Alex Rodriguez is fighting back. After being hit by a pitch for the third time in two games, A-Rod starts swinging back, breaking a ninth-inning tie in the Yanks' 7-4 win over the Phils. The Phillies have woken up Rodriguez,

You gotta take risks. Like the Vikings, who rolled the dice and drafted Adrian Peterson and Percy Harvin. The result? Both are paying dividends in Minnesota's 7-1 start this year, Clark Judge says.

Chip Kelly has been there: A bad Oregon defeat, the loss of a key player,then a revival, and this time the Ducks claim the 'big win.' Now, the coachfaces the idea of bringing back LeGarrette Blount, Dennis Dodd says.

For the second time in less than a month, Brett Favre sliced up his former team and stuck it to the franchise that cast him aside as the Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers 38-26 at Lambeau Field on

Donovan McNabb threw three touchdown passes and DeSean Jackson had another big TD catch as the Philadelphia Eagles took a 40-17 win over a mistake-prone Eli Manning and the New York Giants on Sunday.

Texas took a small step forward in the BCS standings Sunday, and the remaining unbeaten teams held down the first seven spots.

After its best performance of the season, Texas is back to No. 2 in the Associated Press college football poll.

Jamie McMurray was the surprise winner at Talladega, snapping an 86-race winless streak by leading 32 late laps and holding on in a race that ended under caution. Jimmie Johnson, meanwhile, ended up sixth, likely wrapping up his NASCAR-record fourth-consecutive

Rookie Lardarius Webb returned the second-half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, and the Ravens ended a three-game losing streak with a surprisingly easy 30-7 victory over the Broncos Sunday.

The Indianapolis Colts won their 16th straight regular-season game, the equivalent of an undefeated season, and Jim Caldwell became the first rookie coach since the NFL merger to open his career with seven consecutive wins thanks to Sunday's 18-14 victory

Ted Ginn Jr. had two long kickoff returns for touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Miami Dolphins held off the New York Jets 30-25 on Sunday.

Carmelo Anthony extended his torrid start with 42 points in the Denver Nuggets' 133-123 shootout win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night. O.J. Mayo scored a career-high 40 points for Memphis.

Steven Jackson's 25-yard touchdown run with 1:38 left lifted the St. Louis Rams to a 17-10 win over the Detroit Lions, snapping their 17-game losing streak.

Vince Young threw for a touchdown in his first start since the 2008 season opener, Chris Johnson set a franchise record by rushing for 228 yards, and the Tennessee Titans won their first game of the season by routing the

CORUNNA - William-ston's offensive onslaught was enough to carry the Hornets to victory in the CAAC White volleyball tournament on Saturday.

CARSON CITY - The individual battle for first place in Saturday's Division 2 regional finished a lot like the one in the Greater Lansing Cross Country Championships two weeks ago.

MARSHALL - The scariest thing this Halloween had to be the Marshall football team.

PORTAGE - Josh Barens took advantage of the inside of the goal post to score the only goal in Holt's 1-0 win over East Kentwood in Saturday's Division 1 regional soccer final at Portage Central.