Tony Romo and DeMarcus Ware helped Dallas end its December doldrums and the Cowboys held off a frenzied rally by the Saints for a 24-17 victory Saturday night.

The Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans are near mirror images, physical teams that love to run the ball and play defense. Both won division titles last season only to start this season as losers.

The Bengals followed up one tragedy with a victory at Baltimore. But winning after Chris Henry's death will be more difficult, visiting a Chargers team looking for the inside track to the AFC's No. 2 seed, Clark Judge says.

Kobe Bryant has noticeably stepped up his game. He has already dismissed the can't-win-without Shaq theory. So what's his motivation? Ken Berger says Bryant wants to be better than that icon who wore No. 23.

Chris Henry's funeral will be held Tuesday in the New Orleans area, where the Cincinnati Bengals receiver grew up.

Sporting events from NFL games to harness races were rescheduled Saturday as a winter storm swept across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, dumping more than a foot of snow in some areas.

The start of the 49ers-Eagles game Sunday was moved Saturday to 4:15 p.m. ET from 1 p.m. because of a snowstorm in Philadelphia.

Damion James led a four-man scoring frenzy that carried No. 2 Texas to a 103-90 victory over No. 10 North Carolina on Saturday in the first basketball game at Cowboys Stadium.

Gordon Hayward grabbed a loose ball and made a layup with 1.2 seconds left on the clock, giving No. 21 Butler a 69-68 victory over Xavier on Saturday.

The Seattle Seahawks have said that Mike Holmgren will not rejoin the team.

Alex Stepheson had 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, Mike Gerrity had 12 points and 10 assists, and Southern California routed No. 9 Tennessee 77-55 on Saturday for the Volunteers' worst loss under coach Bruce Pearl.

Richmond rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit, and Kevin Anderson made four free throws in the final 5.4 seconds to upset No. 13 Florida 56-53 Saturday night in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic.

Clevin Hannah scored 24 points to spark Wichita State past No. 16 Texas Tech 85-83 on Saturday night, giving the Red Raiders their first loss of the season.

Derrick Rose scored a career-high 32 points and the Chicago Bulls overcame a season-high 40 points from Joe Johnson to beat Atlanta 101-98 in overtime Saturday night and snap the Hawks' six-game win streak.

Freshman Austyn Carta-Samuels threw three touchdown passes, the last a 13-yarder to David Leonard in the second overtime Saturday, and Wyoming beat Fresno State 35-28 in the New Mexico Bowl.

Southern California is investigating tailback Joe McKnight's use of an SUV registered to a businessman, according to a newspaper report.

Levell Coppage had three touchdowns and Wisconsin-Whitewater scored 10 points in the final 1 minute, 17 seconds to beat defending champion Mount Union 38-28 in the NCAA Division III Championship Game on Saturday.

Penn State became the first program to win three straight volleyball titles Saturday night, overcoming a two-set deficit to beat Texas 22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-13 and extend its record winning streak to 102 straight games.

When Sean Payton went from Dallas to New Orleans, he wanted to take Tony Romo with him. Bill Parcells said no. Payton had to settle for a surgically repaired Drew Brees, whose heroics have elevated him to savior status in

Shrewd move, Ken Berger. Our Perfect Team owner nabs starting guard Brandon Roy in the final year of his rookie deal, leaving more funds to build the frontcourt. So who's next? LeBron? Howard? Gasol?