Bengals WR Caldwell is effective — but not flashy (AP)

AP - One locker is filled with eye-catching items. There's a shiny pair of golden cleats resting in the shoe rack. A laminated list that says "Sweet Revenge" in Spanish is tacked to the side, naming every cornerback that the Bengals receiver plans to burn this season.

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Delivery company UPS joins London 2012 sponsorship (AP)

AP - UPS has become the latest sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics, and the delivery company will manage the local organizing committee's transportation and logistics.
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Note to Tebow: Real men won't shrug off concussion (AP)

AP - Real men don't shrug off concussions. So if Tim Tebow still wants to be a role model when his head clears, he could start by role modeling for a few of his teammates.

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Pondexter gives Mercury 1-0 lead in WNBA finals (AP)

AP - The WNBA finals was supposed to be Phoenix's offense against Indiana's defense.

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Slim, trim Jefferson feels good after 1st practice (AP)

AP - "Big Al" isn't quite as big these days, and that's no accident for the Minnesota Timberwolves star as he returns from a major knee injury.

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Angels celebrate Adenhart after emotional clincher (AP)

AP - With a departed teammate in their thoughts and celebrations, the Los Angeles Angels ended the AL West race with one emphatic win — followed by one cathartic party.

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Dementieva knocked out of Pan Pacific Open (AFP)

AFP - Beijing Olympic gold medallist Elena Dementieva dug her own grave to go down to Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine in the second round at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Tuesday.

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Rockets' McGrady says rehab is ahead of schedule (AP)

AP - Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady said Monday he's "far ahead of schedule" in his recovery from knee surgery and wants to show that he's still got a few good years left in him.
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Young, hungry Pens say they're up for another run (AP)

AP - There were few reasons to think the Pittsburgh Penguins could recover from a stretch of 16 losses in 25 games and make the playoffs, much less win the Stanley Cup. They did.

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Braves beat Marlins 4-0 to creep closer to Rockies (AP)

AP - Jair Jurrjens wants to please his father. Chipper Jones is trying to salvage a disappointing season.

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Khloe Kardashian, Lakers' Lamar Odom get married (AP)

AP - Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have tied the knot.

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Manning throws four touchdown passes as Colts roll on (Reuters)

Reuters - Quarterback Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes to guide the unbeaten Indianapolis Colts to a 31-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

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Cyclist Evans reaches for the rainbow (AFP)

AFP - Mention Cadel Evans' name to cyclists, fans or media and the reaction you get is likely to contain a mixture of admiration, wonder and mystery.

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Manning carves up Cardinals, Colts win 31-10 (AP)

AP - Peyton Manning and Kurt Warner have thrown for miles and miles in their NFL careers, yet their paths crossed for only the second time on Sunday night.

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Safina crashes out of Pan Pacific Open (AFP)

AFP - World number one and defending champion Dinara Safina crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open Monday at the hands of qualifier Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan, as Japan's Ai Sugiyama was forced to retire from the final singles match of her career

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Barkley's long TD throws lead No. 12 USC past WSU (AP)

AP - The first time Matt Barkley wound up and really let loose with a throw, the Southern California freshman felt sharp pain in his bruised right shoulder.

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No. 1 Florida wins but Tebow injured (AP)

AP - With one scary hit on Tim Tebow, the fate of No. 1 Florida — and really, the entire complexion of the college football season — could have changed.

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Cardinals clinch NL Central with win over Rockies (AP)

AP - Matt Holliday celebrated another playoff clincher at Coors Field, only this time it was with the St. Louis Cardinals and not the Colorado Rockies.

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Diaz returns from layoff to edge Chavez (AP)

AP - Former lightweight champion David Diaz returned from a 15-month absence to earn a majority decision victory over Jesus Chavez on Saturday night.
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Iowa defense shuts down No. 5 Penn St., 21-10 (AP)

AP - Whether in cold, blustery Iowa City, or soggy Happy Valley, Iowa has Penn State figured out.

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Rockies edge Cardinals 2-1; prevent clinching (AP)

AP - Yorvit Torrealba's sacrifice fly scored Troy Tulowitzki from third base with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth and the Colorado Rockies edged St. Louis 2-1 on Friday night.

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Rockies beat Cardinals; spoil St. Louis' clincher (AP)

AP - The St. Louis Cardinals haven't had a good stay in Denver so far.

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UEFA probes 40 match-fixing cases (AFP)

AFP - European football's governing body UEFA are investigating some 40 cases of suspected match-fixing involving games in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.

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Gabbert leads undefeated Missouri past Nevada (AP)

AP - Blaine Gabbert is doing his best to make Missouri fans forget about Chase Daniel.

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White Sox get in Detroit's way with 2-0 win (AP)

AP - Detroit's Eddie Bonine started his career in the San Diego Padres' minor league system, so he knew facing Jake Peavy would be a challenge, especially with the Tigers in a tight race for the AL Central.

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Arreola comes in trim for Klitschko title fight (AP)

AP - Chris Arreola had no problem shedding a few extra pounds for this fight.

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Baker's homer stuns Giants (AP)

AP - Jeff Baker hit a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs staved off elimination in the NL Central for a day by handing the San Francisco Giants a blow to their postseason hopes with 3-2 victory Thursday night.

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Flip Murray agrees to 1-year deal with Bobcats (AP)

AP - The Charlotte Bobcats came to terms late Thursday with free agent guard Ronald "Flip" Murray on a one-year, $1.99 million deal.
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Gamecocks pull Top 5 surprise, beat Ole Miss 16-10 (AP)

AP - Mississippi wasn't ready for the Top 5 — or South Carolina's defense. Star passer Jevan Snead was hounded all game and the fourth-ranked Rebels never got in gear, losing to South Carolina 16-10 Thursday night.

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Selanne scores in OT, Ducks beat Canucks (AP)

AP - Teemu Selanne beat Andrew Raycroft from a sharp angle with 1:11 left in overtime and the Anaheim Ducks ended the Vancouver Canucks' perfect preseason with a 3-2 victory Thursday night.

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Twins Cody, Cory Sullins line up for Tennessee (AP)

AP - Tennessee's center and left guard often argue with one another in the huddle and on the sideline.
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Russian tycoon to buy Nets, move team to Brooklyn (AP)

AP - The NBA has truly gone global.

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Broncos' Dumervil uses compact size as advantage (AP)

AP - With his long arms and low center of gravity, Elvis Dumervil was just the type of hybrid player the Denver Broncos were coveting for their conversion to a 3-4 scheme.

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Yankees get 1st series win in Anaheim since 2004 (AP)

AP - A.J. Burnett struck out 11 in just his second win since July, and the New York Yankees won a series at Anaheim for the first time since May 2004 with a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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Jim Furyk interested in a win with $10M at stake (AP)

AP - Jim Furyk is among the top five seeds at the Tour Championship, meaning he doesn't have to do any math to figure out how to collect the $10 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup. All he has do is win at East Lake.
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Yankees clinch playoff berth, beat Angels 6-5 (AP)

AP - Brett Gardner scored the tiebreaking run on Alex Rodriguez's sacrifice fly in the ninth, and the New York Yankees celebrated clinching their 14th playoff appearance in 15 seasons Tuesday night with a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

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Sports officials respond calmly to terror warnings (AP)

AP - Sports officials are confident that adequate security measures are in place to thwart any potential terrorist attacks on stadiums around the country.

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Iowa's D will be put to test by No. 5 Penn State (AP)

AP - Arizona star Nic Grigsby broke off a spectacular weaving run against Iowa last week that went longer than the length of a football field and had nearly everyone in Kinnick Stadium holding their breath.

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No playoff return for defending AL champion Rays (AP)

AP - Joe Maddon was upbeat even on a disappointing day.

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Cowboys fans split on value of standing-room plan (AP)

AP - Joe Dogan had a standing-room-only ticket for the Dallas Cowboys home opener at their gleaming new $1.15 billion stadium. He headed for the exits at halftime, fed up with fighting the largest regular-season crowd in NFL history.

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Saunders pitches Angels to 5-2 win over Yankees (AP)

AP - Joe Saunders pitched into the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels prevented the Yankees from wrapping up a playoff spot, beating New York 5-2 on Monday night in a matchup of division leaders.

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Astros fire manager Cecil Cooper amid losing skid (AP)

AP - The Houston Astros couldn't wait until the end of the season to fire manager Cecil Cooper.

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Lewis beats out double play to give Giants 5-4 win (AP)

AP - Pinch-hitter Fred Lewis beat out a double-play grounder with the bases loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Monday night to breathe a bit of life into their playoff hopes.

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Jaguars experiencing more lapses — and more losses (AP)

AP - Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio stood on the sideline and watched Kurt Warner pick his defense apart.

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No. 22 Tar Heels ready to slow Georgia Tech again (AP)

AP - Don't fault North Carolina for feeling confident about taking on Georgia Tech's spread-option offense.

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Tavares gets assist in Isles' 3-1 win over Oilers (AP)

AP - John Tavares assisted on a second-period goal in the New York Islanders' 3-1 preseason win over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.
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Giants beat Cowboys 33-31 on last-second FG (AP)

AP - Lawrence Tynes sent home the largest regular-season crowd in NFL history muttering about what might've been.

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Fox, Cubs beat Cardinals 6-3 in 11 innings (AP)

AP - After sending misbehaving Milton Bradley home, the Chicago Cubs sent the St. Louis Cardinals packing, too.

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Giants sink Cowboys with last-second field goal (Reuters)

Reuters - Lawrence Tynes kicked a 37-yard field goal with four seconds left to lift the New York Giants to a 33-31 victory over Dallas on Sunday, as a record regular-season crowd flocked to the opening game at the Cowboys' new $1.15 billion stadium.

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Jets send message to Patriots, rest of NFL (AP)

AP - Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets sent quite the message to the New England Patriots.

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Marleau scores twice in San Jose win (AP)

AP - Patrick Marleau scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime, and San Jose beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5-4 to win in the Sharks' debut of Dany Heatley on Saturday night.

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Sabathia wins 18th, Yankees beat Mariners 10-1 (AP)

AP - CC Sabathia ignored a scary comebacker off his chest for his 18th victory, Mark Teixeira homered twice and drove in a season-high five runs and the New York Yankees resumed their cruise to the AL East title with a 10-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

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UTEP lights up New Mexico State 38-12 (AP)

AP - Donald Buckram rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns as UTEP topped New Mexico State 38-12 on Saturday following a nearly three-hour lightning delay.
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Ancelotti unflustered by changing times at Chelsea (AFP)

AFP - If Carlo Ancelotti has been left shaken by the upheavals at Chelsea during his few ten weeks in charge, he is doing a very good job of disguising the fact.

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Mayweather pummels Marquez in ring return (AP)

AP - Money came back with a guarantee. Floyd Mayweather Jr. told the world he was still its best boxer despite taking 21 months off, and he backed up every boast with every jab in an impressive victory.

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No. 10 Boise St wins 51-34 shootout over Fresno St (AP)

AP - The offenses barely had a chance to rest before the other team responded with a big play. It was a classic game of "can you top this?" between Boise State and Fresno State, with the Broncos digging up just enough game-busters to win their WAC opener.

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Scott Dixon wins Indy Japan 300 (AP)

AP - Scott Dixon won the Indy Japan 300 on Saturday to take over the IndyCar series points lead with one race remaining.

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Twins move within 3 games of Tigers after 3-0 win (AP)

AP - Might the Minnesota Twins be better off with Justin Morneau cheering on the bench? It's probably a silly suggestion, but they've sure been playing well while he's out.

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