Buckeyes avoid upset

Inexperienced? Alabama leads nation in scoring defense al.com Alabama junior Marcell Dareus puts pressure on Florida quarterback John Brantley and the Florida Gators. TUSCALOOSA - Top-ranked Alabama now stands atop one of the nation's most significant statistical categories. Beyond its 5-0 record and their No. ... See all stories on this topic » al.com

Ryder Cup to Have Its First Monday Finish Amid Rain Delays; US Leads 6-4 Bloomberg By Bob Bensch - Sun Oct 03 12:34:28 GMT 2010 The Ryder Cup will have the first Monday finish in its 83-year history after heavy rain forced a delay to the start of play today in Newport, Wales. Play was to resume at 7:45 am local in six team matches ... See all stories on this topic »

Philadelphia Phillies (97-64) at Atlanta Braves (90-71), 1:35 pm MiamiHerald.com By Sports Network Not even a tribute to future Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox could lift the Atlanta Braves to a victory and closer to a playoff berth. Cox hopes that this won't be his last game this afternoon when his club tries to get into the ... See all stories on this topic »

Ravens Insider: Ravens-Steelers primer, Week 4 Baltimore Sun The starting point for Sunday's game in Pittsburgh is turnovers. If the Ravens have a chance to deal the Steelers their first loss of the season, it almost certainly will have to come on the heels of a defensive resurgence. Three games into the season, ... See all stories on this topic »

Free NFL Picks Jets vs Buffalo Bills AFC Showdown Watch Live Stream Week 4 Vegas-Spreads Free NFL Picks Jets vs Buffalo Bills AFC Showdown Watch Live Stream Online Week 4 - In this early season match-up, the New York Jets (2-1) look to solidify their position in the standings in the AFC East while their opponent the Buffalo Bills (0-3) are ... See all stories on this topic »

Giants glad Chicago comes in as NFC's last undefeated team New York Post By PAUL SCHWARTZ That was the rallying cry for many of the Giants this past week as they settled in Monday night. The Giants knew they had the Bears coming up next and wanted to see them arrive at New Meadowlands Stadium with a perfect 3-0 record. ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post

Manchester City 2 - 1 Newcastle United ESPN Adam Johnson was an instant hit for Manchester City at Eastlands as they beat Newcastle 2-1. Three minutes after being introduced into a fractious encounter that was scarred at the start when Hatem Ben Arfa suffered a suspected broken leg, ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Big defeat for Woods at Ryder Cup The Ledger By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer After yet another rain delay at soggy Celtic Manor, Woods was quickly reduced to a cheering role on Sunday, taking his worst loss ever in the team competition. His pairing with Steve Stricker was routed 6 and 5 by ... See all stories on this topic »

Franchitti captures record-tying third IndyCar championship Los Angeles Times Homestead, FL (Sports Network) - Dario Franchitti claimed his third IZOD IndyCar Series championship in four years with an eighth-place finish in Saturday's Cafes do Brasil Indy 300 at Homestead- Miami Speedway. Will Power's mishap late in the race ... See all stories on this topic »

It's youth versus experience when Dolphins defence faces Patriots' Tom Brady The Canadian Press MIAMI — There was a time when the Miami Dolphins made Tom Brady look like a sixth-round draft pick. That was in the early 2000s, when the Dolphins had Jason Taylor, Zach Thomas, Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain. They employed a basic scheme that ... See all stories on this topic »

PAC-10 - Washington's Locker has the drive to beat USC San Francisco Chronicle AP Washington kicker Erik Folk (17) and holder Cody Bruns celebrate after Folk's field goal as time expired beat USC. A moment after USC's Joe Houston clanged a field-goal attempt off the upright, Jake Locker practically bounced onto the Los Angeles ... See all stories on this topic »

Eagles were running on empty Boston Globe By Mark Blaudschun The focus most of the week had been on the identity of BC's starting quarterback. But a big part of the Eagles' game plan last night against Notre Dame was running the ball against a Fighting Irish defense that had allowed an average ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Chicago Cubs (75-86) at Houston Astros (75-86), 2:05 pm MiamiHerald.com By Sports Network Veteran right-hander Ryan Dempster can surpass 15 wins for the second time in his big-league career today when the Chicago Cubs wrap up a three-game weekend series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. ... See all stories on this topic »

Schefter: Pierre is expected to be inactive msnbc.com It would be a surprise if Pierre Thomas (ankle) is active, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. All signs are pointing toward Thomas taking the week off. Ladell Betts is expected to start and rotate with Chris Ivory, but look for the Saints to go even ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

Buckeyes avoid upset Philadelphia Inquirer AP Terrelle Pryor returned after an injury briefly knocked him from the game, then led No. 2 Ohio State on a clinching touchdown drive in the closing minutes in a 24-13 victory over Illinois on Saturday in Champaign, Ill. Pryor ran for 104 yards and ... See all stories on this topic »

Steven Jackson game-day decision ESPN AP The St. Louis Rams plan to keep running back Steven Jackson active against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, but they are unsure how much he'll be able to play, a team source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. ESPN.com's Mike Sando writes about all ... See all stories on this topic »

Detroit Tigers (80-81) at Baltimore Orioles (66-95), 1:35 pm MiamiHerald.com By Sports Network The Baltimore Orioles try to end their season with a fifth consecutive win, as they wrap up their campaign against the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards. On Saturday, Baltimore's Brian Matusz was sharp through six innings and Nick ... See all stories on this topic »

Know the foe: Green Bay Packers Detroit Free Press Even with the loss of running back Ryan Grant, who suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the opening week of the season, not many teams in the NFL are more explosive than Green Bay offensively. Throwing to tight end Jermichael Finley and receivers ... See all stories on this topic »

Hokies come back on 'Pack Washington Post By Mark Giannotto RALEIGH, NC - One Virginia Tech player grew so frustrated during a sub-par first half Saturday, he threw a helmet against the benches on the sideline. But when it mattered most during a come-from-behind 41-30 victory at No. ... See all stories on this topic »

Cleveland Indians (69-92) at Chicago White Sox (87-74), 2:05 pm MiamiHerald.com By Sports Network The Chicago White Sox try to end their season on a high- note this afternoon when they play the rubber match of their three-game set with the Cleveland Indians at US Cellular Field. Chicago stopped the Indians' seven-game winning ... See all stories on this topic »