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  1. Members of the Ku Klux Klan protest on the steps of Fulton Chapel at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/The Clarion-Ledger, Ryan Moore)
    12 Klansmen rally briefly before LSU-Ole Miss game AP - Sat Nov 21, 2:39 PM ETSent 213 times

    OXFORD, Miss. - About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday's football game with No. 10 LSU.

  2. Northeastern quarterback Alex Dulski gets sacked by Massachusetts' Anthony Monette during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Amherst, Mass. Massachusetts won, 37-7.(AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri)
    Northeastern drops football program after 74 years AP - Mon Nov 23, 7:28 AM ETSent 44 times

    BOSTON - Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain.

  3. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz blows a bubble as he watches senior day introductions before an NCAA college football game against Minnesota, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 12-0. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    BCS at-large bids up for grabs in final weeks AP - Sun Nov 22, 7:15 PM ETSent 10 times

    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.

  4. Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis walk off the field following a 33-30 loss in double overtime to Connecticut in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
    At 6-5, Weis would have hard time arguing firing AP - Sun Nov 22, 5:23 PM ETSent 8 times

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him.

  5. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (12) passes over Kansas defensive end Maxwell Onyegbule (90) in the third quarter of the NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Erich Schlegel)
    McCoy gets record, Texas wins Big 12 South 51-20 AP - Sun Nov 22, 12:40 AM ETSent 7 times

    AUSTIN, Texas - Colt McCoy fired the cannon. He banged the big drum.

  6. Real Salt Lake players celebrate after the team defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy in a penalty kick shootout to win the MLS Cup championship soccer match, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
    Real Salt Lake beats LA to win MLS Cup AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:05 AM ETSent 6 times

    SEATTLE - They were railed and criticized for reaching the championship of Major League Soccer despite a losing record in the regular season.

  7. Jimmie Johnson celebrates after winning his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season title, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
    Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship AP - Mon Nov 23, 6:31 AM ETSent 6 times

    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.

  8. California quarterback Kevin Riley, top left, is lifted by teammates and fans after a win over Stanford during a NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Caifornia won 34-28. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
    Cal beats No. 14 Stanford 34-28 in Big Game AP - Sun Nov 22, 12:15 AM ETSent 6 times

    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.

  9. Mississippi running back Dexter McCluster (22) hurdles over LSU cornerback Jai Eugene (4) for a first down in the second half of their NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
    Clock runs out on LSU in 25-23 Ole Miss win AP - Sat Nov 21, 11:27 PM ETSent 6 times

    OXFORD, Miss. - So many unusual things happened in the final 3 minutes of Mississippi's victory Saturday against No. 10 LSU, it got confusing.

  10. Soccer hair-pulling fuels debate over sport sexism AP - Sat Nov 21, 2:37 PM ETSent 6 times

    NEW YORK - The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game.

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  1. Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Trent Cole (58) celebrates with teammate Darren Howard (90) after sacking Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) in the third quarter of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
    McNabb, Eagles beat Bears 24-20 AP - Mon Nov 23, 12:31 AM ET

    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.

  2. BCS at-large bids up for grabs in final weeks AP - Sun Nov 22, 7:15 PM ET

    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.

  3. Northeastern drops football program after 74 years AP - Mon Nov 23, 7:28 AM ET

    BOSTON - Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain.

  4. Michael Phelps arrives at the USA Swimming Foundation's Golden Goggles Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
    Phelps looking ahead to better times in 2010 AP - Mon Nov 23, 5:06 AM ET

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Michael Phelps is ready to put an up-and-down post-Olympic year behind him and focus on the challenges that await in 2010, including adjusting to a ban on the high-performance suits that rocked his sport.

  5. Real Salt Lake beats LA to win MLS Cup AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:05 AM ET

    SEATTLE - They were railed and criticized for reaching the championship of Major League Soccer despite a losing record in the regular season.

  6. 12 Klansmen rally briefly before LSU-Ole Miss game AP - Sat Nov 21, 2:39 PM ET

    OXFORD, Miss. - About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday's football game with No. 10 LSU.

  7. Mississippi all purpose running back Dexter McCluster runs low into the line of scrimmage against LSU during their NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. McCluster ran for 148 yards, passed a 27-yard touchdown and received three passes for 18 yards as Mississippi defeated No. 10 LSU, 25-23. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
    Ole Miss, Cal, UNC back in AP Top 25 AP - Sun Nov 22, 9:02 PM ET

    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.

  8. Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is stopped by Indianapolis Colts safety Antoine Bethea during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
    Colts beat Ravens 17-15 to go to 10-0 AP - Mon Nov 23, 3:41 AM ET

    The Indianapolis Colts are two wins away from the longest winning streak in NFL history.

  9. Barcelona's French striker Thierry Henry readies for a Spanish league football match against Bilbao at San Mames stadium in Bilbao on November 21. Henry considered ending his international career following the furore that surrounded his handball against Ireland in the World Cup playoff in Paris last Wednesday.(AFP/File/Rafa Rivas)
    Henry 'considered quitting' after handball row AFP - Mon Nov 23, 5:46 AM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - Thierry Henry considered ending his international career following the furore that surrounded his handball against Ireland in the World Cup playoff in Paris last Wednesday.

  10. McCoy gets record, Texas wins Big 12 South 51-20 AP - Sun Nov 22, 12:40 AM ET

    AUSTIN, Texas - Colt McCoy fired the cannon. He banged the big drum.

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  1. NFL to have teams work with neurologists AP - Sun Nov 22, 5:17 PM ET

    NEW YORK - NFL teams will soon be working with independent neurologists on concussion issues.

  2. BCS at-large bids up for grabs in final weeks AP - Sun Nov 22, 7:15 PM ET

    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.

  3. Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship AP - Mon Nov 23, 6:31 AM ET

    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.

  4. Kroenke moves closer to Arsenal takeover threshold AP - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago

    LONDON - American businessman Stan Kroenke has bought 10 more Arsenal shares to put him closer to the threshold that forces him to make a takeover bid.

  5. Northeastern drops football program after 74 years AP - Mon Nov 23, 7:28 AM ET

    BOSTON - Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain.

  6. Henry 'considered quitting' after handball row AFP - Mon Nov 23, 5:46 AM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - Thierry Henry considered ending his international career following the furore that surrounded his handball against Ireland in the World Cup playoff in Paris last Wednesday.

  7. Phelps looking ahead to better times in 2010 AP - Mon Nov 23, 5:06 AM ET

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Michael Phelps is ready to put an up-and-down post-Olympic year behind him and focus on the challenges that await in 2010, including adjusting to a ban on the high-performance suits that rocked his sport.

  8. At 6-5, Weis would have hard time arguing firing AP - Sun Nov 22, 5:23 PM ET

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him.

  9. File - In this undated photo provided by Stanford University, assistant football coach Willie Taggart is shown. A person with knowledge of the decision says winless Western Kentucky has hired Taggart as its football coach Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the school has not announced the decision. A news conference is scheduled for later in the day.(AP Photo/Stanford University)
    Colts beat Ravens 17-15 to go to 10-0 AP - Mon Nov 23, 3:41 AM ET

    The Indianapolis Colts are two wins away from the longest winning streak in NFL history.

  10. McNabb, Eagles beat Bears 24-20 AP - Mon Nov 23, 12:31 AM ET

    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.

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