NEW YORK - NFL teams will soon be working with independent neurologists on concussion issues.
NEW YORK - Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The nickname "Four-Time" was claimed long ago by Jeff Gordon, leaving Jimmie Johnson in search of a fresh moniker to cap his record-setting fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.
BERLIN (AFP) - A German paper said Sunday it had obtained details of some of the 200 matches under investigation in the match-fixing scandal that has rocked European football.
NEW YORK - Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him.
SEATTLE, Washington (AFP) - Real Salt Lake stunned David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy, winning the Major League Soccer title 5-4 on penalties after the MLS CUP championship match ended 1-1 after extra time.
CHICAGO - Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles found a way to pull out a close win. They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process.
BALTIMORE - The undefeated Indianapolis Colts found yet another way to win a close game, their 19th straight victory.
TAMPA, Fla. - Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints keep on rolling.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Steelers, last season's Super Bowl champions, were shocked 27-24 in overtime by the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.
SEATTLE - They were railed and criticized for reaching the championship of Major League Soccer despite a losing record in the regular season.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The defense Bill Belichick didn't want to put on the field a week ago kept the offense of the New York Jets off it Sunday.
LOS ANGELES - More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did.
TUCSON, Ariz. - Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli watched as red-clad Arizona students ringed the sidelines as time ticked down, ready to rush the field.
OXFORD, Miss. - So many unusual things happened in the final 3 minutes of Mississippi's victory Saturday against No. 10 LSU, it got confusing.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - After a string of stinging losses, the Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate.
AUSTIN, Texas - Colt McCoy fired the cannon. He banged the big drum.
CLEVELAND - Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren is interested in working for the struggling Cleveland Browns.
STANFORD, Calif. - The California players listened quietly all week to the pregame talk about how powerful Stanford had a chance to go to the Rose Bowl.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - New Orleans Rookie Darren Collison notched his first NBA double-double with 22 points and 11 assists as the Hornets ended Atlanta's seven-game winning streak.
EDMONTON, Alberta - Jonathan Toews scored two goals and added an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks won their sixth game in a row, knocking off the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night.
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. - West Liberty and Edinboro opened the season against each other in August with an offensive onslaught.