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Texas’ Cruz hits walk-off grand slam in 11th inning
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Nelson Cruz hit the first game-ending grand slam in postseason history, lifting the Texas Rangers over the Detroit Tigers 7-3 in 11 innings Monday for a 2-0 lead in the AL championship series.
Fox won’t commit to quarterback until Tuesday
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The football world will have to wait another day to find out if Tim Tebow was only keeping Kyle Orton's seat warm or whether he's pushed the veteran to the end of the bench.
TCU accepts invitation to join Big 12
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - TCU accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 on Monday night, seizing an opportunity to be a part of a conference with natural geographic rivals despite the league's recent instability.
Sunshine State Blues
MIAMI - Florida is out of The Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Thirteen unbeaten teams remaining in major college football
Time to start counting down the undefeated teams and sorting through which ones have the best chance to reach the national championship game.
Unknown Battle leads Chiefs past winless Colts
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jackie Battle did almost a career's worth of damage in a little more than three quarters of action.
SUNDAY'S NFL CAPSULES
HOUSTON - The Oakland Raiders won the day after owner Al Davis died, beating the Houston Texans 25-20 on Sunday behind Jason Campbell's two touchdown passes.
Rangers win 3-2 over Tigers in twice-delayed ALCS
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A few minutes past midnight, the Texas Rangers had one more victory over Justin Verlander - and the Detroit Tigers lost yet another wet playoff opener started by their ace.
No. 24 Texas A&M beat Texas Tech 45-40
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman brought out some film from the last couple of seasons this past week to remind his players how it feels to win.
Griffin, No. 25 Baylor run past Iowa State
WACO, Texas (AP) - After a narrow loss last weekend in its Big 12 opener, Baylor turned to a powerful ground game to recover from the setback.
Martinez leads No. 14 Nebraska’s comeback
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Taylor Martinez ran for a touchdown and passed for two others while bringing No. 14 Nebraska back from a 21-point second-half deficit, and the Cornhuskers defeated Ohio State 34-27 Saturday night in the biggest comeback in school history.
Friday’s Kansas high school football scores (Oct. 7)
Western Athletic Conference
Klein rushes for three TDs in No. 20 Kansas State’s win
MANHATTAN (AP) - Kansas State was the ranked team, the unbeaten team, the team coming off a confidence-building victory over then-No. 15 Baylor. The Wildcats were hosting an unranked opponent in Missouri that had lost two of its last three games.
Weeden, No. 6 Oklahoma State upend Kansas 70-28
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Brandon Weeden threw for 288 yards and five touchdowns before being pulled out of a lopsided game before halftime, and No. 6 Oklahoma State matched its highest scoring total from the last 94 years in a 70-28 rout of Kansas on Saturday.
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James scores 33 points, leads Heat over Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY - LeBron James scored 33 points before leaving in the fourth quarter with a bloody nose and the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-81 on Thursday night.
Royals report for spring training
SURPRISE, Ariz. - Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost is all about "Breaking Bad" this spring training. He has downloaded the popular cable TV series onto his iPad and plans to watch episodes as he runs on a treadmill.
Canada beats USA in OT
SOCHI, Russia - The puck skittered the length of the ice on its way toward the empty Canadian net before clanging off the post and stopping in front of the crease.
