Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1766 Most Recommended Sports en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:45:49 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/ten_itf_swilliams ap/20091107/ten_itf_swilliams AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:02:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ten_itf_swilliams"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091101/capt.bbfe0f4b431c4e5da6da55ec433f2d00.qatar_wta_tennis_lkw123.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=_GcMYkTnhOD7W9cto62RqQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Serena Williams of the United States serves to Venus Williams of the United States during their singles final at the WTA Tennis Championships, in Doha, Qatar Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)" border="0" /></a>AP - Top-ranked Serena Williams will most likely receive a "significant" fine but no suspension for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ten_itf_swilliams"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091101/capt.bbfe0f4b431c4e5da6da55ec433f2d00.qatar_wta_tennis_lkw123.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=_GcMYkTnhOD7W9cto62RqQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Serena Williams of the United States serves to Venus Williams of the United States during their singles final at the WTA Tennis Championships, in Doha, Qatar Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_grizzlies_lakers ap/20091107/bkn_grizzlies_lakers AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:12:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_grizzlies_lakers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.bbb8741d540240dd84876e0e52e82023.grizzlies_lakers_basketball_las101.jpg?x=67&y=130&q=85&sig=iJd6iQMJBRJNP1aWt6L0ew--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) dunks over Memphis Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo , right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_grizzlies_lakers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.bbb8741d540240dd84876e0e52e82023.grizzlies_lakers_basketball_las101.jpg?x=67&y=130&q=85&sig=iJd6iQMJBRJNP1aWt6L0ew--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="photo" title="Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) dunks over Memphis Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo , right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_james_free_agency ap/20091107/bkn_james_free_agency AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:04:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_james_free_agency"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.87fc23bd71d543f09172b188751caf19.cavaliers_knicks_basketball_nykk116.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=u_T4qL45KEsbsHlDLwhs4A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Rap artist Jay-Z, left, greets Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James at the end of an NBA basketball game where the Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 100-91 on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)" border="0" /></a>AP - LeBron James thinks his present is too good to spend time worrying about his future.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_james_free_agency"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.87fc23bd71d543f09172b188751caf19.cavaliers_knicks_basketball_nykk116.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=u_T4qL45KEsbsHlDLwhs4A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Rap artist Jay-Z, left, greets Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James at the end of an NBA basketball game where the Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 100-91 on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ten_fed_cup_final ap/20091107/ten_fed_cup_final AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:45:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ten_fed_cup_final"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.65710ce0f0314198b5a1cfbb36f2f887.italy_tennis_fed_cup_gb132.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=bt5vkMLqLEPd55MdXfuWvw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="USA's Melanie Oudin reacts during her Fed Cup tennis final match against Italy's Francesca Schiavone, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Schiavone won 7-6, 6-2 to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" border="0" /></a>AP - Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin lost in straight sets Saturday to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ten_fed_cup_final"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.65710ce0f0314198b5a1cfbb36f2f887.italy_tennis_fed_cup_gb132.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=bt5vkMLqLEPd55MdXfuWvw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="photo" title="USA's Melanie Oudin reacts during her Fed Cup tennis final match against Italy's Francesca Schiavone, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Schiavone won 7-6, 6-2 to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bba_yankees_what_s_next ap/20091107/bba_yankees_what_s_next AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:32:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bba_yankees_what_s_next"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.ws28811050525.world_series_phillies_yankees_baseball_ws288.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=RiayXqT82pYvxmMU457.Vg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="New York Yankees' Johnny Damon, left, and Joba Chamberlain celebrate after Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. The Yankees won 7-3. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" border="0" /></a>AP - Johnny Damon soaked it all in as he shared a float with first-timers Nick Swisher and Jerry Hairston Jr. for the New York Yankees' championship parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Friday. The whole scene made him a little wistful.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bba_yankees_what_s_next"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.ws28811050525.world_series_phillies_yankees_baseball_ws288.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=RiayXqT82pYvxmMU457.Vg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="New York Yankees' Johnny Damon, left, and Joba Chamberlain celebrate after Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. The Yankees won 7-3. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/rac_breeders__cup_day1 ap/20091107/rac_breeders__cup_day1 AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:11:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/rac_breeders__cup_day1"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.98723f5b738444fb9058bf4ec69c4c68.breeders_cup_horse_racing_arc112.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=R.jCD4bypxwCVQO_tz8pOw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="In this image made with a fish-eye lens, the field heads down the straightaway past the grandstands during the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies horse race at Santa Anita Park Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Arcadia, Calif. She Be Wild (8), ridden by Julien Leparoux, won the race. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Life Is Sweet led a parade of longshots to the winner's circle at the Breeders' Cup on Friday, with the stablemate of Zenyatta scoring a 2 1/2-length victory in the $2 million Ladies' Classic.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/rac_breeders__cup_day1"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.98723f5b738444fb9058bf4ec69c4c68.breeders_cup_horse_racing_arc112.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=R.jCD4bypxwCVQO_tz8pOw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this image made with a fish-eye lens, the field heads down the straightaway past the grandstands during the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies horse race at Santa Anita Park Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Arcadia, Calif. She Be Wild (8), ridden by Julien Leparoux, won the race. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_missing_students_north_dakota ap/20091107/us_missing_students_north_dakota AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:55:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_missing_students_north_dakota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.2d93f22cd1814480b05ec2b1224fdca5.missing_students_ny112.jpg?x=130&y=60&q=85&sig=zua2DHaXy_S4DVVsNgqMvA--" align="left" height="60" width="130" alt="In these three undated photos provided by Dickenson State University, missing students, from left, Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif., Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba in Canada, and Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif. are shown. (AP Photo/Dickenson State University)" border="0" /></a>AP - Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death for three North Dakota college softball players found dead inside a sport utility vehicle that sunk in a rural farm pond.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_missing_students_north_dakota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.2d93f22cd1814480b05ec2b1224fdca5.missing_students_ny112.jpg?x=130&y=60&q=85&sig=zua2DHaXy_S4DVVsNgqMvA--" align="left" height="60" width="130" alt="photo" title="In these three undated photos provided by Dickenson State University, missing students, from left, Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif., Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba in Canada, and Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif. are shown. (AP Photo/Dickenson State University)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/rac_breeders__cup ap/20091107/rac_breeders__cup AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:45:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/rac_breeders__cup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.f0bfa35e18c14700975986b91413c108.breeders_cup_horse_racing_arc111.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=hRREu1c5BIiHSFwtBdVj4A--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Joseph Talamo, on California Flag, celebrates after crossing the finish to win the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint horse race at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Three geldings, including two bred in California, scored victories in the Breeders' Cup while European horses won three other races Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/rac_breeders__cup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.f0bfa35e18c14700975986b91413c108.breeders_cup_horse_racing_arc111.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=hRREu1c5BIiHSFwtBdVj4A--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="photo" title="Joseph Talamo, on California Flag, celebrates after crossing the finish to win the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint horse race at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbn_giants_lincecum_pot ap/20091107/bbn_giants_lincecum_pot AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:31:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbn_giants_lincecum_pot"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.cbc676cfd4c64707859e5137169f8723.giants_lincecum_pot_baseball_ny191.jpg?x=128&y=130&q=85&sig=EjfoNMoHj_HXI6Wa2HPhLQ--" align="left" height="130" width="128" alt="In this Oct. 1, 2009, photo, San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum sits in the dugout during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco. Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state of Washington. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0" /></a>AP - San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, The Columbian reported Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbn_giants_lincecum_pot"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.cbc676cfd4c64707859e5137169f8723.giants_lincecum_pot_baseball_ny191.jpg?x=128&y=130&q=85&sig=EjfoNMoHj_HXI6Wa2HPhLQ--" align="left" height="130" width="128" alt="photo" title="In this Oct. 1, 2009, photo, San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum sits in the dugout during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco. Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state of Washington. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_yankees_parade_documents ap/20091107/us_yankees_parade_documents AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:03:28 GMT AP - New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on confetti. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/glf_hsbc_champions ap/20091107/glf_hsbc_champions AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:04:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/glf_hsbc_champions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.6af7ba9cac1b48e391e5de4db1f35547.correction_china_hsbc_champions_golf_xeh112.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=D.qTha0VSxgCvyX8K.yXoA--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="American Phil Mickelson hits the ball at the 18th green during the third round of the 2009 HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Mickelson shot a 67 and took the third-day lead with 14-under 202. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>AP - Phil Mickelson was unwinding from a day of high energy and quick turnarounds, one that took him from a two-shot deficit against Tiger Woods to a two-shot lead over the final eight holes Saturday in the HSBC Champions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/glf_hsbc_champions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.6af7ba9cac1b48e391e5de4db1f35547.correction_china_hsbc_champions_golf_xeh112.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=D.qTha0VSxgCvyX8K.yXoA--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="photo" title="American Phil Mickelson hits the ball at the 18th green during the third round of the 2009 HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Mickelson shot a 67 and took the third-day lead with 14-under 202. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_boise_st_louisiana_tech ap/20091107/fbc_t25_boise_st_louisiana_tech AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:36:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_boise_st_louisiana_tech"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.6d62943ad6a5467d8afb9fd69b0fe7e2.boise_st_la_tech_football_lars101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=PqhPbKJoxVXL0WVte2ZSIg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore (11) throws a deep pass in the first quarter against Louisiana Tech during their NCAA college football game in Ruston, La., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)" border="0" /></a>AP - Just when Boise State looked vulnerable, Kellen Moore and the Broncos quickly reminded a national television audience why they've been unbeatable.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_boise_st_louisiana_tech"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.6d62943ad6a5467d8afb9fd69b0fe7e2.boise_st_la_tech_football_lars101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=PqhPbKJoxVXL0WVte2ZSIg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore (11) throws a deep pass in the first quarter against Louisiana Tech during their NCAA college football game in Ruston, La., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/car_nascar_patrick ap/20091107/car_nascar_patrick AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:34:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/car_nascar_patrick"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.7881b61b617a48cca682989e754ce3e6.nascar_texas_auto_racing_tms120.jpg?x=130&y=63&q=85&sig=Xn1vDSSeKbmtYfV904luEQ--" align="left" height="63" width="130" alt="Dale Earnhardt Jr. runs laps during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/car_nascar_patrick"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.7881b61b617a48cca682989e754ce3e6.nascar_texas_auto_racing_tms120.jpg?x=130&y=63&q=85&sig=Xn1vDSSeKbmtYfV904luEQ--" align="left" height="63" width="130" alt="photo" title="Dale Earnhardt Jr. runs laps during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_northwestern_iowa ap/20091107/fbc_t25_northwestern_iowa AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:48:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_northwestern_iowa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a306939b161e4e18b22653326880f6b2.northwestern_iowa_football_iacn102.jpg?x=130&y=112&q=85&sig=YjrroxdZfdfUewhQ7DIySw--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="Northwestern's Marshall Thomas, center, celebrates with teammates David Arnold, left, and Jack DiNardo, right, after he recovered an Iowa fumble for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0" /></a>AP - With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_northwestern_iowa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a306939b161e4e18b22653326880f6b2.northwestern_iowa_football_iacn102.jpg?x=130&y=112&q=85&sig=YjrroxdZfdfUewhQ7DIySw--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="photo" title="Northwestern's Marshall Thomas, center, celebrates with teammates David Arnold, left, and Jack DiNardo, right, after he recovered an Iowa fumble for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ten_itf_wickmayer ap/20091107/ten_itf_wickmayer AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:41:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ten_itf_wickmayer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.31dd7563cf8c498ca0f24c8bbf984059.indonesia_bali_open_tennis__fl108.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=fxoeF4Dc2NoBXv85eKg5Lg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts as she win a point against Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan during WTA Bali Open tennis tournament round robin at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Wickmayer won 7-6, 6-3. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)" border="0" /></a>AP - The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ten_itf_wickmayer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.31dd7563cf8c498ca0f24c8bbf984059.indonesia_bali_open_tennis__fl108.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=fxoeF4Dc2NoBXv85eKg5Lg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="photo" title="Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts as she win a point against Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan during WTA Bali Open tennis tournament round robin at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Wickmayer won 7-6, 6-3. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hkn_capitals_panthers ap/20091107/hkn_capitals_panthers AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:28:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hkn_capitals_panthers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.9320c94180c74a54854bd35638fc9786.capitals_panthers_hockey_bac104.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=oOTh.SZJZYyAHDNvH.OyTw--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun misses a Washington Capitals shot-on-goal during second period NHL hockey action in Sunrise, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jose Theodore stopped 28 shots, Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Friday night to break a three-game losing streak.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hkn_capitals_panthers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.9320c94180c74a54854bd35638fc9786.capitals_panthers_hockey_bac104.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=oOTh.SZJZYyAHDNvH.OyTw--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun misses a Washington Capitals shot-on-goal during second period NHL hockey action in Sunrise, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbo_twins_brewers_trade ap/20091107/bbo_twins_brewers_trade AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:39:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbo_twins_brewers_trade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a475bb2c116e4352aec7b6e23a174605.twins_brewers_trade_baseball_ny166.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=SmFpzKa3G4yo74sYtaiPSw--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' J.J. Hardy poses for a photograph. The Brewers traded Hardy to the Minnesota Twins on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for outfielder Carlos Gomez. (AP Photo/Morry Gash,file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Milwaukee Brewers finally gave J.J. Hardy the change of scenery he had been expecting and reunited the unhappy shortstop with an old friend in the process.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbo_twins_brewers_trade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a475bb2c116e4352aec7b6e23a174605.twins_brewers_trade_baseball_ny166.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=SmFpzKa3G4yo74sYtaiPSw--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' J.J. Hardy poses for a photograph. The Brewers traded Hardy to the Minnesota Twins on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for outfielder Carlos Gomez. (AP Photo/Morry Gash,file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bba_twins_cuddyer ap/20091107/bba_twins_cuddyer AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:21:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bba_twins_cuddyer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.0e67a6842d81482db29a22736d37e5b8.twins_cuddyer_baseball_ny151.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=4Lncd56N9zT.zICiAIyEhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Twins' Michael Cuddyer is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, in Chicago. The Twins picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011 on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Cuddyer hit a career-high 32 home runs to lead the team. He also had 94 RBIs and was sixth in the American League with 73 extra-base hits. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bba_twins_cuddyer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.0e67a6842d81482db29a22736d37e5b8.twins_cuddyer_baseball_ny151.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=4Lncd56N9zT.zICiAIyEhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Twins' Michael Cuddyer is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, in Chicago. The Twins picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011 on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Cuddyer hit a career-high 32 home runs to lead the team. He also had 94 RBIs and was sixth in the American League with 73 extra-base hits. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, 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_knicks ap/20091107/bkn_cavaliers_knicks AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:57:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_cavaliers_knicks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.5eb4e02a78274713b4ed5ca97d21fe96.aptopix_cavaliers_knicks_basketball_nykk105.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=.wr0yNZKY1E_cVofm66r5Q--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) shoots over New York Knicks' Larry Hughes (0) during the second period of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)" border="0" /></a>AP - LeBron James celebrated with the Yankees and toyed with the Knicks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_cavaliers_knicks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.5eb4e02a78274713b4ed5ca97d21fe96.aptopix_cavaliers_knicks_basketball_nykk105.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=.wr0yNZKY1E_cVofm66r5Q--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="photo" title="Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) shoots over New York Knicks' Larry Hughes (0) during the second period of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nba_lakers nm/20091107/us_nba_lakers Reuters sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:55:20 GMT Reuters - Kobe Bryant became the youngest NBA player to reach 24,000 points on Friday, the Lakers' guard scoring 41 to lead injury-hit Los Angeles to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.