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Though Red Sox lurk, Yankees not worried by road troubles New York Post By BRIAN COSTELLO With 16 games left in the season, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said his team has done everything necessary to prepare for the playoffs — with one notable exception. "I think we're doing everything we should be doing other ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post

Latest Giants news San Jose Mercury News Jonathan Sanchez's bold guarantee in early August might have been premature, immature or just plain foolish. But as of this moment, it isn't wholly inaccurate. Sanchez promised the Giants would wrest first place from the San Diego Padres, ... See all stories on this topic »

Much-Hyped Patriots-Jets Matchup Finally Set to Come to Fruition NESN.com by Jeff Howe on Sep 17, 2010 7:00:00 AM There's nothing like a good rivalry, stemmed by a lot of hatred, to keep a high level of excitement going in a young season. The Patriots (1-0, 0-0 AFC East) visit the Jets (0-1, 0-0) on Sunday in the first of ... See all stories on this topic »

Revis suffering from tight hamstring Boston Herald By Ron Borges / Jets Notebook FLORHAM PARK. NJ - If he needs an alibi Sunday, Darrelle Revis started to establish it yesterday. Barely 24 hours after pontificating on how he has handled Randy Moss in the past, the Jets star cornerback came up lame ... See all stories on this topic »

Omri Casspi mural marred by swastika a second time USA Today Casspi is the only player from Israel in the NBA. The timing of the hate crime is probably not accidental.The defacing comes at the time of the most sacred of Jewish holidays. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year was last week, and the Yom Kippur, ... See all stories on this topic »

Athletics-Twins Preview CBSSports.com Sweeping a series from their closest pursuer has the Minnesota Twins easing towards a sixth AL Central title in 10 years. Their remaining regular-season schedule may see them finish atop the league. The red-hot Twins look to continue their march to a ... See all stories on this topic »

Alabama walk-on Will Lowery lands playing time msnbc.com By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AP Sports The sophomore walk-on wasn't sitting in the stands cheering when a Crimson Tide defensive back made a potential points-saving interception on national television against Penn State. ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

2010: The Year of the NFL Television Blackout? TIME Four tickets: $288. Four hot dogs and drinks: $40. Parking pass: $25. Telling fans at home that the game is knocked off local TV: priceless. That's the state of affairs for the San Diego Chargers and their home opener. Despite winning five of the last ... See all stories on this topic »

Torre makes decision on future with Dodgers Yahoo! Sports By Mark J. Miller The Los Angeles Dodgers is in a bit of trouble, thanks mostly to the nasty divorce proceedings between owner Frank McCourt and his wife, Jamie, who also claims to be an owner. Things are so bad that former owner Peter O'Malley told ... See all stories on this topic »

Neal signs two-year deal with the Stars msnbc.com The Dallas Stars have signed restricted free agent James Neal to a two-year/$5.75 million contract. Neal will earn $2.25 million this season and $3.5 million in 2011-12. Neal is a top-six forward who had 27 goals and 55 points in 78 games last season ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

Trade of Chargers WR Jackson coming soon? Yahoo! Sports By Mark J. Miller The paper reports that "three teams have been given official permission to speak to Jackson's agents." Two of them are the Seattle Seahawks and the St. Louis Rams. "It is possible Minnesota is the unidentified third team," the paper ... See all stories on this topic »

Eye-opener: Is Urban Meyer running a dirty program or not? USA Today The Florida football coach might want to think about putting a revolving door on his office to counsel or punish athletes who run afoul of the law or the NCAA. But Meyer doesn't want to hear a discouraging word about his team. ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

FCS Vikings won't change things up for No. 5 Ducks msnbc.com By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AP Sports PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - New Portland State coach Nigel Burton is treating Saturday's game at No. 5 Oregon like any other. "We talk about execution, we talk about discipline, we talk about effort and ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

Hearing Shannon's wrath a bitter pill for 'Canes msnbc.com By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AP Sports CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -For the Miami Hurricanes, the worst part of last weekend's loss at Ohio State wasn't seen on television or captured on any game film. It came just after the game, in the privacy of ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

Mosley, Mora hoping for success in L.A. ESPN By Dan Rafael LOS ANGELES -- Shane Mosley and Sergio Mora, both Southern California natives, have experienced great moments in their careers at the Staples Center. In the first main event in arena history, Mosley outpointed Oscar De La Hoya, ... See all stories on this topic »

Black Eyed Peas rumored to be Super Bowl's halftime entertainment Dallas Morning News By JEFF MOSIER / The Dallas Morning News The Black Eyed Peas – arguably the biggest music hit-makers of the past couple of years – are rumored to be heading to the biggest stage in music: the Super Bowl. A Los Angeles-based blog – SportsbyBrooks ... See all stories on this topic »

In treating concussions, NFL needs to do more Los Angeles Times By Sam Farmer Posters in the locker room, stricter guidelines on the field, investments in research — all of those are good things. But if the NFL wants to be taken seriously on the issue of treating concussions, it's got to do more. ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Cal Bears expect to face season's first test against Nevada San Jose Mercury News By Jonathan Okanes Cal's quarterback Kevin Riley prepares to throw a touchdown pass to Shane Vereen in the end zone against Colorado during the first quarter at the Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. ... See all stories on this topic »

Missouri meets Mountain West foe, prolific offense San Jose Mercury News By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER AP Writer COLUMBIA, Mo.—After years of playing second fiddle to pinball-machine offenses led by future NFL quarterbacks, a dominant defense may be emerging at Missouri. The Tigers (2-0) pitched a second-half shutout against ... See all stories on this topic »

Mike Singletary is done talking about "the Yahoo deal" ProFootballTalk 49ers coach Mike Singletary appeared on KPIX in San Francisco on Thursday for an interview with Dennis O'Donnell. And Singletary wasn't happy with the decision of O'Donnell to ask about a Yahoo! Sports report that the 49ers are losing faith in ... See all stories on this topic »

Spartans QB Cousins working to erase mistakes of 2009 loss to Irish Detroit Free Press BY SHANNON SHELTON EAST LANSING -- Kirk Cousins watched video of Michigan State's 2009 games multiple times during the off-season in an effort to improve as a quarterback in his junior season. The Central Michigan loss, the Iowa loss -- regardless of ... See all stories on this topic »