Penn State players Maurice Evans, Abe Koroma and Andrew Quarless will miss Saturday's game against Oregon State after police found marijuana in their apartment earlier this week, Penn State coach Joe Paterno said on his radio show Thursday night.
Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano has right rotator cuff tendinitis and inflammation, an MRI confirmed, a blow to Chicago's chances of winning the World Series for the first time in a century.
For the first time since the 2005 Super Bowl, Tom Brady was not listed on a New England Patriots practice participation or injury report on Thursday, a sign that he is ready to start Sunday's season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Playing without Pro Bowl linemen Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, the Giants limited the new-look Redskins to 11 first downs and 209 total yards and gave indications that these G-Men are back for another Super Bowl run in a 16-7 victory that ushered in the season Thursday.
Scott Kazmir allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and Tampa Bay's bullpen weathered ninth-inning home runs by Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez to hang on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
Michigan lost to a nobody. The Tide will roll to the national title, the SEC is invincible and Beanie Wells might never walk again. Dennis Dodd reacts to the overreactions taking the nation by storm.
Chris Nickson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Vanderbilt finally beat a ranked opponent on its own field Thursday night, upsetting No. 24 South Carolina 24-17 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier is making gradual improvement from gunshot wounds but is 'not out of the woods yet,' his agent told a newspaper Thursday.
Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano has right rotator cuff tendinitis and inflammation, an MRI confirmed Thursday, a blow to Chicago's chances of winning the World Series for the first time in a century.
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