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Saban: Ingram likely out vs. Penn State (AP)
Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram has not returned to practice for No. 1 Alabama and while Nick Saban said the injured running back is unlikely to play against No. 18 Penn State on Saturday, the coach isn't necessarily counting his star out. "If there is anybody in the world that can play without practicing, it's probably Mark," Saban said after Wednesday's practice.
Bush: Heisman matter out of my hands (AP)
Reggie Bush declined to go into any detail Wednesday on what he knows about the status of his 2005 Heisman Trophy. "At this point, it's kind of out of my hands," Bush said Wednesday after practice with the New Orleans Saints. Bush said he could not "confirm or deny" whether he has met with anyone from the Heisman Trophy Trust and deferred comment to the trust when asked
Haynesworth to be with 'Skins on Sunday (AP)
Albert Haynesworth isn't going anywhere, at least not for now. Addressing the latest trade reports concerning the troublesome defensive tackle, coach Mike Shanahan on Wednesday said Haynesworth will be a member of the Washington Redskins when they open the season Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.
Georgia WR Green suspended 4 games (AP)
Georgia star receiver A.J. Green was suspended by the NCAA for four games on Wednesday for selling a bowl jersey for $1,000 to someone who qualifies as an agent. Green sold his jersey from last season's Independence Bowl. The junior, who sat out the season-opening 55-7 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette, must miss three more games before regaining his eligibility, according to the ruling from the
Federer beats Soderling to reach semis (AP)
On a wind-swept day at the U.S. Open that had everyone complaining about the conditions, Roger Federer simply embraced them. Choosing placement over power on his serve and using a handful of sublimely spinning drop shots to take advantage of winds gusting to 35 mph, No. 2 Federer moved one win away from his seventh straight final at Flushing Meadows with a 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 victory Wednesday over No.
Brady not focused on getting new deal (AP)
Tom Brady approached the mass of reporters waiting to talk to him and asked, "Who wants to talk football?" They wanted to talk contract. Whether he liked it or not, Brady faced questions Wednesday about entering the final year of his current deal. With the season opener a few days away and work being done toward a contract extension, the New England Patriots quarterback provided few
Howard has 6 RBIs as Phils remain in 1st (AP)
Cole Hamels worked with almost a dozen starts' worth of runs in one game. Ryan Howard homered and had six RBIs and the Philadelphia Phillies backed Hamels with a rare burst of the run support he had been missing most of the season in a 10-6 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night. Howard hit his 28th homer of the season and the NL East-leading Phillies had a season-high 18 hits.
Rockies' run reaches 6, Cook breaks leg (AP)
The Colorado Rockies were rolling along to their sixth consecutive victory when disaster struck in the form of a hard liner off starting pitcher Aaron Cook's lower right leg. Suddenly, another big night for Troy Tulowitzki was just an afterthought. Tulowitzki homered twice in Colorado's 9-2 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Reds, but the Rockies lost Cook to a broken leg when Joey
Twins win sixth straight, go up by 5 1/2 (AP)
The Minnesota Twins can't seem to explain why they have so much success against Kansas City ace Zack Greinke. For whatever reason, they just seem to have Greinke's number. If they keep playing the way they have been recently, it won't be long before they have Chicago's number as well. Brian Duensing allowed one run and struck out seven over eight innings and the Twins continued an
Serbia ousts defending world champ Spain (AP)
Serbia knocked defending champ Spain out of the world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 quarterfinal victory. Spain erased an eight-point deficit in the final 4 minutes to tie it on Marc Gasol's basket with 25 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Serbia patiently ran its offense until Teodosic -- 1 of 7 on 3-pointers at that point