- And so they meet again: OU vs. UT, both in top 5
(AP)
- Dice-K pitches Red Sox over Rays in ALCS opener
(AP)
- Myers helps Phillies take 2-0 lead over Dodgers
(AP)
- Eagles’ Westbrook won’t play Sunday against 49ers
(AP)
- Browns’ Kellen Winslow still hospitalized
(AP)
- Cowboys’ Newman out after surgery
(AP)
- Miami Heat seek team chemistry on European tour
(Reuters)
- Tiger Stadium preservationists meet deadline
(AP)
- Scotland draw a blank against Norway in World Cup qualification
(AFP)
- Brodeur stops penalty shot in Devils’ 2-1 win
(AP)
- WVa’s White sits out Syracuse game
(AP)
- Monfils to play Petzschner in Vienna final
(AFP)
- In-Kyung Kim leads Longs Drugs Challenge
(AP)
AP - If the Texas-Oklahoma series were only about the sights, sounds and smells of their annual matchup at the Cotton Bowl, it would still be a lot of fun.
AP - Daisuke Matsuzaka’s brilliant escape act bewildered Tampa Bay and put the Boston Red Sox on top in the AL championship series.
AP - Brett Myers stood on first base, shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders. He couldn’t explain his hitting success, and no one ever expected it.
AP - All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook will miss his second game in three weeks when the Philadelphia Eagles visit San Francisco on Sunday.
AP - Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow remains hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, making it more likely he won’t play in Monday night’s game against the New York Giants.
AP - Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman will be out at least another month after surgery for a sports hernia.
Reuters - The Miami Heat, worst team in the National Basketball Association last season, hope team chemistry developed in their pre-season European tour will vault them back to the NBA Championship next year.
AP - What remains of Tiger Stadium will remain standing at least until March 1 while preservationists raise money to renovate the stadium and reopen it as a recreational and educational complex.
AFP - Scotland’s World Cup qualification on Saturday hung in the balance after a goalless draw against Norway at Hampden.
AP - While much of the preseason talk about the New Jersey Devils has focused on the return of Brian Rolston and Bobby Holik, the player who decided the season opener was the man who has been the face of this team since the 1990s Martin Brodeur.
AP - Quarterback Pat White was scratched from West Virginia’s game against Syracuse on Saturday due to a head injury.
AFP - Gael Monfils of France claimed a thrilling 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7/2) victory over unseeded German Philipp Kohlschreiber on Saturday to reach the final of the Austrian Open.
AP - South Korea’s In-Kyung Kim shot a 3-under 69 in cold, windy conditions Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Mollie Fankhauser in the Longs Drugs Challenge, while top-ranked Lorena Ochoa was two shots behind.