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  • 40 years ago, Irish-Tide played game for the ages

    MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Ara Parseghian still remembers every little detail of that dreary night in New Orleans nearly four decades ago, when two titans of college football met for the first time. (   01/07/2013 3:02 PM )

  • RG3 defends himself as Redskins await knee results

    ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- As the Washington Redskins awaited word on Robert Griffin III's health, teammates defended the rookie quarterback's decision to keep playing after reinjuring his right knee. (   01/07/2013 3:01 PM )

  • Andre Ward postpones fight for shoulder surgery

    SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (AP) -- Super middleweight champion Andre Ward has had surgery on his injured right shoulder that will postpone his title bout against Kelly Pavlik for a second time. (   01/07/2013 2:58 PM )

  • Andre Ward postpones fight for shoulder surgery

    SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (AP) -- Super middleweight champion Andre Ward has had surgery on his injured right shoulder that will postpone his title bout against Kelly Pavlik for a second time. (   01/07/2013 2:58 PM )

  • Here come the big boys

    Here come the big boys. (   01/07/2013 2:48 PM )

  • Wilson, Seahawks top Redskins 24-14; RG3 hurt

    LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- Either way, a rookie quarterback was going to make it to the second round of the playoffs. The losing team would go home disappointed, but with the knowledge that its rookie did more than enough to prove that bright days are ahead. (   01/07/2013 2:48 PM )

  • Lewis, Ravens advance in playoffs by dumping Indy

    BALTIMORE (AP) -- After receiving rave reviews for its closing act in Baltimore, The Ray Lewis Retirement Tour heads to Denver for another show. (   01/07/2013 2:47 PM )

  • Messi wins record 4th world's best player award

    ZURICH (AP) -- Lionel Messi became the first four-time winner of the FIFA Player of the Year award after shattering the world record with 91 goals last year for Barcelona and Argentina. (   01/07/2013 2:46 PM )

  • Tour under way for the 3rd time

    KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) -- For the third time in four days, Rickie Fowler hit the opening tee shot of the 2013 PGA Tour season. (   01/07/2013 2:46 PM )

  • Love 'em or hate 'em, all eyes on Tide and Irish

    MIAMI (AP) -- Love 'em or hate 'em, it's hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama. (   01/07/2013 2:46 PM )

  • It's official: Bills hire Marrone as new coach

    ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- It's official: Doug Marrone is the Buffalo Bills' new coach. (   01/07/2013 2:46 PM )

  • NHL looking toward 48-game season

    TORONTO (AP) -- The NHL will most likely play a 48-game season after its new labor agreement is ratified. (   01/07/2013 2:46 PM )

  • Playoff sites likely to be picked by end of April

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- The home of the first national championship game under the new playoff system, along with the three remaining semifinal rotation sites, will likely be picked by the end of April. (   01/07/2013 2:06 PM )

  • Harlem Globetrotters win basketball game on ice

    PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) -- The Harlem Globetrotters say they hope that deprived NHL fans have taken some comfort in watching basketball on ice. (   01/07/2013 2:03 PM )

  • Game on, but when will the NHL drop the puck?

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Now that a tentative deal is done, one big question remains: When is the puck finally going to drop on the long-delayed hockey season? (   01/07/2013 1:54 PM )

  • Baylor back at No. 1 in AP women's basketball poll

    Baylor is back where it started the season -- No. 1. (   01/07/2013 1:34 PM )

  • Sources: Chip Kelly staying at Oregon

    Chip Kelly is staying at Oregon. (   01/07/2013 1:12 PM )

  • Duke starts 4th week as No. 1 in AP poll

    Unbeaten Duke and Michigan hold the top two spots in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the fourth straight week. (   01/07/2013 1:12 PM )

  • Belichick not impressed by team's Texans blowout

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- To hear Bill Belichick glumly address reporters on Monday, you'd think the Houston Texans blew out the Patriots in the regular season and not the other way around. (   01/07/2013 1:09 PM )

  • Alabama AD made a brief stop at Notre Dame

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Mal Moore's career was adrift. (   01/07/2013 12:46 PM )

  • RBs Riddick, Wood give Notre Dame 1-2 punch

    MIAMI (AP) -- Notre Dame tailbacks Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood showed how interchangeable they are in the final two games of the regular season for the Fighting Irish. (   01/07/2013 12:04 PM )

  • NHL's next step is winning back hardened fans

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Flyers owner Ed Snider had a simple message on the day the NHL lockout ended: (   01/07/2013 11:49 AM )

  • Trio of bid cities give 2020 Olympic files to IOC

    LONDON (AP) -- Exactly eight months before the vote, the race for the 2020 Summer Games moved into a crucial phase Monday when the three candidate cities submitted their bid plans to the International Olympic Committee. (   01/07/2013 11:39 AM )

  • Ex-manager Bobby Valentine joins NBC Sports Radio

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine will work as a commentator for NBC Sports Radio. (   01/07/2013 10:29 AM )

  • A Monday finish turned into a Monday start

    KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) -- As expected, Monday at the PGA Tour's season opener figures to be filled with anticipation at the Tournament of Champions. (   01/07/2013 10:23 AM )

  • Djokovic, Azarenka are top seeds in Australia

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka will be the top-seeded players for the Australian Open. (   01/07/2013 10:09 AM )

  • Djokovic, Azarenka are top seeds in Australia

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka will be the top-seeded players for the Australian Open. (   01/07/2013 10:09 AM )

  • Harlem Globetrotters offer basketball on ice

    PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) -- The Harlem Globetrotters say they hope that deprived NHL fans will take some comfort in watching basketball on ice. (   01/07/2013 9:40 AM )

  • Hsieh, Schiavone out in 1st round in Hobart

    HOBART, Australia (AP) -- Top-seeded Hsieh Su-wei lost to former doubles partner Peng Shuai of China 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) in the first round of the Hobart International on Monday. (   01/07/2013 8:02 AM )

  • Li Na advances at Sydney International

    SYDNEY (AP) -- Former champion Li Na advanced to the second round of the Sydney International with a 7-6 (2), 7-5 win over Christina McHale on Monday, and Sam Stosur extended her miserable start to 2013 with another first-round loss. (   01/07/2013 7:33 AM )

  • Malisse, Rochus advance in Auckland

    AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- Belgian veterans Olivier Rochus and Xavier Malisse both beat higher-ranked opponents to advance to the second round of the Heineken Open on Monday, and American Brian Baker continued his surprising comeback by ousting fifth-seeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. (   01/07/2013 5:28 AM )

  • Browns moving on from Oregon's Kelly

    CLEVELAND (AP) -- Chip Kelly wouldn't jump. So the Browns bailed. (   01/07/2013 5:24 AM )

  • ASU tops No. 25 Kent St. 17-13 in GoDaddy.com Bowl

    MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Arkansas State's offense was held in check Sunday night after piling up big numbers this season. It was the defense that led the Red Wolves to a breakthrough victory. (   01/07/2013 5:02 AM )

  • LPGA adds a tournament in The Bahamas

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The LPGA Tour has a new tournament this year that will be played in The Bahamas. (   01/07/2013 5:02 AM )

  • Arkansas St tops No. 25 Kent St in GoDaddy Bowl

    MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Ryan Aplin's productive passing career helped carry Arkansas State to two Sun Belt Conference championships. (   01/07/2013 4:22 AM )

  • PGA Tour opener delayed _ again _ by wind

    KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) -- On the third attempt at starting the PGA Tour season, Matt Kuchar stepped to the 10th tee at Kapalua and could barely hear his name through the wind. When he finally steadied himself, a gust blew his golf ball off the tee. And then it happened again. (   01/07/2013 4:20 AM )

  • Ravens top Colts 24-9 in AFC wild card

    BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Baltimore Ravens wanted one long final ride for Ray Lewis. (   01/07/2013 4:13 AM )

  • RG3 hurt, Seattle tops Redskins 24-14 in playoffs

    LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- Russell Wilson raced ahead to throw the final block on Marshawn Lynch's fourth-quarter, go-ahead touchdown run, doing just enough to get in the way of the Washington Redskins safety near the goal line. (   01/07/2013 4:12 AM )

  • Seahawks' Wilson last rookie QB left in playoffs

    Wild-card weekend is over in the NFL playoffs, and Seattle's Russell Wilson is the lone rookie quarterback remaining. (   01/07/2013 4:08 AM )

  • Column: Wilson stands tall as only rookie QB left

    This was always going to be one of those once in a decade quarterback classes, even before Russell Wilson announced his arrival from what is arguably the loneliest outpost in the NFL. (   01/07/2013 3:56 AM )

  • Will game live up to hype in BCS championship?

    MIAMI (AP) -- Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field. (   01/07/2013 3:55 AM )

  • Nuggets beat struggling Lakers 112-105

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ty Lawson had 21 points and 10 assists, Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points and hit a big 3-pointer with 13.8 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets beat the struggling Los Angeles Lakers 112-105 Sunday night for their fifth win in seven games. (   01/07/2013 1:38 AM )

  • Drop the puck: NHL, players settle labor dispute

    NEW YORK (AP) -- They walked into a Manhattan hotel, knowing they were running out of time to save their season. (   01/07/2013 1:37 AM )

  • Chelsea Gray, No. 3 Duke build 35-point halftime lead, rout BC in women's basketball

    Chelsea Gray scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and 10 assists to lead No. 3 Duke to a 90-53 victory over Boston College, which fell behind, 32-5, at Conte Forum.(   01/07/2013 12:42 AM )

  • Westbrook, Durant lead Thunder over Raptors

    Russell Westbrook scored 23 points, Kevin Durant had 22, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors, 104-92, on Sunday.(   01/07/2013 12:35 AM )

  • Money for college athletes: not if, but how

    MIAMI (AP) -- After decades when paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, the enormous television revenue generated by sports -- football and basketball in particular -- and the long hours of work by the players have changed the debate. (   01/07/2013 12:22 AM )

  • Walker leads Bobcats past Pistons in OT

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- It's not quite a winning streak, but after losing 18 straight, coming out on top in two out of three games is close enough. (   01/07/2013 12:18 AM )

  • Nuggets beat struggling Lakers 112-105

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ty Lawson had 21 points and 10 assists, Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points and hit a big 3-pointer with 13.8 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets beat the struggling Los Angeles Lakers 112-105 Sunday night for their fifth win in seven games. (   01/07/2013 12:15 AM )

  • Finally, Notre Dame, Alabama ready to meet on the field

    Before either team stepped on the field in balmy South Florida, this was shaping up as one of the most anticipated games in years, a throwback to the era when Keith Jackson & Co. called one game a week, when everyone took sides based on where they happened to live. North vs. South. Rockne vs. Bear. Rudy vs. Forrest Gump. The Fighting Irish vs. the Crimson Tide.(   01/07/2013 12:00 AM )

  • PGA Tour opener delayed -- again -- by wind

    Another attempt to start the PGA Tour season was blown away Sunday. Just more than an hour into the opening round of the Tournament of Champions, play was suspended when more 40 m.p.h. gusts came roaring down the Plantation Course at Kapalua and left officials no choice but to wipe out yet another round.(   01/07/2013 12:00 AM )

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