East Carolina stormed into the AP Top 25 poll, landing at 14 while Southern California remained No. 1 and Georgia was No. 2. Ohio State fell to No. 5 behind No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 4 Florida.
Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title.
Imagine a season without Tom Brady. It's very possible after the Patriots QB
exits with a knee injury in an eventual 17-10 win vs. the Chiefs. Matt Cassel
is a decent fill-in, but it makes the AFC race wide open, Mike Freeman says.
Rookie running back Matt Forte ran for 123 yards and one touchdown in his NFL debut, and Kyle Orton committed no turnovers as the Bears surprised the Indianapolis Colts 29-13 at the first regular-season game played at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Jolbert Cabrera hit a game-ending RBI single off Chicago Cubs closer Kerry Wood to complete Cincinnati's three-run ninth inning and give the Reds a 4-3 win on Sunday.
Don Haskins, credited with helping break color barriers in college sports in 1966 when he used five black starters to win a national basketball title for Texas Western, died Sunday. He was 78.
Andy Murray finished a stunning, rain-interrupted victory over No. 1 Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 at the U.S. Open on Sunday to reach his first Grand Slam final.
That 1 vs. 2 final at Flushing Meadows everyone was expecting isn't going to happen. Andy Murray, a 21-year-old up-and-coming Scot, completes his semifinal victory against Rafael Nadal. Art Spander says Murray gives Great Britain a real chance to end its 72-year Grand Slam drought.
Jake Delhomme threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dante Rosario as time expired to lift the visiting Panthers to a shocking 26-24 win over the Chargers Sunday.
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