Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1766 Most Recommended Sports en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:56:31 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1766 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bba_white_sox_jones ap/20091125/bba_white_sox_jones AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:14:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bba_white_sox_jones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.cbb1b6bcbff94a12a7f6f187331cf902.white_sox_jones_baseball_ny164.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=SFupnWqxAt5W_IorU7U4kQ--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="FILE - In this July 8, 2009, file photo, Texas Rangers' Andruw Jones watches his solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a one-year, $500,000 deal with veteran outfielder Andruw Jones. Jones, 32, can make an additional $1 million in performance bonuses. Jones batted .214 with 17 home runs and 43 RBI in 82 games with Texas in 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Andruw Jones agreed Wednesday to a $500,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bba_white_sox_jones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.cbb1b6bcbff94a12a7f6f187331cf902.white_sox_jones_baseball_ny164.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=SFupnWqxAt5W_IorU7U4kQ--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this July 8, 2009, file photo, Texas Rangers' Andruw Jones watches his solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a one-year, $500,000 deal with veteran outfielder Andruw Jones. Jones, 32, can make an additional $1 million in performance bonuses. Jones batted .214 with 17 home runs and 43 RBI in 82 games with Texas in 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_iverson_retirement ap/20091126/bkn_iverson_retirement AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:56:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_iverson_retirement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259202748688-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1h2yKbLDmTfUsQRkDwBcOQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Allen Iverson (pictured on November 4), a 10-time NBA All-Star who guided Philadelphia to the 2001 NBA Finals, has announced plans to retire in a statement released on a website.(AFP/NBAE/Getty Images/File/Rocky Widner)" border="0" /></a>AP - With no apparent interest from NBA teams, Allen Iverson is set to retire, according to an online report.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_iverson_retirement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259202748688-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1h2yKbLDmTfUsQRkDwBcOQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Allen Iverson (pictured on November 4), a 10-time NBA All-Star who guided Philadelphia to the 2001 NBA Finals, has announced plans to retire in a statement released on a website.(AFP/NBAE/Getty Images/File/Rocky Widner)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_congress_runyan ap/20091125/fbn_congress_runyan AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:26:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_congress_runyan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.07b0b07065e14737b21dc9ee02b722f7.congress_runyan_football_ny150.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=Fp2KddTbF2a91VrVBlsVfA--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="FILE - This is a July 24, 2008, file photo showing Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jon Runyan arriving for football training camp at Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, Pa. Runyan says he'll retire at the end of the season and launch a campaign for Congress in New Jersey's 3rd District. The 35-year-old offensive lineman was signed Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, to play the remainder of the season with the San Diego Chargers. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Shortly after signing with the San Diego Chargers, Jon Runyan announced he'll retire at the end of the season and run for Congress in New Jersey.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_congress_runyan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.07b0b07065e14737b21dc9ee02b722f7.congress_runyan_football_ny150.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=Fp2KddTbF2a91VrVBlsVfA--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="photo" title="FILE - This is a July 24, 2008, file photo showing Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jon Runyan arriving for football training camp at Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, Pa. Runyan says he'll retire at the end of the season and launch a campaign for Congress in New Jersey's 3rd District. The 35-year-old offensive lineman was signed Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, to play the remainder of the season with the San Diego Chargers. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_bills_shanahan ap/20091125/fbn_bills_shanahan AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:08:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_bills_shanahan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.c18a40513ccf4773afa7b50a5cb26a60.bills_shanahan_football_ny159.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=po3r5fLy3CMEy_pCTVMSVA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="FILE - This is a Nov. 6, 2008, file photo showing Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan consulting his playbook during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, in Cleveland. Shanahan has met with the Buffalo Bills to discuss their head coaching vacancy, according to a published report. ESPN.com on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, reported that Bills chief operating officer Russ Brandon traveled to Denver and spent seven hours meeting with Shanahan on Monday night and Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two-time Super Bowl winner Mike Shanahan met with the Buffalo Bills to discuss their head coaching vacancy, according to a published report.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_bills_shanahan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.c18a40513ccf4773afa7b50a5cb26a60.bills_shanahan_football_ny159.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=po3r5fLy3CMEy_pCTVMSVA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="FILE - This is a Nov. 6, 2008, file photo showing Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan consulting his playbook during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, in Cleveland. Shanahan has met with the Buffalo Bills to discuss their head coaching vacancy, according to a published report. ESPN.com on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, reported that Bills chief operating officer Russ Brandon traveled to Denver and spent seven hours meeting with Shanahan on Monday night and Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/fbleurc1engturmanutdbesiktas afp/20091125/fbleurc1engturmanutdbesiktas AFP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:04:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/fbleurc1engturmanutdbesiktas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259186473580-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=gX5_bkbk3G5Rse_0lpy61A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Besiktas' Rodrigo Tello celebrates after scoring against Manchester United during their UEFA Champions League Group B match at Old Trafford in Manchester. Besiktas won 1-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Rodrigo Tello scored the only goal as Besiktas became the first team to win in the Champions League at Old Trafford in almost five years with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/fbleurc1engturmanutdbesiktas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259186473580-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=gX5_bkbk3G5Rse_0lpy61A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="photo" title="Besiktas' Rodrigo Tello celebrates after scoring against Manchester United during their UEFA Champions League Group B match at Old Trafford in Manchester. Besiktas won 1-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_weis_quinn ap/20091125/fbc_weis_quinn AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:14:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_weis_quinn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.7b258287c30040afbb93504f3f1bd452.aptopix_browns_lions_football_dtf120.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=IxaAI5qfevuqoDyXupUH_Q--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn celebrates throwing a two-yard touchdown to tight end Michael Gaines against the Detroit Lions in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brady Quinn's best game as a pro seemed to make him nostalgic about his college days.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_weis_quinn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.7b258287c30040afbb93504f3f1bd452.aptopix_browns_lions_football_dtf120.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=IxaAI5qfevuqoDyXupUH_Q--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn celebrates throwing a two-yard touchdown to tight end Michael Gaines against the Detroit Lions in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_packers_subs_step_up ap/20091125/fbn_packers_subs_step_up AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:31:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_packers_subs_step_up"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.1ca4299f058d427fb92b96dfeb020f40.packers_injuries_football_ny161.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=p_H2YhILZvJSxcSzl0WeoA--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="FILE - These are 2009 file photos showing Green Bay Packers football players Al Harris, left, and Aaron Kampman. Green Bay cornerback Al Harris and linebacker Aaron Kampman will both have season-ending knee surgery. Coach Mike McCarthy said Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, that losing the two veterans will be a major challenge to the Packers, who have a 6-4 record and are in the middle of the NFC wild card race after Sunday's victory over San Francisco. (AP Photo/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Aaron Kampman has been there for Green Bay Packers rookie Brad Jones all year, sharing the subtle tricks and techniques he has learned on the field and in the film room through seven-plus NFL seasons.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_packers_subs_step_up"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.1ca4299f058d427fb92b96dfeb020f40.packers_injuries_football_ny161.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=p_H2YhILZvJSxcSzl0WeoA--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - These are 2009 file photos showing Green Bay Packers football players Al Harris, left, and Aaron Kampman. Green Bay cornerback Al Harris and linebacker Aaron Kampman will both have season-ending knee surgery. Coach Mike McCarthy said Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, that losing the two veterans will be a major challenge to the Packers, who have a 6-4 record and are in the middle of the NFC wild card race after Sunday's victory over San Francisco. (AP Photo/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_cavaliers_o_neal_out ap/20091125/bkn_cavaliers_o_neal_out AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:15:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_cavaliers_o_neal_out"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.6b710992ef0c41489c18c107384f4853.shaq_toys_and_turkeys_basketball_ohcle101.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=nQ9.4ZIR6q4BoaxbQuWauQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Shaquille O'Neal is pulled in a Radio Flyer wagon by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kristopher, as Shaq shopped for toys at Toys R Us in Mayfield, Oh., on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. Shaq donated $1,000 to the Marine Toys For Tots foundation. (AP Photo/The Plaindealer, Lynn Ischay)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal will be sidelined for Wednesday's game against Detroit because of an injured shoulder, the sixth game in a row he will miss.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_cavaliers_o_neal_out"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.6b710992ef0c41489c18c107384f4853.shaq_toys_and_turkeys_basketball_ohcle101.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=nQ9.4ZIR6q4BoaxbQuWauQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Shaquille O'Neal is pulled in a Radio Flyer wagon by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kristopher, as Shaq shopped for toys at Toys R Us in Mayfield, Oh., on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. Shaq donated $1,000 to the Marine Toys For Tots foundation. (AP Photo/The Plaindealer, Lynn Ischay)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkc_hampton_william___mary ap/20091126/bkc_hampton_william___mary AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:15:11 GMT AP - Quinn McDowell scored 11 points, including two free throws down the stretch, and William & Mary defeated Hampton 62-61 on Wednesday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_giants_broncos ap/20091125/fbn_giants_broncos AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:08:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_giants_broncos"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.99bdbc96b3234aeaa367ae204ca1c852.chargers_broncos_football_den134.jpg?x=121&y=130&q=85&sig=OIzqAkAYAx9QRS.NDNYLQg--" align="left" height="130" width="121" alt="Denver Broncos' Elvis Dumervil (92) kneels on the ground after the Broncos lost to the San Diego Chargers in their NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Denver. The Chargers defeated the Broncos 32-3. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)" border="0" /></a>AP - The New York Giants just escaped their own month of misery. So they understand the seething frustration and loss of poise in Denver, where sideline shoves, the head coach's cockiness and players-only meetings are all the buzz.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_giants_broncos"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.99bdbc96b3234aeaa367ae204ca1c852.chargers_broncos_football_den134.jpg?x=121&y=130&q=85&sig=OIzqAkAYAx9QRS.NDNYLQg--" align="left" height="130" width="121" alt="photo" title="Denver Broncos' Elvis Dumervil (92) kneels on the ground after the Broncos lost to the San Diego Chargers in their NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Denver. The Chargers defeated the Broncos 32-3. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkc_t25_connecticut_lsu ap/20091126/bkc_t25_connecticut_lsu AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:57:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkc_t25_connecticut_lsu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.cb54eeccd56d4a289cf8d89dec2eb47a.lsu_connecticut_basketball_nyjj101.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=41EmM.MlDE0Bv6m8tpeUuw--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Connecticut's Jerome Dyson, right, passes the ball off around LSU's Garrett Green during the first half of a semifinal college basketball game in the NIT Season Tip-off tournament Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jerome Dyson and backcourt mate Kemba Walker each scored 20 points, and No. 13 Connecticut routed previously unbeaten LSU 81-55 on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkc_t25_connecticut_lsu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.cb54eeccd56d4a289cf8d89dec2eb47a.lsu_connecticut_basketball_nyjj101.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=41EmM.MlDE0Bv6m8tpeUuw--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="photo" title="Connecticut's Jerome Dyson, right, passes the ball off around LSU's Garrett Green during the first half of a semifinal college basketball game in the NIT Season Tip-off tournament Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/rac_obit_hanford ap/20091125/rac_obit_hanford AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:17:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/rac_obit_hanford"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.7b20aa1c2cc6428a86d471cea9bff6ce.obit_hanford_horse_racing_ny160.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=sT5ow4GkYF_7ii9qSrvWgg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="FILE - In this May 3, 2006, file photo, Ira 'Babe' Hanford is all smiles as he leaves his handprints in cement in commemorating his 1936 Kentucky Derby victory aboard longshot Bold Venture in a permanent display in front of the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky. Hanford, who rode Bold Venture to a stunning victory in the 1936 Kentucky Derby, has died. He was 91. Virginia Hanford says her husband of 67 years passed away last Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Ocala following a lengthy illness. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File )" border="0" /></a>AP - Ira "Babe" Hanford, who as an 18-year-old apprentice rode 20-1 shot Bold Venture to victory in the 1936 Kentucky Derby, has died. He was 91.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/rac_obit_hanford"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.7b20aa1c2cc6428a86d471cea9bff6ce.obit_hanford_horse_racing_ny160.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=sT5ow4GkYF_7ii9qSrvWgg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 3, 2006, file photo, Ira 'Babe' Hanford is all smiles as he leaves his handprints in cement in commemorating his 1936 Kentucky Derby victory aboard longshot Bold Venture in a permanent display in front of the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky. Hanford, who rode Bold Venture to a stunning victory in the 1936 Kentucky Derby, has died. He was 91. Virginia Hanford says her husband of 67 years passed away last Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Ocala following a lengthy illness. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File )" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_stanford_regroups ap/20091125/fbc_stanford_regroups AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:57:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_stanford_regroups"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.e0a5cef307244cbeb1341b59963a2e06.california_stanford_football_pal116.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=ZPdK5F9N7tUTIY_se__ZHQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="California players celebrate an interception by Mike Mohammed (18) late in the fourth quarter against Stanford during a NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. California won 34-28. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Football players at almost every level subscribe to the 24-hour rule. The celebration of any win or dejection over a loss needs to be out of the system within a day so a team can move on to its next task.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_stanford_regroups"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.e0a5cef307244cbeb1341b59963a2e06.california_stanford_football_pal116.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=ZPdK5F9N7tUTIY_se__ZHQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="photo" title="California players celebrate an interception by Mike Mohammed (18) late in the fourth quarter against Stanford during a NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. California won 34-28. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbn_phillies_moyer_hospitalized ap/20091125/bbn_phillies_moyer_hospitalized AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:28:53 GMT AP - Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer has been hospitalized due to recurring symptoms from groin surgery in September. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbn_nl_mvp ap/20091125/bbn_nl_mvp AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:57:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbn_nl_mvp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.9f059be8655f4ad88cec199a2169c523.nl_mvp_baseball_ny152.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=CMT1HcshX2XtzbHtfrMD4g--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="FILE - In this July 10, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, becoming the baseball first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04. (AP Photo/David Banks, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Albert Pujols matched Stan Musial and did him one better, too.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbn_nl_mvp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.9f059be8655f4ad88cec199a2169c523.nl_mvp_baseball_ny152.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=CMT1HcshX2XtzbHtfrMD4g--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this July 10, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, becoming the baseball first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04. (AP Photo/David Banks, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_nfl_concussions ap/20091125/fbn_nfl_concussions AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:17:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_nfl_concussions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.8467c6105de846cd91ac4c7cdc2ea4e2.hiding_concussions_football_ny166.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=UUs7HxYHK0bMoluICXIBFw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Rams linebacker David Vobora leaves the field after the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in St. Louis. 'The only thing I remember is coming out of the tunnel at the beginning of the game. And then &mdash; a big gap,' Vobora said about a concussion he got this season. 'But I played the whole game, until the last series, when I started asking guys questions, and they looked at me like I was crazy.' (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams, saying the co-chairmen of the league's committee on brain injuries have resigned and that he is examining potential rule changes "to reduce head impacts."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_nfl_concussions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.8467c6105de846cd91ac4c7cdc2ea4e2.hiding_concussions_football_ny166.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=UUs7HxYHK0bMoluICXIBFw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Rams linebacker David Vobora leaves the field after the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in St. Louis. 'The only thing I remember is coming out of the tunnel at the beginning of the game. And then &mdash; a big gap,' Vobora said about a concussion he got this season. 'But I played the whole game, until the last series, when I started asking guys questions, and they looked at me like I was crazy.' (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_notre_dame_weis ap/20091125/fbc_notre_dame_weis AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:21:54 GMT AP - Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says Charlie Weis will return with the football team after the Stanford game instead of staying on the West Coast to recruit. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_silverdome_sale ap/20091125/us_silverdome_sale AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:20:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_silverdome_sale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.e6bf3b1558d24a39bf6eaf4d999f13e1.silverdome_sale_football_dt101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ZWR0bwmebJA1EpeWkMyODw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2005, file photo, the Silverdome is seen in Pontiac, Mich. A judge has cleared the way for the city to sell the stadium that was once home to the NFL's Detroit Lions to a Canadian company for $583,000. The Lions abandoned the 80,300-seat Silverdome in 2002, when they moved to Detroit's Ford Field. Pontiac has been spending $1.5 million a year to maintain the largely unused stadium. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Talk about getting stuck with the cheap seats.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_silverdome_sale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.e6bf3b1558d24a39bf6eaf4d999f13e1.silverdome_sale_football_dt101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ZWR0bwmebJA1EpeWkMyODw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2005, file photo, the Silverdome is seen in Pontiac, Mich. A judge has cleared the way for the city to sell the stadium that was once home to the NFL's Detroit Lions to a Canadian company for $583,000. The Lions abandoned the 80,300-seat Silverdome in 2002, when they moved to Detroit's Ford Field. Pontiac has been spending $1.5 million a year to maintain the largely unused stadium. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_obit_pollin ap/20091125/bkn_obit_pollin AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:14:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_obit_pollin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.c8f95ee2dfcf4ce481802a3d41af409a.obit_pollin_basketball_ny166.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=hxmGeB7FlV.OTAx8pxgN2w--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2002, file photo, Washington Wizards' chairman of the board Abe Pollin, left, shakes hands with Wizards' Michael Jordan, right, as he presented Jordan with a trophy that commemorated his 30, 000 point scoring milestone during the halftime of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the MCI Center in Washington. Pollin died on Tuesday, Nov., 24, 2009, his company, Washington Sports & Entertainment announced. He was 85. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Washington Wizards played the Philadelphia 76ers in a neighborhood that was torched during the 1968 riots.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_obit_pollin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.c8f95ee2dfcf4ce481802a3d41af409a.obit_pollin_basketball_ny166.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=hxmGeB7FlV.OTAx8pxgN2w--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2002, file photo, Washington Wizards' chairman of the board Abe Pollin, left, shakes hands with Wizards' Michael Jordan, right, as he presented Jordan with a trophy that commemorated his 30, 000 point scoring milestone during the halftime of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the MCI Center in Washington. Pollin died on Tuesday, Nov., 24, 2009, his company, Washington Sports & Entertainment announced. He was 85. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkw_t25_jacksonville_st_baylor ap/20091125/bkw_t25_jacksonville_st_baylor AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:55:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkw_t25_jacksonville_st_baylor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.2cf08b3760c041408fc20b1cbbe3bbb1.jacksonville_st_baylor_basketball_txra104.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=vZasJKJnlysAA6hJKBNjnw--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Baylor's Brittney Griner (42) shoots over Jacksonville State Danielle Beneby (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)" border="0" /></a>AP - Baylor freshman sensation Brittney Griner took a lob pass inside with no one around her, turned and became the seventh woman to dunk in a college game with her one-handed slam in the eight-ranked Lady Bears' 104-45 victory over Jacksonville State on Tuesday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkw_t25_jacksonville_st_baylor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.2cf08b3760c041408fc20b1cbbe3bbb1.jacksonville_st_baylor_basketball_txra104.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=vZasJKJnlysAA6hJKBNjnw--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="photo" title="Baylor's Brittney Griner (42) shoots over Jacksonville State Danielle Beneby (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)