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  1. 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 46 times

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

  2. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow (15) enjoys a laugh with coach Urban Meyer during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Florida International in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Florida won 62-3. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)
    Florida's Meyer: Notre Dame not a coaching option AP - 37 minutes agoSent 12 times

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Standing behind the same podium where quarterback Tim Tebow delivered his now-famous promise 14 months and 21 wins ago, coach Urban Meyer vowed Monday to be at Florida "as long as they'll have me."

  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. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim yells instructions to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Syracuse won 87-71. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
    Kansas still No. 1 in AP poll; Syracuse No. 10 AP - 23 minutes agoSent 10 times

    Syracuse was so impressive in the 2K Sports Classic that it made one of the best entrances ever into The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

  5. Foul! Study says hoop refs try to even the score AP - 47 minutes agoSent 9 times

    They don't all need glasses. But if you always suspected basketball referees are biased — well, you're right, according to a couple of professors who've studied the matter.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. FILE - This is a 2009 file photo showing Minnesota Twins baseball player Joe Mauer. Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Senne, File)
    Mauer near-unanimous pick as American League MVP AP - 56 minutes agoSent 6 times

    NEW YORK - Joe Mauer became only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing first in a near-unanimous vote Monday.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

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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 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 ET

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

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Johnson leads Purdue over St. Joseph's AP - Sun Nov 22, 11:16 PM ET

    St. THOMAS, Virgin Islands - JaJuan Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Purdue to an 85-60 win over St. Joseph's on Sunday night in the Paradise Jam.

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Police: Pa. man killed puppy before Steelers game AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

    BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. - Police say a western Pennsylvania man told them he kicked his girlfriend's puppy to death because he was upset that the pit bull wouldn't behave before the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers game.

  4. 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.

  5. Kroenke moves closer to Arsenal takeover threshold AP - Mon Nov 23, 10:54 AM ET

    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.

  6. Slight rise in construction cost of London Games AP - 32 minutes ago

    LONDON - The projected final cost of construction for the 2012 London Olympics has risen slightly, but the overall budget for the games remains unchanged.

  7. Kansas still No. 1 in AP poll; Syracuse No. 10 AP - 23 minutes ago

    Syracuse was so impressive in the 2K Sports Classic that it made one of the best entrances ever into The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

  8. 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.

  9. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) lifts himself off the ground after making a tackle on Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall, rear, who recovered a Cowboys fumble in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. Romo's back is still sore and the offense is sputtering, but the Cowboys don't have much time for their quarterback to heal and their suddenly scoring-challenged offense to correct mistakes before playing another game. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
    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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