NEW YORK (AP) -- Mike Smith and Tony Sparano performed so brilliantly as rookie head coaches it was almost impossible to separate them.Atlanta's Smith edged Miami's Sparano by one vote Sunday for The Associated Press 2008 NFL Coach of the Year award. ... full story
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Tyrese Rice came through with another big game against North Carolina, one that ended all the talk of a perfect season for the top-ranked Tar Heels.Rice scored 25 points and Rakim Sanders added 22 to help Boston College stun ... full story
MIAMI (AP) -- The over-the-shoulder interception was enough to make the video highlights."Like playing center field," Ed Reed said.His runback was just as special. The Baltimore Ravens safety eluded one tackler, then juked another as he cut back, fin ... full story
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Above the Metrodome's deafening noise, Donovan McNabb stayed poised.Completing passes precisely when the Eagles needed him to, McNabb repeatedly sidestepped the Minnesota rush and sent Philadelphia to a 26-14 playoff win Sunday af ... full story
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Texas coach Mack Brown has a theory about bowl games."If the teams are fairly even, the team that wants to be there the most and has the edge and is more motivated usually wins," Brown said.If third-ranked Texas had a choice, it wo ... full story
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALLNo. 5 Duke 69, Virginia Tech 44: DURHAM, N.C. -- Kyle Singler scored 19 points, Gerald Henderson added 15, Nolan Smith had 13 and Jon Scheyer 11 for the Blue Devils (12-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who held the Hokies to ... full story
MIAMI -- Bill Parcells is staying with the Miami Dolphins, owner Wayne Huizenga said.After the team's playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Huizenga said Parcells has decided to remain for another season.Parcells' contract allows him to lea ... full story
COLLEGE BASKETBALLWASHINGTON -- DeJuan Blair had 20 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 3 Pittsburgh never trailed in beating No. 11 Georgetown 70-54 on Saturday.In a rematch of the last two Big East tournament championship games, the Panthers (14-0, 2-0 ... full story
SAN ANTONIO -- Tony Parker hit a high-arching 15-footer at the buzzer and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-106 on Saturday night after blowing an early 21-point lead.Parker finished with 15 points and 10 assists to help the Spurs ... full story
NFL MVP award.Sproles came up big on a night when the Chargers played the final 21/2 quarters without LaDainian Tomlinson, who stood on the sideline in obvious discomfort from a groin injury. Sproles rushed 23 times for 105 yards, caught five passes ... full story
, tying Favre as the only players in that elite category.The Indianapolis Colts quarterback was a landslide winner Friday in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL. Manning also was the league MVP in 2 ... full story
DALLAS -- There were backflips across midfield, 50-yard dashes carrying oversized flags and a team-wide sprint to the student section. Ole Miss waited five years to feel this good and the Rebels were going to enjoy every second of it.A season of revi ... full story
COLLEGE FOOTBALLNORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma head football coach Bob Stoops earned $3 million when the calendar flipped.A clause in Stoops' contract -- approved in 2005 by the university's board of regents -- provided for the 48-year-old coach to receiv ... full story
MIAMI -- The opening moments were filled with just about every problem Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer feared his team would have against Cincinnati.It was merely a blip.Nearly everything else went according to Beamer's plan -- and the Hokies ended ... full story
DALLAS -- When J. Curtis Sanford sat in the stands of the Rose Bowl in 1936, the Dallas oilman thought his city should also have a New Year's Day game.So the following year he got Sammy Baugh and TCU to play Marquette in the stadium called the Cotton ... full story
LUBBOCK -- Alan Voskuil and Darko Cohadarevic scored 12 points each to help lead Texas Tech past Stephen F. Austin 69-55 on Thursday.Each team struggled early to make baskets but the Lumberjacks shot poorly throughout the game. Stephen F. Austin hit ... full story
CHICAGO -- The atmosphere was electric. Bundled-up fans got a chance to extend their New Year's Eve parties and watch hockey in a venerable stadium where baseball usually reigns.If the setting was different, the results were the same Thursday. The De ... full story
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman was expected to announce that he's skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.A person with knowledge of Freeman's decision told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity ... full story
TAMPA, Fla. -- From carrying couches to an All-American carrying a football. Now, Big Ten MVP Shonn Greene figures he's ready for the next level.The Iowa running back turned Thursday's Outback Bowl into a farewell party, leading the Hawkeyes past Sou ... full story
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Matthew Stafford gave the type of performance in the Capital One Bowl that'd make a fitting finale to his excellent Georgia career.Whether this was his last game with the Bulldogs, the junior quarterback hasn't decided.Stafford threw ... full story
PASADENA, Calif. -- Overwhelming from the start, Southern California put on a championship performance.Too bad for the Trojans, they weren't playing for the national title.Mark Sanchez passed for 413 yards and four touchdowns, USC dominated on defens ... full story
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz was sprawled out on the ground, trainers huddled around him, teammates, coaches and fans wondering whether he would be able to continue playing.Ganz eventually made his way to the sideline, cleared ... full story
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol early Wednesday.An officer with a task force that targets drunken driving saw the former NBA star run a stop sign about 1:30 a.m., Gilbert p ... full story
ATLANTA -- Charles Scott ran for three touchdowns and LSU took advantage of Georgia Tech's special teams mistakes in a surprisingly easy 38-3 victory over the Yellow Jackets in the Chick-fil-Bowl on Wednesday night.LSU outscored the No. 14 Yellow Jac ... full story
FORT WORTH -- Houston coach Kevin Sumlin doesn't have to hear any more about that nearly three-decade postseason winless drought for the Cougars.It's over.Case Keenum ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, and the Cougars wrapped up Sumlin's f ... full story
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