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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin has died. He was 85.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Albert Pujols is the unanimous winner of the National League MVP award, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.... Read More
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen is nursing a black eye after getting punched outside a South Bend bar early Sunday morning.... Read More
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger's fourth concussion since 2006 apparently won't put him on the bench.... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The NFL and its players union have approved independent doctors to evaluate head injuries for about half of the 32 teams so far as part of a new program.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- James Isch has settled comfortably into his role as interim president of the NCAA.... Read More
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin says freshman safety Janzen Jackson will be allowed to return to team activities immediately and will start Saturday at Kentucky.... Read More
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly is so accustomed to having his name mentioned in speculation about other jobs that he doesn't pay much attention to what he calls the "silly season" of rumors.... Read More
Getting Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team back on track is Rick Hendrick's top priority now that Jimmie Johnson has his record fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.... Read More
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs says his right leg feels "really good" and he should play against Denver on Thursday.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mississippi, California and North Carolina have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll.... Read More
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said he would have a hard time arguing if the school decides to fire him for his 6-5 record, saying it isn't good enough.... Read More
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys were awful on offense for a second straight week. This time, they were lucky to be playing the broken-down Washington Redskins.... Read More
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The undefeated Indianapolis Colts found yet another way to win a close game,and with a former Ravens kicker.... Read More
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints keep on rolling.... Read More
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Aaron Rodgers made San Francisco pay for a draft-day snub in 2005 and the Green Bay Packers survived a second-half surge by the 49ers for a 30-24 victory Sunday.... Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- When the last player drafted in 2009 trotted onto the field, the best team of 2008 was doomed.... Read More
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson has won a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences.... Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Bruce Gradkowski threw a 29-yard tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving the Raiders a 20-17 victory Sunday.... Read More
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The defense Bill Belichick didn't want to put on the field a week ago kept the offense of the New York Jets off it Sunday.... Read More
CHICAGO (AP) -- Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles found a way to pull out a close win. They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process.... Read More
SEATTLE (AP) -- Robbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks and underdog, overlooked Real Salt Lake beat the star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 on penalties for its first Major League Soccer championship.... Read More
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Phelps is ready to put an up-and-down post-Olympic year behind him and focus on the challenges that await in 2010, including adjusting to a ban on the high-performance suits that rocked his sport.... Read More
RICHMOND, Texas (AP) -- The sky cleared and Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin were left with one day to settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year.... Read More
LONDON (AP) -- American businessman Stan Kroenke has bought 10 more Arsenal shares to put him closer to the threshold that forces him to make a takeover bid.... Read More
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Prosecutors have dropped attempted aggravated robbery charges against Tennessee freshman safety Janzen Jackson.... Read More
LONDON (AP) -- The projected final cost of construction for the 2012 London Olympics has risen slightly, but the overall budget for the games remains unchanged.... Read More
WIGAN, England (AP) -- The outcome was so embarrassing that Wigan's players want to refund the cost of tickets to their fans.... Read More
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Quarterback Tony Pike is still on target to start for No. 5 Cincinnati against Illinois on Friday.... Read More
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Running back Ladell Betts and guard Chad Rinehart are done for the season for the battered Washington Redskins.... Read More
San Diego State cracked the AP women's basketball Top 25 for the first time in 14 years, while Connecticut remained a unanimous No. 1 for the 18th consecutive poll.... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews has pleaded not guilty to interstate stalking.... Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Western Kentucky has hired Stanford assistant Willie Taggart as its football coach.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.... Read More
They don't all need glasses. But if you always suspected basketball referees are biased - well, you're right, according to a couple of professors who've studied the matter.... Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Standing behind the same podium where quarterback Tim Tebow delivered his now-famous promise 14 months and 21 wins ago, coach Urban Meyer vowed Monday to be at Florida "as long as they'll have me."... Read More
Syracuse was so impressive in the 2K Sports Classic that it made one of the best entrances ever into The Associated Press' college basketball poll.... Read More
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Coach Ken Whisenhunt says he had a long talk with Kurt Warner on the flight home, and the quarterback was alert and upbeat following a blow to the head in Sunday's' victory over St. Louis.... Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson has pneumonia and isn't traveling with the team for two games in Texas.... Read More
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- It seems unlikely Michigan will fire Rich Rodriguez after two awful seasons with an NCAA investigation looming, a search for a new athletic director under way and luxury boxes to fill at the Big House.... Read More
The playoff chase has gotten much more difficult for the Packers after they lost two key defensive players to season-ending injuries.... Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Martin Erat scored two goals and the Nashville Predators beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 Monday night for their sixth straight victory.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936.... Read More
TORONTO (AP) -- It's been 18 years since an NHL goalie made as many saves as Dwayne Roloson did Monday night.... Read More
HOUSTON (AP) -- Rob Bironas kicked a 53-yard field goal with less than a minute remaining and the Tennessee Titans beat the Houston Texans 20-17 Monday night for their fourth straight victory after an 0-6 start.... Read More
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Devon Alexander was 7 when his mom gave in and let him join the new boxing program in his downtrodden neighborhood. He came home the first day crying, his nose bloodied from a sparring session with his friend Terrance Barker.... Read More
RICHMOND, Texas (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin fought to the last hole for the LPGA's top player award.... Read More
LONDON (AP) -- Juan Martin del Potro held on to beat Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (1) Tuesday in his second round-robin match of the ATP World Tour Finals.... Read More
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR has asked a federal court to stop lawyers for suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield from collecting information from the ex-wife of chairman Brian France.... Read More
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