Newton, Auburn roll into BCS title game (AP)
Cam Newton still seems a little dazed by it all, how a guy who was playing at a junior college in Texas just a season ago has the Heisman Trophy in his grasp, his team just one win away from the...
View ArticleHeat pull away from Hawks late in win (AP)
LeBron James' new fan base in Miami had a response. So did his teammates. Chris Bosh scored 27 points, Dwyane Wade added 26 and the Miami Heat scored 11 straight points in the final minutes to beat the...
View ArticleVa. Tech wins third ACC crown in 4 years (AP)
It took just five days for Virginia Tech to go from national title contender to mystifying also-ran. Then the Hokies began to turn their season around. They've been getting better ever since. Slowly...
View ArticleDown 17, Oklahoma rallies to win Big 12 (AP)
No. 10 Oklahoma is keeping the conference title in the Big 12 family. Nebraska is headed to the Big Ten with one more sour championship-game memory. Travis Lewis had an interception in the end zone and...
View ArticleDozens brawl before USC-UCLA, 2 stabbed (AP)
Dozens of fans brawled in a Rose Bowl parking lot before the Southern California-UCLA football game Saturday, leaving two men stabbed, two police officers with minor injuries and three men arrested,...
View ArticleSerbia rallies to win first Davis Cup (AP)
Serbia celebrated its first Davis Cup title Sunday, becoming only the second unseeded nation to win the trophy when Viktor Troicki beat Michael Llodra 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to complete a 3-2 combeback win over...
View ArticleKnicks win seventh straight road game (AP)
Amare Stoudemire and the New York Knicks have come a long way since a season-opening victory over the Raptors. Stoudemire had 31 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, Wilson Chandler scored 21 and the...
View ArticleWerth, Nats agree to 7-year, $126M deal (AP)
Right fielder Jayson Werth has agreed to a $126 million, seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals. The first deal of the winter meetings was announced Sunday while Major League Baseball was...
View ArticleChiefs stay atop AFC West, beat Broncos (AP)
Chiefs coach Todd Haley shook hands and embraced Broncos coach Josh McDaniels after this game. Three weeks after refusing to shake hands with McDaniels and then saying he was sorry for the snub, Haley...
View ArticleFavre knocked out but Vikings rout Bills (AP)
Brett Favre's consecutive games played streak could be in trouble again if his sprained shoulder doesn't get better by next weekend. The Vikings have found a groove under interim head coach Leslie...
View ArticleJones-Drew runs for 186, Jags now in 1st (AP)
Maurice Jones-Drew and the Jacksonville Jaguars are having fun trying to run their way to an AFC South title. Jones-Drew turned in the NFL's second-best rushing effort of the season with 186 yards on...
View ArticleGiants' ground game keys rout of 'Skins (AP)
The cold, the wind, a divisional opponent in December. It all added up to one thing for the New York Giants: run, run and run some more. With the wind whipping around the New Meadowlands Stadium, the...
View ArticleQuestionable call helps Bears top Lions (AP)
The Chicago Bears made some breaks and might've gotten one in a win over the Detroit Lions. Again. Jay Cutler threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Brandon Manumaleuna one play after a questionable call...
View ArticleSaints get late TD, rally past Bengals (AP)
Drew Brees isn't just a Super Bowl MVP. He's also a convincing actor with the game on the line. Brees passed Archie Manning as the Saints' all-time leading passer Sunday, then rallied New Orleans to...
View ArticleRaiders' upset ends Bolts' December run (AP)
The San Diego Chargers are mortal in December, after all. They found out at the hands of the Oakland Raiders, of all teams. Jason Campbell ran for one touchdown and threw for another, Darren McFadden...
View ArticleNBA has deal to buy Hornets from Shinn (AP)
New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn has agreed to sell the club to the NBA and the transaction could be completed within a couple days, according to a person familiar with the decision. The league...
View ArticleManning's fourth INT dooms Colts in OT (AP)
Peyton Manning keeps making mistakes and the Indianapolis Colts just keep losing. On Sunday, Manning had two of his four interceptions returned for touchdowns and the last one set up David Buehler's...
View ArticleFalcons rally past Bucs, win streak at 6 (AP)
Matty Ice came to the rescue again. Matt Ryan threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Michael Jenkins with 4:31 remaining Sunday as the Atlanta Falcons put together another fourth-quarter rally to beat the...
View ArticleAuburn-Oregon official BCS title matchup (AP)
A season spent talking about BCS busters will end with another clash of the big boys -- just not the ones we've gotten used to seeing in the title game. Alabama and Texas? Florida and Oklahoma? Ohio...
View ArticleTCU earns Rose Bowl bid vs. Wisconsin (AP)
For the second straight year, TCU is unbeaten, untied -- and unable to play for the national championship. At least the Horned Frogs are getting one granddaddy of a consolation prize. No. 3 TCU (12-0)...
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