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.
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.
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.
There are 12 drives left in the 10-race Chase, but Pete Pistone says Jimmie Johnson has the odds in his favor. The back-to-back champion is Pistone's pick to three-peat, but don't overlook Kyle Busch.
James Loney had three RBI and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of Arizona on Sunday with a 5-3 victory that gave them a 1 1/2-game lead on the Diamondbacks in the NL West.
Drew Brees threw for 343 yards and three TDs, and Scott Fujita made a clinching interception in the final minute, lifting the Saints to a 24-20 victory over the Buccaneers Sunday.
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