired. Cashman has been GM since February 1998, when he succeeded Bob...
View ArticleCongressman compares NCAA to Mafia (AP)
A Democratic congressman is comparing the NCAA to the Mafia over how it controls the lives of student athletes. The congressman, Bobby Rush of Illinois, made the accusations at a congressional forum on...
View ArticleBubba Smith died of drugs, heart issues (AP)
Bubba Smith, the former NFL player-turned-actor and TV pitchman, died of acute drug intoxication and other conditions, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said Wednesday. A caretaker at the...
View ArticleOhio St. RB Berry charged with assault (AP)
Fourth-string Ohio State tailback Jaamal Berry has been charged with misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct after police say he punched a man in the face and then bragged about it. Franklin County...
View ArticleSuspended Georgia RBs failed drug tests (AP)
Failed drug tests administered last week were the reason Georgia's leading rusher, Isaiah Crowell, and two other Georgia tailbacks were suspended for Saturday's game against New Mexico State, according...
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