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: South African sports ministry: Semenya keeps medal; South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of…

: Cyclist Rebellin to appeal to CAS in doping case; Cyclist Davide Rebellin plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being stripped of his Olympic silve…

: James' 18 points lead No. 3 Texas past W. Carolina; Damion James scored 18 points and No. 3 Texas continued to break in its talented group of freshmen with a 73-41 win ove…

: Panthers cruise to 6-2 win over Sabres; The Florida Panthers are making up for a sluggish start.

: France makes World Cup despite Henry controversy; France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that …

: Jamison's double-double debut leads Wiz past Cavs; LeBron James was stymied down the stretch by DeShawn Stevenson, Antawn Jamison delivered 31 points and 10 rebounds in h…

: No. 11 Butler cruises past Northwestern 67-54; Shelvin Mack had 15 points, Gordon Hayward added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 11 Butler showed off its depth with…

: Penguins captain Crosby runs with Olympic torch; Sidney Crosby lifted the Stanley Cup in June, and now he's carrying the Olympic torch at home. Hundreds of people lined…

: Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold medal; Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter…

BMW becomes 2012 London Olympics top-tier sponsor

Published: 11/18/09

BMW is the latest top-tier domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics, and organizers remain in talks with additional…

: New study finds Pistorius gets boost from blades; The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African a 10-second advantage over a 400-…

: Moore leads No. 1 UConn in rout of No. 10 Texas; Defending champion Connecticut arrived in San Antonio five months before the Final Four begins here.

Cyclist Evans expects big things from Armstrong

Published: 11/18/09

Road race world champion Cadel Evans is predicting bigger things for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong i…

: Ovechkin tops Gaborik and Rangers in return; Matt Bradley bounced back from having his face bloodied in a first-period fight to net the winning goal with 4:51 left,…

: Russian skater gets stolen car, DWI charge in NY; Police say Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai (AHN'-drey loo-TEYE') stole a car and drove it while drunk after finishin…

Saint Peter's beats Monmouth 58-34 in 6 am start

Published: 11/17/09

There were plenty of one-liners to go around for a game that started at 6 a.m.

: Cleveland Rocked: Ravens blank hapless Browns 16-0; Even after Baltimore had punished Brady Quinn, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis got in one more vicious hit on Cleveland's q…

: Wall leads No. 4 Kentucky past Miami, Ohio 72-70; Kentucky coach John Calipari looked up at the clock after Miami of Ohio tied the fourth-ranked Wildcats with six second…

: Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel dies at 68; Bobby Frankel possessed a gift for coaxing top performances out of ornery, high-strung thoroughbreds, a gruff Hall of F…

UConn keeps up run at No. 1 in women's poll

Published: 11/16/09

With a 70-point laugher in its opener, Connecticut looked every bit like the No. 1 team in women's basketball.

: Manning rallies Colts after Patriots' late gamble; With his team trailing by six points and approaching the 2-minute warning, Peyton Manning was on the sideline getting r…

: Packers beat Cowboys 17-7, snap Dallas win streak; Charles Woodson helped Green Bay's defense finally play up to its potential against a big-time opponent, forcing two fu…

: USC tumbles, Stanford soars in AP poll; After another humiliating loss, Southern California tumbled to its worst ranking since Pete Carroll's Trojans began the…

: Belbin-Agosto win ice dance title; Kim Yu-na was not infallible. She still was a winner at Skate America.

: Stephen Ames wins in playoff at Disney; Stephen Ames was munching on sliders and drinking a few beers at his coach's house Saturday night when he realized that…

: Favre to Rice helps Vikings get past Lions 27-10; Brett Favre and another year of experience have turned Sidney Rice into Minnesota's newest star receiver.

: Bengals beat Steelers 18-12, lead AFC North; Finally after 40 years of being pushed around and dominated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cincinnati Bengals refused …

: Henne helps Dolphins rally by Bucs 25-23; In a fourth quarter that had comebacks by young quarterbacks, Chad Henne came out on top with seconds to spare.

: Slow lane: Phelps misses out world record binge; Racing in an old-style swimsuit and with little practice, Michael Phelps didn't join the swimmers in high-tech suits wh…

: Herbst wins men's World Cup slalom; Miller DQd; Reinfried Herbst of Austria won the men's World Cup slalom opener on Sunday, and American Bode Miller was disqualified …

Darian Townsend sets 200 medley short-course WR

Published: 11/15/09

Darian Townsend of South Africa has beaten Michael Phelps to break the short-course world record in the 200-meter indiv…

: Barclay's OT kick puts Ohio St in Rose Bowl, 27-24; The oldest of the Buckeyes sent Ohio State back to the Granddaddy of all bowls.

: Jennings scores 55, leads Bucks past Warriors; Brandon Jennings was shut out in the first quarter. Then he went to work and wiped out a record held by Kareem Abdul-Ja…

: Big plays lead No. 8 Pitt past Notre Dame 27-22; In need of a big win, Charlie Weis and Notre Dame couldn't turn around a troublesome trend. Pitt keeps winning and winn…

: Wade's 3-pointer with 0.1 left keeps Nets winless; Dwyane Wade's 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left gave the Miami Heat an 81-80 victory over the undermanned and winless New…

: No. 1 Florida stays perfect in SEC; As he watched South Carolina inch closer to a go-ahead score early in the fourth quarter, Florida coach Urban Meyer kne…

: UCF stops Keenum in 37-32 upset of No. 13 Houston; Central Florida not only found a way to slow down Case Keenum and No. 13 Houston, the Knights didn't give the nation's …

: McCoy ties wins record, Texas rolls 47-14; Colt McCoy tied the NCAA record for career victories by a starting quarterback, throwing two touchdown passes to help N…

New Zealand, Cameroon, Nigeria reach World Cup

Published: 11/14/09

New Zealand reached the World Cup for the first time since 1982, with Cameroon and Nigeria also qualifying Saturday for…

: Lawyers: Semenya didn't grant Guardian interview; Caster Semenya's lawyers say she was tricked into speaking to a reporter at The Guardian for a story in the British new…

US bobsled, skeleton teams slide for causes

Published: 11/14/09

Knowing plenty of eyes will be on their sleds during the Olympic season, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams have come …

: Riesch edges Vonn to win women's World Cup slalom; Maria Riesch of Germany won the opening women's World Cup slalom Saturday, edging Lindsey Vonn of the United States by …

: Henry leads Kansas to 101-65 win over Hofstra; One of the most anticipated seasons in Kansas' storied history got off to a high-flying start.

: Kentucky beats Morehead State in Calipari's debut; Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe scored 24 points while starting in place of John Wall, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats op…

: 2012 Games pose biggest security risk in decades; London faces the largest security challenge since World War II when it hosts the 2012 Olympics, British security minist…

: Gore, 49ers beat Bears 10-6, ending 4-game skid; Mike Singletary didn't exactly hand it to his old team. That didn't matter _ Jay Cutler handed the desperate San Franci…

: Kobe scores 29, Lakers stop Suns' quick start; The Los Angeles Lakers ran all over the NBA's speediest team.

: Devils near road streak record, beat Pens 4-1; Niclas Bergfors had a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils closed within a victory of tying the NHL record of…

: Rutgers routs No. 23 South Florida 31-0; Instead of getting even with Rutgers, No. 23 South Florida didn't even get on the scoreboard for the first time in a re…

USOC turns to Paul Tagliabue for board solutions

Published: 11/12/09

The U.S. Olympic Committee turned to former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Thursday to study how its oft-criticized…

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