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1. Wall focusing on beating Tar Heels, not payback

   By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — John Wall remembers the conversation vividly, as tends to happen when the coach of the college team you grew up dreaming to play for is on the other end of the line...

2. Analysis: Spain, England, US winners in WCup draw

   By NANCY ARMOUR AP National Writer Six months before the World Cup begins in South Africa, Spain already has its first win. The world’s No...

3. Panthers put Tyler on IR; claim DT Landri

   CHARLOTTE, N.C.(AP) — The Carolina Panthers have placed Tank Tyler on injured reserve and claimed fellow defensive tackle Derek Landri off waivers from Jacksonville...

4. Penny, Uribe turn down offers from Giants

   By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Right-hander Brad Penny and infielder Juan Uribe have turned down one-year contract offers to return to the San Francisco Giants...

5. Spiders, Mountaineers resume rivalry in FCS

   By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer RICHMOND, Va.(AP) — Appalachian State and Richmond have met each of the past two seasons in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs – each time the winner won the national championship...

6. USC prepares for anticlimax against Arizona

   By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — When Taylor Mays elected to stay at Southern California for his final season, the All-American safety never thought he’d be hoping his senior day ended with a berth in the Holiday Bowl...

7. UNC Upends Maryland For Division I Field Hockey National Championship

   On Nov. 22 at Wake Forest University, the Maryland Terrapins and the North Carolina Tar Heels competed in a field hockey championship that will go down in history. Coming into the game Maryland was ranked No...

8. Walker to make MMA debut next month

   SUNRISE, Fla.(AP) — Herschel Walker will make his mixed martial arts debut next month. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner will face an opponent to be announced as part of a fight card at the Florida Panthers’ arena on Jan...

9. Tiger Woods Could Take a Hint from Rick Pitino

   Seven months ago, Louisville coach Rick Pitino was in the same spot as Tiger Woods. His character was in question—his reputation on the line...

10. Nebraska could now help TCU get to BCS title game

    By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas(AP) — Nebraska can finally thank TCU in a big way for helping the Cornhuskers get into a BCS national championship game – by returning the favor eight years later...

11. Jimmie Johnson stars on the Vegas Strip

    By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist LAS VEGAS — They said Jimmie Johnson was boring. Didn’t like to put on a show. They should have had my seat, inside the No...

12. Boise State looks to another perfect season

    By TODD DVORAK Associated Press Writer BOISE, Idaho(AP) — Boise State is on the verge of another perfect season, and with a little help another invitation to a BCS bowl in January...

13. NFL Quick Hits for 12/4: Fantasy Football Injury Updates

    Michael Turner to be Inactive for Week 13 Turner rushed back last week and it got him right back where he was the week before, so the Falcons are doing the right thing by holding him out again...

14. Notre Dame won't go to a bowl game

    By TOM COYNE AP Sports Writer SOUTH BEND, Ind.(AP) — The Notre Dame football season is officially over. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced Friday that the school has decided against ...

15. Fixing The Toronto Raptors

    The Raptors are coming into what should be an easier four game stretch against Washington, Chicago, Minnesota, and Milwaukee...

16. Vikings defense starts to assert itself

    By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Sports Writer EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.(AP) — With big names, and big paychecks, at every level of their defense, the Minnesota Vikings expected be dominant on that side of the ball this season...

17. Younger Favre a chip off the old Brett

    By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press Writer JACKSON, Miss.(AP) — There’s a guy named Favre who’s having an MVP season, owns all the records you can name and has his team poised to win a title...

18. AP source: Flyers fire Stevens

    By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers fired coach John Stevens on Friday after the team was shut out in consecutive games...

19. Jets' Rhodes fined $5K for tossing ball in stands

    FLORHAM PARK, N.J.(AP) — New York Jets safety Kerry Rhodes has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for throwing a ball into the stands following an interception against Carolina...

20. AP source: Flyers fire coach John Stevens

21. Friday Primer: MAC Championship Preview

    MAC championship game Central Michigan vs. Ohio (Tonight, 8 p.m. EST, ESPN 2) Prospects to keep an eye on: Central Michigan Dan LeFevour: No...

22. Acting Bug Bites UFC Star Rashad Evans in 'Death Warrior'

    Written by Paul Delos Santos Rashad Evans learned a little something about how difficult it is to be an actor when he was filming the movie Death Warrior...

23. NEWS: Philadelphia Flyers Fire Head Coach John Stevens

    Reports on Friday afternoon are that John Stevens is out as coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. Stevens was named the head coach on Oct. 22, 2006...

24. Kansas goes shopping for coach

    By DOUG TUCKER AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan.(AP) — If Kansas goes looking for a big name at a major program to replace football coach Mark Mangino, Jim Harbaugh at Stanford might be a solid bet...

25. Texans Biggest Opponent this Week is Not Jacksonville

    I live in a small coastal town in Florida and there’s a large inter-coastal river with a bunch of islands. Every now and then, we take my friend’s sailboat and go camping on one of the islands...

26. France-Ireland Match Proves Soccer is Not a Sport

    I can think of many reasons I do not consider soccer a real sport. There's no clock on the scoreboard, players routinely fake injuries, teams never score, and fans riot regularly at their team's games...

27. The Toronto Raptors: The Good, the Bad, and the Needed

    So, I guess I can't sit back and relax basking in sports glory, because Canada's only basketball team is playing like s***, AGAIN!!! David Stern please bring a second franchise back to Canada...

28. Louisville freshman Marra searching for his stroke

    By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky.(AP) — Even for Rick Pitino, the compliment may have been a little over the top...

29. The Time Is Now For The Minnesota Twins to Move on a Free Agent Infielder

    With potential free agent infielders being snatched up faster than the testimonies of Tiger Woods’s mistresses by tabloids, I figured I had better relate some thoughts about the Twins infield ...

30. Senator seeks law to curb youth sport concussions

    WASHINGTON — A U.S. senator has introduced legislation aimed at curbing concussions in school sports. The bill by New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez would establish a grant program to ...