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The Dolphins then moved Nate Garner to center after Garner had started at left guard in place of Justin Smiley. ]]>217:13
The Dolphins put Brown on injured reserve, officially ending his season. It's his second season-ending injury in three years.]]>310:40
After throwing an interception in Monday night's 16-0 loss to the Ravens, Quinn dived at Suggs' knees while trying to bring down cornerback Chris Carr, who had picked him off. Suggs had to leave the game and could miss significant playing time.]]>413:26
The team said Jauron's replacement would be announced later. Jauron's successor is expected to come from the current staff and be on an interim basis only. Candidates include assistant head coach Bobby April and defensive coordinator Perry Fewell.]]>510:21
Agent J.R. Rickerts said Cribbs was sent home early Tuesday morning after being evaluated for several hours by doctors. Rickerts said he spoke with Cribbs and that the versatile five-year veteran was in good spirits. He did not know if Cribbs had sustained a concussion.]]>611:21
The former Kansas City Chiefs player is expected to agree to a deal worth the prorated league minimum, according to the report.]]>709:03
Manning took advantage by throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with 13 seconds left to rally unbeaten Indianapolis to a 35-34 victory over the Patriots for the Colts' 18th straight regular-season victory.]]>815:05
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Polamalu was undergoing an MRI exam. Polamalu missed four games earlier with a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee before returning Oct. 18 against Cleveland.]]>909:23
The Falcons were without starting left tackle Sam Baker, No. 2 running back Jerious Norwood and receiver Brian Finneran on Sunday, while receivers Roddy White and Michael Jenkins were active.]]>1013:09
Williams ranks fifth in the NFL with 768 rushing yards, including 307 in the past two games.]]>1109:241209:18
Gore isn't expected to be limited on Thursday night and has a great matchup against against the Bears, who are allowing over 145 rushing yards per game over the last four weeks.]]>1314:03
Coach Dick Jauron said Wednesday that Edwards has "earned the right" to start after the offense continued to sputter under backup Ryan Fitzpatrick.]]>1412:47
Portis was knocked out of last weekend's loss to Atlanta.]]>1511:01
Quinn, benched just 10 quarters into the season for Derek Anderson, will start for the Cleveland Browns in Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens. He was pulled at halftime of the Browns' 34-3 loss to Baltimore on Sept. 27, and will make his return against one of the NFL's toughest defenses.]]>1609:06
With Minor hurt, Carlos Brown is sharing first-team reps with Vincent Smith, Michael Shaw and Kevin Grady.]]>1710:29
Grigsby's shoulder was still sore enough to limit his playing time. Head coach Mike Stoops expects Grigsby to play against Oregon this week, but he would not say whether or not Grigsby will be the team's starting running back.]]>1814:05
He stood behind a lectern for 16 minutes, taking questions.

Coyly, Harris kept his hands, and whatever brace he may or may not be wearing on his throwing one, out of view, in that pocket the entire time.

"I will be playing Saturday," Harris insisted. "No problem."]]>1915:48
Coach Jeff Tedford said Monday there is "no chance" Best would play Saturday against No. 14 Stanford. Best sustained his second concussion in an eight-day period when he fell on his back and head from about 8 feet in the air on Nov. 7 against Oregon State.]]>2009:23
The school said late Sunday that Tomey would hold a formal news conference Monday to discuss his decision. The Spartans, 1-8 after Saturday's 24-9 loss to Utah State, have struggled and their only win came against non-Football Bowl Subdivision school Cal Poly on Sept. 26.]]>2111:08
On his second consecutive 12-yard reception three plays into the second quarter, Green landed out of bounds and left the game with a sprain to the acromioclavicular joint in his left shoulder.

Beyond being out for the remainder of the game, there was no immediate word on how much time the sophomore will miss because of the injury.]]>2210:27
Meanwhile, Stanford soared up the poll on the strength of a dominant performance against the Trojans.

USC is No. 22, while Stanford jumped 11 places to No. 14.]]>2309:31
Richardson, 18, and Jackson, 18, along with defensive back Mike Edwards, 18, and companion Marie Montmarquet, 22, were charged after a report of an armed robbery at a gas station in an area known as "The Strip" at the edge of Tennessee's campus.]]>2410:55
Coach Brian Kelly announced Collaros as his starter Tuesday. The sophomore has started the last three games and kept the Bearcats undefeated. He threw for 480 yards?the second-highest total in school history?during a win over Connecticut on Saturday night.]]>2510:24
The Sooners have now lost four players to season-ending injuries, including Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Sam Bradford.]]>2609:50
Stanzi would be out for the rest of the regular season but may be able to play in a bowl game. Iowa plays at Ohio State this Saturday before finishing the year at home against Minnesota.]]>2715:14
The freshman was hurt on a helmet-to-helmet hit from Washington's Donald Butler while Prince scrambled downfield in the Bruins' 24-23 win over the Huskies last weekend. Prince sat out the second half, and said he didn't remember the hit after the game.]]>2814:12
At Monday?s weekly luncheon, head coach Bobby Bowden revealed that Ponder would undergo surgery in approximately two weeks. Also, he indicated that his starting quarterback would not play for the remainder of the 2009 season.]]>2913:22
The firing came less than 48 hours after the Hilltoppers (0-9, 0-5 Sun Belt Conference) lost 40-20 to Troy to extend their winless streak to 17 games, the longest in the country.]]>3010:54
The firing comes after the Tigers started the season 2-7 and less than 48 hours after a 56-28 loss to instate rival Tennessee.]]>3107:33
Memphis waived him through the league after only three games this season and no team claimed the 34-year-old guard during the 48-hour period, allowing him to become a free agent. ]]>3209:40
Manu will undergo further tests on this groin injury on Thursday, an injury that is reportedly unrelated to the hamstring troubles he'd recently been battling. Don't be surprised to see Ginobili miss a couple of games, especially given his injury history.]]>3317:16
Jamison injured his right shoulder during an exhibition game last month. After his shoulder healed, he was sidelined with the flu.]]>3410:48
Team spokesman Rob Raichlen says an MRI shows Rush tore his anterior cruciate ligament when his knee buckled during the first quarter of the Clippers' game at New Orleans on Tuesday night.

The injury occurred as Rush hopped into the lane to receive a pass and then crashed to the floor, holding his knee while grimacing in pain.]]>3513:37
The All-Star point guard will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus, the team said. He is expected to miss four to six weeks.

Nelson was injured in the fourth quarter of Monday night's win against Charlotte. This is the second straight season he has been sidelined.]]>3610:25
Iverson reached an agreement on Monday to part ways with the Memphis Grizzlies after previously taking a leave of absence from the team. He is expected to clear waivers in a couple of days and become a free agent.]]>3709:06
The Bobcats announced Monday that they acquired Jackson and guard Acie Law for guard Raja Bell and forward Vladimir Radmanovic.]]>3808:44
Jennings scored 55 points, breaking Abdul-Jabbar's franchise rookie record, to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a come-from-behind 129-125 victory Saturday over the Golden State Warriors. ]]>3908:034013:13
He returned to the starting lineup last Saturday and played in the past three games.]]>4109:274212:33
Jefferson is averaging 15.1 points and 6.1 rebounds this season. He is still not 100 percent from February surgery on his right knee but the Wolves will sorely miss his presence in the middle.]]>4310:54
Sources said the Hornets made the decision to dismiss Scott following New Orleans' 124-104 loss in Phoenix on Wednesday night and will formally announce the move later Thursday. ]]>4410:224509:30
The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on Monday.

The 62-year-old Abdul-Jabbar said his doctor didn't give any guarantees, but informed him: "You have a very good chance to live your life out and not have to make any drastic changes to your lifestyle."]]>4609:11
The Rebels (2-0) trailed 54-42 with 14 minutes to play, but scored 11 unanswered points as part of a 23-4 outburst to take a 65-58 lead with 8:12 left.]]>4710:32
The Jayhawks won again, but not without a tougher-than-expected fight from the undermanned and supposedly overmatched Tigers.

Cole Aldrich had 18 points, 11 rebounds and blocked five shots, helping No. 1 Kansas overcome a sloppy night to hold off Memphis 57-55 in a rematch of the 2008 national championship game Tuesday.]]>4809:46
Gerard Anderson added 14 points and Jacques Streeter 11 for the Titans (2-0), who blew a 10-point lead in the second half but rallied to outscore UCLA 8-5 in the second overtime.]]>4909:16
Coble will see another specialist about his injured left foot on Monday, but barring something unforeseen the 6-foot-8 senior forward will miss the 2009-10 season, Bill Carmody told ESPN.com's Andy Katz. Carmody said he has already talked to Coble about redshirting this season so that he can come back for 2010-11.

Ryan, a 6-foot-7 senior, tore his anterior cruciate ligament in Northwestern's season-opening 77-55 win over Northern Illinois last Friday night. He is expected to have surgery in the coming weeks.]]>5015:10
Campbell and Roberson didn't attempt a field goal in the first half, but combined to go 8-for-13 in the second.

The Governors trailed 74-62 with 5:26 remaining, before scoring 17 straight points capped by a Roberson free throw with 8 seconds to play.]]>5109:27
Thomas got three players to sign letters of intent Wednesday, including 6-foot-8 forward Dominique Ferguson?who originally committed to Kentucky and was ranked among the nation's top 50 prospects by multiple recruiting services.

DeJuan Wright, a 6-foot-4 guard who will transfer in from Gillette (Wyo.) Junior College, also signed. So did 6-foot-3 guard Richaud Pack of Birmingham, Mich.]]>5210:11
"I appreciate you all staying up so late. It's way past my bedtime," the 65-year-old Hall of Fame coach told the crowd after his milestone triumph late Monday night, a 75-43 victory over Albany in the 2K Sports Classic. "I'd like to thank all the fans who make this the best place in the country to play basketball."]]>5308:20
Coach Ben Howland said Sunday the freshman forward was injured a day earlier in practice and an MRI confirmed the injury.

The Bruins open the season on Nov. 16 against Cal State Fullerton.]]>5408:53
Thomas, the Basketball Hall of Famer and most recently coach of the New York Knicks, faced Massimino, who coached Villanova to the 1985 NCAA title and is entering his fourth season at the West Palm Beach, Fla. school.]]>5517:25
Dyson and Beverly "are not participating pending routine educational document review for eligibility certification," a press release reads.

The two are not ineligible due to grades, according to UConn spokesman Kyle Muncy, though no more specific reason has been given.]]>5609:40
Smith would not say Tuesday why freshman forward Royce White and senior guard Devron Bostick were in trouble. He says they will be held out for at least two games and possibly more until he decides they're ready to return to the No. 25-ranked Gophers.]]>5709:28
They are joined by Patrick Patterson of Kentucky and Kyle Singler of Duke on the team selected by a national media panel.]]>5809:07
Maturi said that Mbakwe will continue to attend classes, be a part of the team, and practice with the Gophers. He will not dress for home games nor travel to away competition, according to Maturi.]]>5910:51
The Jayhawks were a runaway choice Thursday, receiving 55 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel to easily outdistance Michigan State, which was No. 1 on five ballots.

Texas, Kentucky and Villanova rounded out the top five, while North Carolina, a unanimous preseason No. 1 last season, was sixth. Kentucky received three first-place votes and Texas and North Carolina got one each. Purdue, West Virginia, Duke and Tennessee completed the top 10.]]>6008:59
After undergoing knee surgery following his sophomore season, the remnants of that injury marred the Boilermaker guard's junior year.

"You know how you want to play in your mind, but sometimes your body can only do so much," he said. "You look back on film and almost get disgusted and think, 'Man, who was that person?' You just want to redeem yourself and show people you can play."]]>6111:07
Lincecum led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts.]]>6209:44
Injuries limited him to just 10 starts during a three-year span with the Dodgers, while yielding a 3-6 record with a 6.02 ERA after signing a $47 million contract with Los Angeles prior to the 2007 season.]]>6311:11
Tracy became the second manager to win the award after taking over in midseason, joining Jack McKeon for Florida in 2003. Scioscia also picked up the AL award in 2002.]]>6411:12
Greinke had a 16-8 record with a 2.16 ERA for the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez went 19-5 with a 2.49 ERA for the Seattle Mariners.]]>6511:24
Coghlan edged Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ in a close race and Bailey, an All-Star in his first major league season, was selected first on 13 of 28 ballots and finished with 88 points.]]>6609:17
Any deal for the center fielder likely would have to be loaded with top-notch prospects and might not happen until the winter meetings (Dec. 7-10). Newsday speculated Granderson would move from center field to left with the Angels, who would keep Torii Hunter in center.]]>6710:336809:36
Matsui and Damon both said after the Yankees' six-game victory over Philadelphia last week that they would like to stay with New York. The Yankees said it was too early to address how they want to formulate their team for 2010.]]>6915:48
The team on Monday also declined $2 million options on left-handed reliever Brian Shouse and backup catcher Gregg Zaun.]]>7013:51
They also agreed to a $5 million, two-year contract with 43-year-old knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, replacing a perpetual $4 million annual club option.]]>7114:53
Overbay is heading into a contract year, and would be the starting first baseman if he does move to Arizona. The acquisition of Overbay would allow the D-Backs to keep Brandon Allen at Triple-A Reno for an extra year of seasoning.]]>7212:15
Teahen batted .271 with 12 home runs and 50 RBIs in 144 games with the Royals in 2009. He made 99 starts at third base, 31 in right field and three at second.]]>7311:03
The move relieves a crowded outfield for the Twins, who also have Delmon Young, Denard Span and Michael Cuddyer.]]>7412:26
The deal also contains a club option for 2012.

Abreu joined the Angels shortly before spring training last winter and enjoyed a standout year, batting .293 with 15 home runs, 103 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. The two-time All-Star has driven in at least 100 runs in seven straight seasons, tied for the majors' longest active streak.]]>7508:48
Matsui drove in six runs on three hits, including his third home run in the best-of-seven final, and became the first Asian to win World Series Most Valuable Player honors as the Yankees defeated the Phillies four games to two.]]>7607:367708:59
General manager Scott Howson announced the move Thursday morning.

Torres, who broke a bone in his face against Detroit on Nov. 11, has eight goals and an assist in 17 games this season. He ranks second on the club in goals, and his four power play goals rank tied for 14th in the NHL.]]>7813:44
The 40-year-old forward announced on Tuesday he wouldn't play again. After going through training camp with the New Jersey Devils, the team he spent his final season with, he and the club mutually parted unexpectedly shortly before opening night of the season.]]>7914:16
Asked after Monday morning's practice whether Ovechkin would be back in the lineup, coach Bruce Boudreau told reporters: "As of today, he's is."]]>8009:21
The center, an All-Star last season, notched his first NHL hat trick, helping the Vancouver Canucks snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

Sedin's three-goal spurt was part of Vancouver's biggest offensive outburst of the season, and broke the Canucks out of a scoring funk.]]>8114:57
The Maple Leafs recalled Carl Gunnarsson from Toronto of the AHL on Thursday to take Komisarek's roster spot. ]]>8213:50
Sykora took a hit to the head in Saturday's win over the Dallas Stars. In his first season with the Wild, Sykora has already missed six games because of a groin injury. He has two goals and one assist in 10 games.]]>8308:22
The Hurricanes on Monday signed Legace to a one-year contract that will pay him $500,000 at the NHL level or $105,000 if he is sent to the minors.]]>8414:50
Ward was expected to remain in Columbus, Ohio, through Sunday and return to Raleigh on Monday for further evaluation by the team's head orthopedic doctor.

Ward didn't fly home after the Hurricanes' 3-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night because of concerns about the stress of the flight on his injury.]]>8513:47
Mike Brown's goal off a faceoff in the final period became a surprising game-winner as the Anaheim Ducks held on for a 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.]]>8613:53
Center Mike Modano and right wing Jere Lehtinen have been activated from injured reserve before the Stars' home game Wednesday night against Calgary.]]>8709:50
Coach Bruce Boudreau spoke after Tuesday's practice. The NHL's two-time MVP did not take part but was more optimistic, saying maybe he'll come back this weekend.]]>8816:39
The Flyers don't have any plans to make further moves to bolster their roster while Gagne is on the shelf, so they'll look to youngsters like Claude Giroux, James van Riemsdyk and David Laliberte to pick up the slack offensively. If he's out for the longer end of the timetable, Gagne won't be back until early January.]]>8912:02
Coach Bruce Boudreau had few details Monday about the injury, but he indicated Ovechkin might miss Wednesday's game at New Jersey and would be "more probable" to return for Friday's game at Florida.]]>9016:21
Ovechkin was tangled up with the Blue Jackets' Raffi Torres) about 6 minutes into the period and fell to the ice. After he got up, he grimaced and gingerly skated off the ice, heading straight to the locker room. During the second intermission, the Capitals announced he ?may return? but did not indicate what the injury was.]]>9110:55
McLaren said Button signed a "multiyear deal" after leaving constructors champion Brawn GP in the wake of its takeover by Mercedes-Benz this week.]]>9215:05
Frankel died of cancer Monday at his home in Pacific Palisades, jockey agent Ron Anderson said. He was 68.]]>9314:30
The No. 48 team took one step closer to the title on Sunday at PIR. Johnson led the most laps and won his seventh race of the season. The victory extends his championship standings lead to 108 points over Mark Martin heading into next week's final race at Homestead.]]>9415:28
Wie's solid final round Sunday left her at 13-under 275 after starting the day at the Guadalajara Country Club tied for the lead with Cristie Kerr at 10 under. Morgan Pressel (67), Jiyai Shin (71) and Kerr (72) were three back.]]>9508:32
Pacquiao looked unstoppable for the third consecutive fight, knocking Cotto down twice in the early rounds Saturday before putting the finishing touches on in the 12th round to claim Cotto's World Boxing Organization welterweight title.]]>9611:27
It was just the kind of performance a massive crowd at the Australian Masters expected to see. ]]>9711:59
Joe Cada of Shelby Township, Mich., turned over a pair of nines early after 46-year old Darvin Moon called his all-in wager with a suited queen-jack, setting up an about-even race for most of the chips on the table.]]>9811:44
Hannover 96 president Martin Kind announced the death of the former Barcelona stopper on Tuesday afternoon.]]>9911:35
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz had insisted he intended to call up the world's most expensive player for the matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 14 and 18 despite opposition from Real but in the end the Portuguese Football Federation admitted that Ronaldo would not be fit enough.]]>10013:24
The suspension of Carlos Eugenio Simon was announced Monday by the Brazilian soccer confederation. The confederation cited a "repetition of mistakes."]]>10114:42
The Serbian won 6-4 4-6 6-2 to record his third win over Federer in five meetings this year and notch his fourth ATP title of the year after winning in Beijing, Belgrade and Dubai.]]>10213:32
"After examining the evolution of Cristiano Ronaldo's injury today (Wednesday), it was determined that there has been no clinical improvement of the bone edema in the centre of his right ankle," read a statement on Real's website.]]>10309:29
The Brazilian striker appeared to kick out at Morgan De Sanctis following a challenge. The referee was quick to show Amauri a straight red card, but replays later showed the hitman did not kick out at the Napoli goalkeeper.

Nevertheless, the Italian sports judge Giampaolo Tosel has decided to ban him.

He will now miss the game against Atalanta on Saturday night. Ciro Capuano of Catania, Fiorentina's Dario Dainelli, Parma's Christian Panucci, Genoa's Giuseppe Biava and Antonio Langella of Bari have all been given one match bans.]]>10409:23
The top-ranked Swiss intends to play 19 events in 2010, according to a playing schedule published Tuesday on his Web site.

Federer has added the Estoril Open in Portugal next May, which he won in 2008 but skipped this year. Federer won the Madrid Masters on clay this year before capturing the title at Roland Garros for the first time.

Federer has cut the Japan Open from his schedule next October.

He also is expected to lead Switzerland's quest for a first Davis Cup title.]]>10509:21
The Mali international has been out since Oct. 22 with a calf problem and Jimenez said the La Liga club had plenty of alternatives as they seek a fourth win out of four and reach the knockout round.]]>