A look at the first BCS standings.

  A University of Connecticut football player died Sunday following an on-campus stabbing, hours after the team's victory over Louisville.

  Steelers kicker Jeff Reed has been cited by city police for public intoxication and disorderly conduct outside a bar a couple of blocks from where the team beat the Cleveland Browns a few hours earlier.

  Cavaliers superstar LeBron James tells a newspaper that a cancer scare earlier this year was "nerve-racking" and had him on edge for a few days.

  Cliff Lee dominated as the Phillies routed the Dodgers to take a 2-1 lead in the NL Championship Series.

  Jim Zorn was stripped of play-calling duties after the Redskins' latest loss.

  Drew Brees ended his two-game streak without a touchdown throw by completing 23 of 30 passes for 369 yards and four scores Sunday, and New Orleans easily remained unbeaten, 48-27.

  Brett Favre's 58-yard completion to Sidney Rice setup Ryan Longwell's fourth field goal, and Baltimore's Steve Hauschka missed a 44-yard field goal at the buzzer, allowing the Minnesota Vikings to remain undefeated with a 33-31 victory on Sunday.

  Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Sunday he has no update on the condition of quarterback Sam Bradford.

  Matthew Stafford underwent an MRI on his injured knee, and the MRI results will be examined Monday by Dr. James Andrews, sources said.

  The exhibition game between the New York Knicks and Maccabi Tel Aviv has been delayed for about 10 minutes because the visiting coach refused to leave the floor after being ejected in the third quarter.

  An inspired Nikolay Davydenko beat top seed and world No. 2 Rafael Nadal 7-6, 6-3 to become the first Shanghai Masters champion on Sunday.

  China won six gold medals at the world gymnastics championships.

  Jenson Button has clinched his first Formula One title after capitalizing on his rivals' miscues to finish fifth in a Brazilian Grand Prix won by Mark Webber.