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Pitt fires Haywood after domestic violence arrest
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Pittsburgh fired new football coach Mike Haywood on Saturday, a day after he was arrested at his home on a domestic violence charge.
Chiefs Briefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley says he has no knowledge of offensive coordinator Charlie Weis possibly taking a similar job with the University of Florida.
OUT ON TOP
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Urban Meyer walked away from Florida with a win against Joe Paterno, who insists Penn State's disappointing season won't be his last.
Stanford halts UConn's streak at 90
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Stanford really does have UConn's number.
NFL fines Jets $100,000 for tripping incident
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL fined the New York Jets $100,000 on Thursday for violating league rules when assistant coach Sal Alosi tripped Miami's Nolan Carroll on the sideline during a punt return earlier this month.
Buccaneers’ Blount approaching 1,000-yard rushing plateau
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The NFL's rookie rushing leader is an undrafted free agent with a penchant for hurdling defenders in the open field.
Thursday's AP Top 25 Basketball Capsules
No. 8 Villanova 78, No. 25 Temple 74 VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Corey Stokes scored 24 points, Maalik Wayns had 21 and No. 8 Villanova won a heavyweight showdown with city-rival Temple, beating the No. 25 Owls 78-74 on Thursday night. Mouphtaou Yarou had 14 points for the Wildcats (11-1) and helped them squash any chance of a second straight upset loss to the Owls. The unranked Owls stunned No. 3 Villanova last season and ...
PINSTRIPE CONTROVERSY
NEW YORK - The first Pinstripe Bowl turned into a home run derby, with Syracuse and Kansas State trading big plays and touchdowns in one of the most exciting games of this postseason.
Trio of stars lead Heat to 15-1 December record
MIAMI (AP) - For the Miami Heat, July was about putting the roster together. August was about new faces getting to know each other. September was about conditioning. October was about installing systems. November was about growing pains.
Wednesday's AP Top 25 basketball capsules
The Associated Press No. 15 Notre Dame 69, No. 9 Georgetown 55 SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Tim Abromaitis scored 20 points and Tyrone Nash added 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Notre Dame to a win over Georgetown in the Big East conference opener. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Abromaitis and Scott Martin sparked a 14-2 Notre Dame in the second half to put the Irish up by 16 points with 11:51 to play. Georgetown ...
No. 3 KU struggles early, rolls to 82-57 win
LAWRENCE (AP) - If Thomas Robinson keeps playing like this, he might work his way into the starting lineup whether somebody else is in trouble or not.
Brett Favre was fined $50,000 by the NFL for failing to cooperate with its investigation
EDINBERG, Minn. — Brett Favre was fined $50,000 by the NFL for failing to cooperate with its investigation of inappropriate messages and lewd photos he allegedly sent to a former Jets game-day employee.
Reid not sure Vick will play Sunday against Dallas
PHILADELPHIA - Eagles coach Andy Reid says he hasn't decided if Michael Vick's leg bruise will keep the quarterback out of Sunday's regular-season finale against the Dallas Cowboys.
Cats bring run game to meet Syracuse today at Yankee Stadium on ESPN
DeleteNEW YORK - It's been almost 50 years since a bowl game was played in the Big Apple.
Coach K moves past UNC’s Smith
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski moved past longtime rival Dean Smith into second place on the men's all-time wins list Wednesday night when the No. 1 Blue Devils routed North Carolina-Greensboro 108-62.
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Blowouts prevalent in NBA Finals — thus far
SAN ANTONIO - Spurs guard Tony Parker opened the NBA Finals with a memorable shot at the end of Game 1.
LeBron: Something has to give in Game 4
SAN ANTONIO - Game 4 of the NBA Finals will tell more about the Miami Heat than a 66-win regular season ever could.
PARKER’S PERIL
SAN ANTONIO - Tony Parker, along with all of San Antonio, really, spent a restless night worrying about a gimpy right hamstring that hampered him in Game 3 of the NBA Finals and threatened the momentum the Spurs seized with a drubbing of the Miami Heat.
KIDD ROCK
NEW YORK - The Brooklyn Nets hired Jason Kidd as their coach on Wednesday, bringing the former star back to the franchise he led to its greatest NBA success.
U.S. Open to tee off this morning at Merion
ARDMORE, Pa. - It's quite the ride from the driving range to the first tee at Merion, and that's going to take some getting used to this week at the U.S. Open, which starts today.
EXTRA-INNING HEROICS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After striking out his first three times, Lorenzo Cain came through in the ninth inning for the Kansas City Royals.
Tigers strike down Royals' six-game winning streak
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Max Scherzer won his ninth straight decision, and the Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City 3-2 to snap the Royals' six-game winning streak on Tuesday night.
Spurs light up Heat for 113-77 win
SAN ANTONIO - From big 3s to Big Three, the Spurs had it all in the NBA Finals' raucous return to San Antonio.
Rolling Royals win sixth straight, 3-2 over Tigers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jeremy Guthrie pitched impressively into the seventh inning, Salvador Perez hit a two-run triple and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Monday night for their sixth straight victory.
LOCKED DOWN
SAN ANTONIO - Somehow, some way, the San Antonio Spurs seem to have discovered a secret that every team in the league desperately searched for all season long. They have figured out a way to slow down LeBron James.
Miller looks to spark Heat with his 3-point shooting
SAN ANTONIO - Moments after getting his championship ring on the night this NBA season opened last October, Mike Miller walked to midcourt, grabbed a microphone and addressed the delirious crowd.
Heat extend trend of bouncing back after loss
SAN ANTONIO - On occasion, the Miami Heat lose a game.
Brees sues former teammate
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees sued a former teammate Monday for allegedly advising him to invest $160,000 in tax credits that turned out to be bogus.
Blaylock jailed for role in fatal car crash
JONESBORO, Ga. - Former NBA All-Star Daron "Mookie" Blaylock is out of the hospital and in jail, charged with vehicular homicide in a car crash south of Atlanta.
