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Oklahoma State hasn't started the season the way it had hoped. The same could be said about the No. 16 Cowboys' games.
Danica Patrick will be looking to repeat history. Ryan Briscoe is hoping to make his own at the Indy Japan 300, the penultimate event of the 2009 IndyCar series.
Tight end Sam Wheeler hadn't been in Virginia Tech's starting lineup since the 2007 season before the No. 13 Hokies played Marshall last Saturday.
Dad simply wanted a souvenir — not a national television appearance. Steve Monforto won over many hearts after his 3-year-old daughter tossed a foul ball he caught at a Phillies game back onto the field. Stunned by his toddler's toss, all Dad could do was hug her.
The Columbus Crew of the MLS and Mexican club Pachuca picked up victories Wednesday in group games in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Bobby Ryan scored twice in regulation and again leading off the shootout, helping the Anaheim Ducks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 in their preseason opener on Wednesday night.
Tina Thompson hit a key 3-pointer with 5:44 remaining and the Los Angeles Sparks went on to a 70-63 victory over the Seattle Storm in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series Wednesday night.
Sheldon Souray scored the game-winner with just 2:15 to play giving the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night, spoiling the preseason debut of John Tavares.
Florida has a score to settle. Texas, too, but for a different reason.
Many fantasy football players are still puzzling over why their running backs didn't do much running on opening day.
Brad Richards converted in the third round of the shootout after scoring a goal in regulation to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference's first female official in football will work a game this weekend.
Pompei: The Dallas Cowboys always have been regarded as one of the premier franchises in professional sports, the Yankees of the NFL. But Cowboys Stadium — this takes it to another level.
Deanna Nolan scored 25 points and Kara Braxton added 16 as the Detroit Shock rallied for a 94-89 victory over the Atlanta Dream in the opener of Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday night.
Kris Draper, Jamie Tardif and Jeremy Williams scored to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
David Clarkson scored twice on the power play and the New Jersey Devils bounced back from blowing a two-goal lead in the third period to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in a preseason shootout on Wednesday night.
Andy Wozniewski's tiebreaking goal in the third period lifted the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in an exhibition game.
Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez says he didn't see linebacker Jonas Mouton (MOO'-tahn) throw a punch at Notre Dame lineman Eric Olsen.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -Wisconsin freshman Jeremy Glover has been kicked off the men's basketball team after being arrested last week on charges of burglary and possession of stolen property.
Less than a week after Tila Tequila accused her boyfriend, San Diego Chargers' linebacker Shawne Merriman, of choking her, the San Diego District Attorney's office announced they closed the case due to insufficient evidence.
Now that he's won the U.S. Open, Juan Martin Del Potro has another goal.
According to a report on The Sun website, Jim Cornette's contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling was terminated after throwing one temper tantrum too many.
The NFL assessed $125,000 in fines to the New York Jets and former coach Eric Mangini on Wednesday for violating the league's rules on injury reporting with former quarterback Brett Favre last season.
Mike Singletary was on point throughout the game, whether it was challenging the "12 men on the field" call and winning a reversal or calling a timeout with 1:32 left in the third quarter to give his defense a needed rest and a pep talk.
Trevor Cahill combined with two relievers on a one-hitter and the last-place Oakland Athletics completed a three-game series sweep, their first in more than three months, with a 4-0 victory Wednesday night.
Curran: In outward approaches, Bill Belichick and Rex Ryan are exact opposites. And that's what helps make them the main attraction as the NFL season enters Week 2.
Alex Gonzalez hit a bases-loaded blooper down the left-field line with two outs in the ninth inning on Wednesday night to give the Boston Red Sox a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
With 16 days left until the International Olympic Committee chooses a host city for the 2016 Olympics, President Barack Obama stood on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday and made a pitch for Chicago's bid to win those Summer Games. He promised that if the I.O.C.
Hideki Matsui hit a tying, two-run homer in the eighth inning off Scott Downs, Francisco Cervelli hit a winning single in the ninth and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 Wednesday night.
Canada's largest supermarket chain confirmed Wednesday it is in talks with Ryerson University about the future development of Maple Leaf Gardens.
President holds rally at White House to support Chicago's Olympics bid
Argentina coach Diego Maradona reportedly is in Italy to receive treatment for weight gain and stress following his team's two straight losses in World Cup qualifying.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -Kyle Busch lost a stirring duel at Richmond for one of the final spots in Chase for the championship. Now he won't even get to have his Sprint Cup title hopes dashed by a poor showing when NASCAR's playoffs get going this weekend.
Over just a 10-day span following his arrival in Minnesota, Brett Favre's No. 4 Vikings jersey was the top seller on the NFL's merchandise Web site for the entire sales period from April 1-Aug. 28. Jay Cutler ranked second and Michael Vick was fourth during that timeframe.
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and Toronto pitcher Jesse Carlson were suspended for three games each and fined Wednesday by Major League Baseball for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl.