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Saints drop to 0-3 after 27-24 OT loss to Chiefs
Remember the hard-luck Saints of old — that mistake-prone franchise that routinely crumbled in crunch time? In their first three games since coach ...
Union asks NFL owners to end officials lockout
The NFL players' union sent an open letter to team owners calling for an end to the lockout of on-field officials and hinting that it's a violation ...
Folk's FG helps Jets beat Miami 23-20 in OT
First, the Miami Dolphins missed a potential game-winning field-goal attempt in overtime, and then the New York Jets had a kick blocked with a chance ...
Dalton outshines RG3; Bengals top Redskins 38-31
On the first play of the game, quarterback Andy Dalton lined up wide right, rookie receiver Mohamed Sanu took the shotgun snap, and A.J. Green darted ...
Ponder, Vikings stun 49ers 24-13
Christian Ponder didn't flinch against that feisty, swarming San Francisco defense. Minnesota's flourishing young quarterback engineered a stunning ...
Rams offense cools off in 23-6 loss to Bears
With a Chicago Bears' rush hounding Sam Bradford most of the day and no running game to balance it out, the St. Louis Rams were still within reach of ...
Overwhelming Oregon makes case for No. 2 in Top 25
Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 4 of the regular season. ____ MAKING A STATEMENT Oregon was overwhelming and now the Ducks are ...
Bills' Spiller out with shoulder injury
Bills running back C.J. Spiller will not return to Sunday's game against the Browns because of an injured left shoulder. The NFL's leading rusher was ...
Oregon moves past LSU to No. 2 in AP Top 25
Oregon has slipped past LSU to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 behind Alabama after the Ducks rolled to a victory and the Tigers struggled to ...
West Virginia's Smith, S Carolina's Shaw on target
Geno Smith looked like a Heisman Trophy hopeful and Connor Shaw showed no signs of an injured shoulder. Smith threw for 338 yards to help No. 8 West ...
No. 3 Oregon blanks No. 22 Arizona 49-0
Redshirt freshman Marcus Mariota threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns, including a 55-yard scoring pass to freshman Bralon Addison late in the third ...
Manuel, No. 4 Florida St beat No. 10 Clemson 49-37
EJ Manuel knew that Florida State's offense had a tough job to do, keeping pace with Clemson's face-paced and potent attack. Slowed by a costly fumble ...
No. 11 ND beats No. 18 Michigan, 13-6
No crazy comebacks this year by Michigan against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish didn't even let Denard Robinson and the Wolverines get into the end ...
No. 15 K-State upends No. 6 Sooners 24-19
For John Hubert and No. 15 Kansas State, there is no sweeter payback than avenging a dream-crushing loss at the hands of No. 6 Oklahoma. Hubert ran ...
Defense leads No. 2 LSU to 12-10 win over Auburn
Les Miles said he can use a hard-fought win over Auburn as "a tremendous lesson" for a LSU team more accustomed to lopsided victories. Lesson No.
No. 1 Alabama rolls past Florida Atlantic, 40-7
No. 1 Alabama got everything but the shutout. AJ McCarron threw three touchdown passes, including an early 85-yarder to Kenny Bell, and the Crimson ...
Mannion leads Beavers past Bruins 27-20
The attention entering Saturday's Oregon State-UCLA game was focused mainly on the Bruins' offense, led by one of the country's finest young ...
Shaw on target in No. 7 South Carolina's 31-10 win
Leave it to Steve Spurrier to focus on Connor Shaw's one mistake. "Well, he got off to a slow start," South Carolina head ball coach said with a grin.
ODU's Heinicke passes for D-I record 730 yards
Taylor Heinicke set a Division I record by passing for 730 yards as Old Dominion rallied to beat New Hampshire 64-61 in the Colonial Athletic ...
Column: Big day for NFL referees on both sides
Rarely has Week 3 been so important in the NFL. Get through it without mayhem breaking out around the league and the replacement referees might start ...
No. 14 Florida beats Kentucky 38-0, extends streak
The latest game in the Kentucky-Florida series went about like the previous four: the Gators took the lead early and won in lopsided fashion.
Miller's TD helps No. 16 Buckeyes beat UAB 29-15
Despite its imperfect play, Ohio State is still unbeaten on the season. Braxton Miller ran for two touchdowns and No. 16 Ohio State overcame a ...
Central Michigan stuns Iowa 32-31 on late FG
Central Michigan's David Harman drilled a 47-yard field goal with 3 seconds left and the Chippewas scored nine points in the final 45 seconds and ...
No. 8 West Virginia outlasts Maryland 31-21
West Virginia's Tavon Austin just can't get enough of Maryland. Austin caught three touchdown passes in another remarkable game against his home-state ...
No. 17 TCU wins 11th in row, 27-7 over Virginia
Brandon Carter reached into the air with his right arm fully extended to make a one-handed catch that resulted in a long touchdown and No. 17 TCU was ...