Lunardi: Michigan lifts Spartans to top line
With help from the Wolverines, Michigan State jumps Kansas and earns a No. 1 seed
Mariners to open season with Ichiro hitting 3rd
The lineup change Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge hinted at during the offseason is going to become permanent.
Cubs send pitcher Carpenter as comp for Theo
The Chicago Cubs are sending reliever Chris Carpenter to the Boston Red Sox as compensation for hiring Theo Epstein as president of baseball operations.
Winless no more: Binghamton tallies win No. 1
Robert Mansell scored 18 points and Binghamton held off Vermont 57-53 to win its first game of the season Tuesday night, snapping a 27-game losing streak and shedding the dubious distinction of being the only winless team in Division I.
BCS brass in no rush to choose playoff system
How many teams will be allowed to play for the national championship is just one of the many issues being considered by the guys who run the BCS.
After no-show, Neal commits to Notre Dame
Davonte Neal, ranked No. 8 overall in the ESPNU 150, ended up committing to Notre Dame over Arizona, Arkansas and North Carolina on Tuesday from his former elementary school, Kyrene de la Esperanza.
Kemp wouldn't want MVP if Braun loses appeal
Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp said Tuesday that he doesn't believe he should be given the MVP award if the actual winner of the award, Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun, loses his appeal of a 50-game suspension for a positive drug test.
K-State upsets Mizzou for 2nd time this season
Rodney McGruder scored 24 points and Kansas State upset No. 3 Missouri 78-68 on Tuesday night, the Wildcats' second win this season over the Tigers.
Study: Toll of kids' football hits rivals college's
The first study to measure the head impacts among youth football players has found that some hits absorbed by second graders are as forceful as those in the college game.
Report: Roethlisberger, Steelers OC Haley met
Ben Roethlisberger has met with new Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported, citing multiple team sources.