CHAMPIONSHIP

Mount Union wins 10th Division III title, 31-26

Greg Micheli threw two touchdown passes to Cecil Shorts as Mount Union regained its spot atop Division III football Saturday, beating defending champion Wisconsin-Whitewater 31-26 in the Stagg Bowl.

Richmond beats Montana 24-7 to win FCS title

Mike London gave Richmond the perfect ending to his first season in charge at his alma mater.

Grambling State defeats Jackson State 41-9

Greg Dillon threw three touchdowns and rushed for another score as Grambling State defeated Jackson State 41-9 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game on Saturday.

Minnesota Duluth beats NW Missouri State 21-14

The celebration was just the beginning for Minnesota Duluth coach Bob Nielson and his team Saturday when the inevitable question was asked about what it means to the university to have won its first NCAA Division II football championship.

Opinion: Sorry, Sooners — Gators will win

Somehow, it seems more like the NBA than the BCS football championship game. Let’s jump ahead to Jan. 8. Here’s our projected final from Miami’s Dolphin Stadium:

Florida, Oklahoma await pairing for national title

That logjam at the top of the rankings wasn't so hard to figure out. Nobody dominated the last two months of college football like Oklahoma and Florida. Every poll and pretty much everyone outside of Texas agreed on that.

Gators chomp past Bama for SEC title; eye BCS bid

Florida appears headed back to the national championship game. Alabama picked the worst possible time for its first loss of the season.

Va. Tech beats BC; wins 2nd straight ACC title

Dangle the Atlantic Coast Conference title in front of Virginia Tech and the Hokies will find a way to grab it. Tyrod Taylor scored two first-half touchdowns and Darren Evans ran for 114 yards and one TD in less than half-full Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, helping Virginia Tech become the first two-time winner of the ACC championship game with a 30-12 victory over No. 18 Boston College.

Sooners slam Mizzou for Big 12 title; eye BCS bid

Sam Bradford and Oklahoma wanted to drive home one point: They belong in the BCS championship game. The No. 4 Sooners did that with a 62-21 blowout of No. 19 Missouri for the Big 12 title Saturday night.

Ball State fumbles away perfection against Buffalo

Ball State fumbled away its perfect season. The 12th-ranked Cardinals coughed up the ball four times and Buffalo scored off each turnover, routing the previously unbeaten team 42-24 Friday night in the Mid-American Conference championship game.

Troy, Ark. State meet in Sun Belt showdown

The Sun Belt Conference is joining the championship Saturday excitement.

Johnson, Edwards gear up for 1 final race

Jimmie Johnson sat before nine former NASCAR champions, too respectful to reflect on his own place in history. In just a few more days, he'll likely have a third championship that will speak volumes to his legacy.

Alexander wins Ironman Championship

Australia's Craig Alexander rallied Saturday to win the Ironman World Championship.

Villegas makes it 2 in a row at Tour Championship

A two-putt par to win the Tour Championship in a playoff was worth an extra $1.5 million to Camilo Villegas. A 7-iron to a scary pin on the 71st hole, under more pressure than he has ever faced? That was invaluable.

Villegas wins BMW Championship with clutch putts

For three years, Camilo Villegas managed to make a name for himself without winning. He was the young Colombian with model good looks and chic clothing, limber enough to strike a pretzel-shaped pose on the green to read putts, earning him the nickname "Spider-Man."

Harrington fills Tiger void with PGA win

Everyone wondered who would fill the void with Tiger Woods recuperating and out of the last two majors.

Even with his game in decline, Daly still a draw

Kids reached out to touch him. Grown men shouted his name. Women smiled and begged for an autograph.

19-year-old rookie Tseng wins LPGA Championship

In her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, playing in only her third major championship, 19-year-old Yani Tseng felt lucky to become the youngest winner of the LPGA Championship on Sunday.

Logan beats Point Pleasant 13-3 for Class AA title

Other Class AA baseball teams will be glad Logan won't be around next season.

Garcia ends drought with playoff win at Players Championship

Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday. Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career by making a clutch par putt to force a playoff and hitting the island-green 17th on the first extra hole to defeat Paul Goydos in The Players Championship.

Kim takes Wachovia, is youngest PGA Tour winner in 6 years

Knee surgery prevented Tiger Woods from attempting to defend his Wachovia Championship title. Anthony Kim didn't disappoint fans at Quail Hollow Club looking for Tiger-like brilliance.

Boston College Wins NCAA Hockey Title

Nathan Gerbe no longer has to be a gracious runner-up. Twenty-four hours after missing out on the Hobey Baker award, the nation's leading scorer led Boston College to the NCAA hockey championship that had eluded the talent-laden Eagles the last two seasons.

Opinion: By staying at Kansas, Self did the right thing

Bill Self has been answering the Oklahoma State question for months. When it started early in the season, it seemed like a crazy rumor. When Cowboys coach Sean Sutton was forced to resign last week, it surfaced in the form of a Final Four distraction for Kansas. When the Jayhawks won the national championship Monday night, the question still wouldn’t go away — even though Self never wavered in his response.

Opinion: Great Lady Vols run likely has come to an end

There are no radical upheavals in women’s basketball. The same five or six schools stubbornly, selfishly cling to the top rungs, grabbing the very best recruits every season.

The BCS Solution

All right, enough with the BCS. The system that was suppose to solve all of our problems has become the problem. We are now at the point where head-to-head competition doesn't matter.

It's Lebron Or Bust For The Knicks
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Once Donnie Walsh traded Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford on Friday – eliminating $27 million in salary for the summer of 2010 – everything changed for the Knicks general manager. The Knicks won't just have the cap space to sign James, but give him his Scottie Pippen, too.

Dubai sheikh to buy top English football (soccer) team?
Source: BBC News

The board of English Championship side Charlton Athletic have confirmed they have been in discussion with Dubai based Zabeel Investments over selling up. Founded in 1905, Charlton would be the second major English team to acquire Arab owners in a matter of months.

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The Letterati: Scrabble's Winners and Losers
Source: Spectator Magazine

Make no mistake: Scrabble is a brutal game. Given a chance to foil an opponent, the dearest friend will turn sly and dogmatic.

FedEx Cup runneth over with problems
Source: Toronto Star

In 2007, the event so lacked drama that the players themselves urged a restructuring of the points system to make it more – what was the word? – volatile.

Toy Story: Gravity-defying yo-yo tricks on display at California State Yo-Yo Championships
Source: AsianWeek

SAN FRANCISCO — Yo-yo enthusiasts will be able to witness tricks like the under-the-lifted-leg, throw-the-detached-yo-yo-in-the- air-and-catch-it-on-the-string at the 2008 California State Yo-Yo Championships at the Exploratorium on September 6.

PGA Golf Preview - Singh goes for third straight win at Bellervie
Source: Sports Betting Edge

There is no hotter golfer in the world right now than Vijay Singh, who has torn through the first two events of the FedEx Playoffs. Singh can wrap up the title with a win at the BMW Championship.

Calgary, Edmonton to co-host 2012 world juniors
Source: The Globe And Mail

Hockey Canada has scheduled what it calls a "major press conference" for both Calgary and Edmonton Thursday, in which the organization is expected to announce that the two cities will co-host the 2012 world junior hockey championship.

MMANEWS.COM | Four Fighters Issued Medical Suspensions After UFC 87
Source: mmanews.com

Four UFC fighters get suspensions for injuries at UFC 87: Seek & Destroy!

Dakar rallies Scrabble contenders
Source: BBC News

Senegal may conjure up images of the singer Youssou N'Dour, the Dakar rally or perhaps the football team's successful 2002 World Cup display.

Weir Two Shots Behind British Open Leaders
Source: Toronto Star

The Canadian left-hander shared the early clubhouse lead with Retief Goosen on a brutally difficult first day at Royal Birkdale. They posted one-over-par 71, best of the morning rounds.

A swift KICK of success
Source: pnwlocalnews.com

Danielle Pelham, an Edmonds Community College student studying business, will compete at the 10th annual World University Taekwondo Championships July 16-20 in Serbia.

Thousands promise to shave heads if Spain wins Euro 2008
Source: Agence-France Presse

MADRID (AFP) — Thousands of supporters of the Spanish national team have vowed to shave their heads if their side wins the Euro 2008 football championship.

Celtics storm back to push Lakers to brink of elimination
Source: ESPN.com

What happened here? The Lakers led by 21 after the first quarter and still managed to lose?

NBA has no quick fix for Donaghy's fixing charges
Source: ESPN.com

I guess I'm not the only one who feels that the NBA has a real trust issue to deal with, even after the Donaghy scandal first blew up.

A Piston-Mortem
Source:

Six straight years to the Eastern Conference Finals and only two trips to the NBA Finals. Only one of those two ever resulted in a won championship... Really it is a story that many say would be one of not trying too hard.

Phil Jackson's 9 titles now is far more impressive than 9 back in Auerbach's day. 10 will end the argument
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Just as Phil Jackson reached the cusp of catching him with his ninth NBA championship, Red Auerbach was on the telephone, grumbling over the legitimacy of that legacy.

Lakers' Bynum to Undergo Knee Surgery Wednesday
Source: ABC News

More than four months after Andrew Bynum injured his left knee, it's been decided the Los Angeles Lakers center will undergo arthroscopic surgery.

Kobe Bryant shouldn't have to wait anymore for MVP
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Kobe Bryant hasn't always been the best person, the best teammate, the best ambassador for the National Basketball Association. This is the reason so many voters are searching for someone else to vote Most Valuable Player. For this, Bryant can blame himself.

Self's tourney has been a roller-coaster ride of melodrama
Source: ESPN.com

Why isn't there a category for... "Giving Your Wife a Hard Time" ...?

Jewish boys team faces title forfeit over Sabbath
Source: Sports Illustrated

Herzl/Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy's Jewish basketball team will not get a rescheduling of playoffs and will be forced to forfeit the championship if they win another game.

Do Not Put the Fate of NASCAR on the Shoulders of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Source: RacingForTheWin.com

Dale Jr. is with a new team this season, but his performance may once again be poor if the pressures of being NASCAR's most famous driver gets to him.

NY Giants in 2008 SuperBowl
Source: nflheadline.com

New York Giants in SuperBowl 2008! After overtime, NY Giants managed to score the winning points.

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