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Colts, Chiefs hoping to dig out of slow start
INDIANAPOLIS - Chiefs coach Todd Haley and Colts coach Jim Caldwell have followed the same path into this week's game.
Carpenter outduels Halladay to lead Cards into NLCS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The ultimate ace, it turned out, belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Morgan lifts Brewers past D-backs in 10 innings
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Nyjer Morgan denounced his "haters." He suggested he might celebrate by taking a nice, relaxing bath. Then he erupted with a cackle.
Tigers beat Yankees 3-2, head to ALCS
NEW YORK (AP) - Jose Valverde powered the final pitch past Alex Rodriguez, crouched and then exhaled.
Major League Baseball postseason notebook
Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton made some amends while in Tampa Bay for the AL division series against the Rays, the franchise that selected him with the first overall draft pick in 1999.
Klein emerges as leader for No. 20 Kansas State
MANHATTAN (AP) - Anyone who might have wondered about Collin Klein's toughness got a definitive answer when Kansas State played at Miami a couple weeks ago.
Big 12 Conference moves to add TCU
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - After more than a year of watching their league get picked apart, leaders of Big 12 Conference finally made a proactive move Thursday by voting to add TCU as early as next season.
Freese, Cardinals force Game 5, beat Phillies 5-3
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Big swings by a slumping hitter, clutch innings by a journeyman pitcher. Suddenly, the St. Louis Cardinals are looking very dangerous.
San Francisco hosts Tampa Bay in battle of first-place teams
There they stand, the first-place Buccaneers and the first-place 49ers, ready to face off at Candlestick Park.
Karma? Conference-switchers struggling so far
The folks at the Big 12 offices must have been smiling as they saw these results roll in:
Phillies win, lead NLDS 2-1
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco and closer Ryan Madson made manager Charlie Manuel's moves look smart, and the Philadelphia Phillies held off the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in their NL playoff series.
Rangers advance to ALCS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - This is what Adrian Beltre envisioned when he signed with Texas in the offseason. Balls jumping off his bat in October, the Rangers making another run for the pennant.
League cancels preseason
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA canceled the remainder of the preseason Tuesday and will wipe out the first two weeks of the regular season if there is no labor agreement by Monday.
Sagging KU defense gets Oklahoma State next
LAWRENCE (AP) - Kansas has seen this story line before: A top-ranked offense against its bottom-of-the-barrel defense.
Chiefs believe they’re on road to recovery after win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Le'Ron McClain posted a bold tweet a little over a week ago after another tough loss to the San Diego Chargers had dropped the Chiefs to 0-3.
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UConn wins women’s title
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Geno Auriemma and Connecticut stand alone in women's college basketball, and they reached the top in unprecedented fashion.
UConn, Notre Dame ready for historic title game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Women's basketball came away a winner Sunday night. After a season-long buildup, the NCAA tournament will be decided by the perfect championship game.
Emmert: Player unionization ‘grossly inappropriate’
ARLINGTON, Texas - The NCAA president called an effort to unionize players a "grossly inappropriate" way to solve problems in college sports while insisting the association has plans to change the school-athlete relationship.
Rain washes out first day at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. - The first day of the Masters didn't last very long.
Mourning headlines HOF class
DALLAS - Alonzo Mourning went to Georgetown to play basketball, not discover the world.
Royals top Rays, 4-2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jason Vargas took a shutout into the ninth inning, Alcides Escobar hit a three-run double and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 Monday night in a game that included two significant injuries.
