COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It seems every blog, Twitter account and Web page that deals with college football has some disparaging comments about the Ohio State football team’s woeful performance on the national stage the past three years. Now comes a date with No. 4 USC at Ohio Stadium on Saturday night, a game viewed […]

 ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Matthew Stafford won the Lions’ quarterback derby. Daunte Culpepper didn’t lose the job. That’s what Detroit’s new coach, Jim Schwartz, emphasized Monday when he made the No. 1 overall draft pick the starter for Sunday in New Orleans, when the Lions try to win for the first time in 21 […]

 NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford is not expected to need surgery on his sprained right shoulder and the quarterback could play again for No. 3 Oklahoma in two to four weeks. “Everyone’s different in how they heal, the soreness, how they handle it and how quickly it dissipates where he can […]

 HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Four guys are in the Chase for the Championship. Ten others are sweating it out. On to Richmond! Kasey Kahne greatly improved his chances of making the season-ending Chase with a victory Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, pulling away from Kevin Harvick after a fortunate yellow flag late in the […]

 ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Richard Seymour did not report to the Oakland Raiders on Monday, a day after being acquired in a trade with the New England Patriots. Raiders coach Tom Cable said after practice that Seymour had to resolve some things with the Patriots before the deal for a […]

 NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Given another chance to win a playoff event, Steve Stricker delivered back-to-back birdies to cap off a wild Labor Day finish and win the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday, moving past Tiger Woods to the top of the FedEx Cup standings. One week after missing a 10-foot par putt to force […]

 NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Tiger Woods was 6 under after six holes in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, leaving fans wondering whether they would see an unprecedented comeback. But Woods never got his hopes up after starting the day nine strokes back. “The whole idea was to try and shoot something in […]

 CHICAGO (AP) — Mark Buehrle was perfect. And then, for six weeks, he was winless. Buehrle won for the first time since his gem on July 23, ending his eight-start drought by pitching the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox 5-1 Monday. As if he needed a reminder, his teammates let Buehrle know […]

 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out Danica Patrick plans to give NASCAR a try. After all, why would she use her summer vacation to tour North Carolina race shops if she had no intention of trying out stock cars? She’s twice been to Tony Stewart’s place and visited shops […]

 NEW YORK (AP) — When Melanie Oudin wakes up each morning these days, sharing a king-sized hotel bed with her mother, she’s basically your average teen visiting the big city. Then the 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., gets out on court at the U.S. Open in those pink-and-yellow sneakers with the word “BELIEVE” stamped near the […]