Rarely has playing it safe paid off so well for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tyrone Carter started in place of safety Ryan Clark as a precaution last night and made the big play that sparked the Steelers to their fifth straight win, taking the first of his two interceptions 48 yards for a touchdown in Pittsburgh's 28-10 triumph over the Denver Broncos.

  Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas' college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that their entire coaching staff will return for the 2010 season.

  This is a Sept. 20, 2009, file photo showing Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, in Kansas City, Mo.

  The Columbus Blue Jackets are losing money, lots of money and the reason why, is unfavorable lease terms with the Nationwide insurance Company owner of their home, Nationwide Arena

  Prem 2009/10 Win Outright: Man Utd 10/3 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Sir Alex Ferguson will not face any action from the Football Association over his criticism of referee Martin Atkinson following Manchester United's defeat by Chelsea.

  Miles Austin punctuated his touchdown catch by emphatically firing the ball into the stands.

  Saints rally to beat Panthers, 30-20, to improve to 8-0 for the first time in team history.

  Tom Brady and Randy Moss connected on two highlight-reel plays and the New England Patriots overcame the Miami Dolphins' revived wildcat offense for a 27-17 win Sunday.

  Top-ranked Roger Federer lost his hometown tournament on Sunday, falling 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to Novak Djokovic in the Swiss Indoors final.

  Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP Italy secured its second Fed Cup title in four years today after Flavia Pennetta comfortably beat US Open quarter-finalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2. The experienced Italians took an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the young United States team in the best-of-five series on an outdoor clay court at the Rocco Polimeni club.

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  Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh, right, leans into Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitziki , of Germany, as he drives toward the basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov.

  This weekend, at a hotel, I came across a Mexican repairman and his assistant. Speaking very little English, he tried to communicate with me and for a few minutes and I had difficulty understanding him.