
1 hour ago - By Barry Wilner, AP Football Writer
The playoff chase has gotten much more difficult for the Packers after they lost two key defensive players to season-ending injuries.

5 hours ago - By Ronald Blum, AP Sports Writer
Joe Mauer sat behind a table on a podium in a conference room at the Metrodome when Justin Morneau shouted out the last question of the day. "Are you finally going to buy dinner now?" Morneau said to his teammate from the audience, one MVP to another.
2 hours ago - By Associated Press
Dorin Dickerson of Pittsburgh, Florida's Aaron Hernandez and Dennis Pitta of BYU are the finalists for the John Mackey Award presented to the nation's top tight end.

6 hours ago - By Jim O'Connell, AP Basketball Writer
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.

3 hours ago - By Associated Press
South Carolina forward Dominique Archie is out indefinitely with a sprained right knee.

4 hours ago - By Bob Baum, AP Sports Writer
Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt says he had a long talk with Kurt Warner on the flight home, and the quarterback was "very upbeat and alert" following a blow to the head in Sunday's' victory over St. Louis.

4 hours ago - By Janie McCauley, AP Sports Writer
Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson has pneumonia and isn't traveling with the team for two games in Texas.
4 hours ago - By Associated Press
U.S. Tennis Association tax forms show that former CEO of professional tennis Arlen Kantarian received more than $9 million in total compensation in 2008, his last year running the U.S. Open.

4 hours ago - By Schuyler Dixon, Associated Press Writer
Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy are set for at least one showdown off the field.

5 hours ago - By Chris Jenkins, AP Sports Writer
The Green Bay Packers feared the worst after watching two of their top defensive players get carted to the locker room Sunday, and things didn't look any better the next morning. Cornerback Al Harris and linebacker Aaron Kampman will both have season-ending knee surgery.
6 hours ago - By Associated Press
Police say a western Pennsylvania man told them he kicked his girlfriend's puppy to death because he was upset that the pit bull wouldn't behave before the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers game.

6 hours ago - By Doug Feinberg, AP Basketball Writer
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.

6 hours ago - By Eddie Pells, AP National Writer
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.
6 hours ago - By Joe Kay, AP Sports Writer
Barring a problem in practice, quarterback Tony Pike will start for fifth-ranked Cincinnati against Illinois on Friday.

6 hours ago - By Joseph White, AP Sports Writer
During a news conference in which he discussed three more season-ending injuries and revealed discouraging news about three other players, Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn was hit with a coughing fit. He needed a drink to help him continue.
7 hours ago - By Associated Press
The outcome was so embarrassing that Wigan's players want to refund the cost of tickets to their fans.

7 hours ago - By Mark Long, AP Sports Writer
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."