TAMPA, Fla. - Perfect through 10 games, the New Orleans Saints think they can play even better. “I feel like we haven’t peaked yet. . . . feel...

ARLINGTON, Texas—Before and after every snap, Tony Romo felt the throbbing in his back, the result of an accidental blow suffered while making a...

OAKLAND, Calif.—Bruce Gradkowski provided more than a spark for the struggling Oakland Raiders. He delivered a much-needed comeback victory that...

WEEK 11 THURSDAY Miami 24, Carolina 17 YESTERDAY Detroit 38, Cleveland 37 N.Y. Giants 34, Atlanta 31 (OT) Dallas 7, Washington 6 Green Bay 30, San Francisco...

QUARTERBACKS x-Matthew Stafford, Lions 46 422 pass yards, 5 TDs x-Brady Quinn, Browns 36 304 pass yards, 4 TDs Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers 33 398 pass...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Ryan Succop kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8:28 left in overtime yesterday after Chris Chambers’ 61-yard catch-and-run, and...

NHL ROUNDUP LIGHTNING 4, THRASHERS 3 (OT): Steven Stamkos scored at 2:56 of overtime to give visiting Tampa Bay its second straight win. Lightning goaltender...

BASKETBALL SATURDAY  BUCKS 103, GRIZZLIES 98 MILWAUKEE   Delfino 1-3 0-0 3, Ilyasova 6-10 4-6 18, Gadzuric 1-3 0-0 2, Jennings 8-18 9-10 26,...

HOCKEY  GLANCE  EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Central Division  SATURDAY’S GAMES Calgary 5, Los Angeles 2 Detroit...

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  SATURDAY’S GAMES New York 98, New Jersey 91 Cleveland 97, Philadelphia...

NBA ROUNDUP CELTICS 107, KNICKS 105 (OT): Kevin Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, giving Boston Celtics a win over host New York. Paul...

TOP 10 WOMEN NO. 2 STANFORD 76, UC DAVIS 51: Kayla Pedersen had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead visiting Stanford (4-0) to a win over UC Davis (2-2)....

ACC/TOP 25 MEN NO. 21 GEORGIA TECH 85, BOSTON U 68: Zachery Peacock had 22 points to lead Georgia Tech (3-1) past Boston University (1-4) in the fifth-place...

Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys were awful on offense for a second straight week. This time, they were lucky to be playing the broken-down Washington...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam on Friday surprisingly revealed a bulging disk...

WASHINGTON (3-6) AT DALLAS (6-3) Time: 1 p.m. Line: Cowboys by 11 On the air: TV - Fox; radio - WXGI (950), 10 Inside slant: Cowboys were a Lambeau no-show...

Using the most basic fact, the argument could be made that Washington is playing better than any other team in the NFC East right now. Yes, those 3-6 Redskins...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  THURSDAY’S GAMES New Orleans 110, Phoenix 103 Utah 90, San Antonio 83...

NBA ROUNDUP CAVALIERS 105, PACERS 95: LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points, and Cleveland rallied to beat host Indiana. James also had nine rebounds...

NHL ROUNDUP CANADIENS 3, CAPITALS 2: Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added...

WASHINGTON - The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training. Strasburg...

BASKETBALL   YESTERDAY STATE Murray State 71, James Madison 43 Mary Washington 97, Lynchburg 92 (2 OT) Virginia Wesleyan 80, Greensboro 72 O’Reilly...

HOCKEY  GLANCE  EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Central Division  THURSDAY’S GAMES Boston 4, Atlanta 3 (SO) Carolina...

FOOTBALL  THURSDAY’S GAME Miami 24, Carolina 17 TOMORROW’S GAMES Cleveland at Detroit, 1 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 Washington at...

Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a driver.

FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the disputed France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again...

NHL ROUNDUP HURRICANES 6, MAPLE LEAFS 5 (SO): Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout and host Carolina rallied from three goals down to...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - He may be 32, but Ricky Williams is far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the...

NBA ROUNDUP HORNETS 110, SUNS 103: Peja Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers in a 25-point, 13-rebound performance, and homestanding New Orleans defeated Phoenix....