A 13-inning classic for a playoff berth. Did you expect anything else from the Rockies? You shouldn't have, Tracy Ringolsby says.

  His regular season was simply epic. And if the Yanks fall short again, Alex Rodriguez will still take the blame, says Mark Kriegel.

  Kobe Bryant is back with the Lakers and singing an uplifting tune. Mike Kahn wonders in his training camp preview how long it'll last.

  With all the big upsets this past weekend, surprising South Florida was primed to climb in CFN's latest rankings.

  A jury in New York has found that New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden sexually harassed a former team executive.

  

  New York Mets reliever Scott Schoeneweis says he has never heard of Signature Pharmacy or received shipments from Florida in response to allegations that he got steroids from the company at the center of an investigation into illegal prescription drug sales.

  Tom Brady had three more touchdown passes. Sammy Morris had one of the best games of his career. The New England defense had its way.Expect anything less?The Patriots remained one of the NFL's four unbeaten teams Monday night - and, so far, the best of the bunch - by beating the Cincinnati Bengals 34-13 with a performance that showed their versatility.And, they've only just begun.

  Jim Leyland will be managing the Detroit Tigers for two more years.Leyland got what he wanted Tuesday when the Tigers extended his contract by one year, keeping him in the dugout through the 2009 season.Leyland said last week he planned to meet with Tigers president Dave Dombrowski the day after the season and hoped to drive home to Pittsburgh knowing he had two years on his deal.