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Nebraska's kicking star a dead-eye punter, too

AP - 1 hour 12 minutes ago

LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska's Alex Henery says he always looks forward to kicking in the thin air at Colorado. More »

  • Ochoa edges Shin for LPGA's top player award

    AP - 1 hour 34 minutes ago

    RICHMOND, Texas - Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin fought to the last hole for the LPGA's top player award.

  • Tennessee K Bironas gets Titans past Texans, 20-17

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    HOUSTON - Rob Bironas kept the Titans' unlikely turnaround going with another winning kick against the Houston Texans.

  • Officials: Former Knicks guard injured in fire

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    NEW YORK - Authorities say former New York Knicks point guard Dean Meminger was rescued from a fire that destroyed a row of New York City houses and left dozens homeless.

  • Patriots look ahead to face another unbeaten team

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The last NFL team to go unbeaten in the regular season gets its second chance in three weeks to stop an opponent from chasing that same goal.

  • Sehwag and Gambhir centuries lead India to 307-1

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    KANPUR, India - Opening batsmen Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir both brought up confident centuries as India went to tea at 307-1 on the opening day of the second cricket test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

  • Monday's College Basketball

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

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  • NHL Standings

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 16 8 0 32 74 68 New Jersey 14 6 1 29 58 48 Philadelphia 12 8 1 25 73 59 N.Y. Rangers 12 10 1 25 72 65 N.Y. Islanders 9 8 7 25 67 74 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Ottawa 12 6 3 27 66 62 Buffalo 12 6 2 26 54 50 Boston 11 8 4 26 57 58 Montreal 11 11 1 23 57 66 Toronto 4 11 7 15 57 82 Southeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 13 5 6 32 85 73 Tampa Bay 9 5 7 25 56 63 Atlanta 10 7 3 23 71 61 Florida 10 9 3 23 62 71 Carolina 5 13 5 15 53 83 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 15 5 2 32 70 49 Nashville 13 8 1 27 53 57 Columbus 12 7 3 27 69 79 Detroit 11 6 4 26 65 60 St.

  • Australian bidders promote World Cup bid in Asia

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Now that Australia has qualified for the World Cup via Asia, Football Federation Australia chief Frank Lowy is wasting no opportunities in trying to persuade continental members to back his bid to bring the marquee tournament back to the region in 2018 or 2022.

  • NZ reaches 276-6 at stumps on day 1 of 1st test

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    DUNEDIN, New Zealand - Ross Taylor scored 94 and Martin Guptill 60 as New Zealand overcame the loss of a wicket first ball to reach 276 for six by stumps on the opening day of the first cricket test against Pakistan on Tuesday.

  • Sehwag, Gambhir give India strong start

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    KANPUR, India - Opening batsmen Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir put on a century partnership to give India a strong start of 131 without loss on the opening day of the second cricket test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

  • Thornton leads Clips to 91-87 win over T'Wolves

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    LOS ANGELES - Al Thornton scored 31 points and Baron Davis made a clinching layup with 8.5 seconds remaining after missing his first nine shots to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat Minnesota 91-87 Monday night, extending the Timberwolves' losing streak to 13 games.

  • Late field goal gives Titans 20-17 win over Texas

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    HOUSTON - Rob Bironas kicked a 53-yard field goal with less than a minute remaining and the Tennessee Titans beat the Houston Texans 20-17 Monday night for their fourth straight victory after an 0-6 start.

  • Flames-Ducks Sums

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    Calgary 1 0 1 0_2 Anaheim 2 0 0 0_3 Anaheim won shootout 1-0 First Period_1, Calgary, Glencross 5 (Jokinen, Sarich), 13:44. 2, Anaheim, Ryan 10 (Perry), 15:47. 3, Anaheim, Getzlaf 4 (Whitney, Wisniewski), 16:55. Penalties_McGrattan, Cal, major (fighting), 2:57Parros, Ana, major (fighting), 2:57Calder, Ana (hooking), 7:32Ryan, Ana (hooking), 11:09. Second Period_None.

  • No. 3 Longhorns beat Iowa in CBE title game

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dexter Pittman scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half and No. 3 Texas survived Cully Payne's miracle shot to beat Iowa 85-60 on Monday night in the semifinals of the CBE Classic.

  • Mosley leads No. 21 Maryland over Chaminade

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    LAHAINA, Hawaii - Sean Mosley scored 19 points, Eric Hayes added 12 and Landon Milbourne had 10 to help No. 21 Maryland beat Chaminade 79-51 on Monday night in the first round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

  • Roloson stops 58 shots as Isles beat Leafs

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    TORONTO - It's been 18 years since an NHL goalie made as many saves as Dwayne Roloson did Monday night.

  • Coyotes-Oilers Sums

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    Phoenix 0 0 0_0 Edmonton 3 1 0_4 First Period_1, Edmonton, Moreau 4 (Potulny, Visnovsky), 7:59. 2, Edmonton, Souray 2 (Horcoff, Brule), 11:07. 3, Edmonton, Hemsky 7 (Penner), 11:14. Penalties_Bissonnette, Pho, major (fighting), 1:54Stortini, Edm, major (fighting), 1:54Lang, Pho (hooking), 18:11. Second Period_4, Edmonton, Horcoff 5 (Souray, Visnovsky), 19:59 (pp).

  • Flyers-Avalanche Sums

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    Philadelphia 1 1 2_4 Colorado 2 3 0_5 First Period_1, Colorado, Jones 9 (Wolski, Stastny), 1:01. 2, Colorado, Stastny 5 (Cumiskey), 5:32. 3, Philadelphia, Briere 9 (Coburn, Richards), 19:26. Penalties_Pronger, Phi (hooking), 12:09. Second Period_4, Philadelphia, Carter 8 (Briere, Hartnell), :29. 5, Colorado, McLeod 5 (O'Reilly, Stewart), 6:03. 6, Colorado, Hannan 2 (Stastny), 9:06. 7, Colorado, Jones 10 (O'Reilly, Liles), 15:16. Penalties_Koci, Col (tripping), 2:29Briere, Phi (hooking), 3:15Laperriere, Phi, served by Laliberte (roughing, unsportsmanlike conduct), 12:46McLeod, Col (roughing), 12:46Giroux, Phi, major (fighting), 16:29Svatos, Col, major (fighting), 16:29. Third Period_8, Philadelphia, Briere 10 (Hartnell, Carcillo), 11:17. 9, Philadelphia, Carter 9 (Bartulis, Briere), 15:21 (pp).

  • Texas-San Antonio defeats UC-Irvine 66-56

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    RICHMOND, Ky. - Devin Gibson scored 19 points and Texas-San Antonio defeated California-Irvine 66-56 on Monday night.

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