OCOEE, Fla. - A panicking woman calls 911 from Tiger Woods' Orlando-area mansion, telling the dispatcher that her mother had collapsed.
HAVELOCK, N.C. - Police in North Carolina are saying a Marine was accidentally shot to death when he got into an argument with a friend over the Texas-Nebraska football game.
WASHINGTON - A top official of the Bowl Championship Series says there are more important things for Congress to worry about than pressing for a playoff system for college football.
WINDERMERE, Fla. - A Florida trooper who suspected Tiger Woods was driving under the influence sought a subpoena for the golfer's blood results from the hospital he was taken to after crashing his SUV, but prosecutors rejected the petition for insufficient information, according to a police report released Monday.
HONOLULU - A one-day surfing contest that takes place only in extreme conditions was held for the first time in five years Tuesday, thanks to the massive waves pounding Oahu's famed North Shore.
INDIANAPOLIS - The Yankees, Tigers and Diamondbacks neared agreement Tuesday on a three-team trade that would send All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson from Detroit to New York, a person familiar with the negotiations said.
Apolo Anton Ohno doesn't think Stephen Colbert is a jerk.
INDIANAPOLIS - Whitey Herzog spent a good, long time stewing about a blown call in the 1985 World Series. So in a strange way, perhaps this fits: He's going into the Hall of Fame, standing next to an umpire.
PHOENIX - Danica Patrick received all kinds of advice during her lengthy flirtation with NASCAR. Some encouraged her to give it a try, while others openly wondered why IndyCar's biggest star would open herself up to such scrutiny.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The next Notre Dame coach is going to have to try to turn around the program without two of the best players from a .500 team.
Chad Ochocinco is donating dinero to the NFL yet again.
NEW YORK - Texas quarterback Colt McCoy didn't realize the football must hit something before the clock stops when he tossed away a pass at the end of Longhorns' 13-12 victory against Nebraska — a gaffe that nearly left his team with no time to kick the game-winning field goal.
CINCINNATI - Coach Brian Kelly confirmed on Monday that he will meet with Notre Dame officials about their open job, leaving fourth-ranked Cincinnati with a lot of uncertainty heading into its first Sugar Bowl appearance.
LAS VEGAS - Promoters plan to go to Dallas to meet Wednesday with Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones as the momentum continues to grow for a March 13 megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The disparity between graduation rates for white and black college football players at schools headed to bowl games grew slightly this year, according to a study released Monday.
NEW YORK - In a year when star quarterbacks were supposed to dominate the Heisman Trophy race, two running backs and a defensive tackle made as good a case to win college football's most prestigious award as any of the marquee passers.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The world's most famous sled dog race is feeling squeezed by the poor economy.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - For once, the proverbial quarterback of No. 1 Alabama's defense was caught unprepared.
INDIANAPOLIS - Naturally, it was the New York Yankees who made the first big move at the winter meetings.
A month ago, during simpler times, Tiger Woods was presented with a tricky question: Who would he pick as the athlete of the decade?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kicker Shaun Suisham was released by the Washington Redskins on Tuesday after missing a late field goal against the unbeaten New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A person familiar with the plan says Danica Patrick has reached a deal to enter NASCAR with JR Motorsports.
For all the amazing numbers connected with Annika Sorenstam, from her 54 victories on the LPGA Tour in one decade to becoming the only woman to shoot 59, it was one simple swing with a 4-wood that turned the once-shy Swede into a one-name athlete.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Mike London said all the right things in accepting the job to rebuild Virginia's football program, talking of how high academic standards shouldn't rule out success on the field and the importance of building deep and personal relationships.
NEW YORK - Joe Gibbs and Joe Theismann will reunite to call a wild-card game for NBC during the playoffs.
PHILADELPHIA - Chauncey Billups and Denver ruined Allen Iverson's homecoming.
LONDON - Officials with direct knowledge of the plan say the IOC is ready to reallocate the individual Olympic medals stripped from Marion Jones for doping — but withhold the 100-meter gold from another drug-tainted athlete.
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The standings say the Green Bay Packers are in good shape for the playoffs. But Monday night's victory over the Baltimore Ravens showed they still have some work to do to be taken seriously once they get there.
INDIANAPOLIS - Chone Figgins is moving to the Seattle Mariners — and perhaps a new position.
PURCHASE, N.Y. - Gatorade is discontinuing its Tiger Woods drink but says it made the decision before the golfer's car accident led to a media firestorm surrounding his personal life.