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.
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.
No Strahan: retired. No Umenyiora: injured. No big deal to the defending champion Giants, who
open the season with a 16-7 victory over the Redskins. With D-coordinator Steve Spagnuolo still in the fold, the G-Men might just be the team to beat thanks to its defense, Clark Judge says.
Novak Djokovic, known for his jokes, couldn't take one after beating Andy Roddick in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. He engages in a verbal spat with the American, but after all the dust settles, it's still Djokovic who proves he's the better player, Art Spander says.
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.
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