"It is now time for the New York Yankees to move forward" Joe Torre rejected a $5 million, one-year contract to return as manager of the New York Yankees on Thursday. via The Hartford Courant
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named AFC offensive Player of the Week for Week 6, while Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Paul Spicer and Baltimore Ravens kicker Matt Stover earned defensive ... via Max 106.3
"We can believe all we want, but we have to get hits off Sabathia and hold them down." History gives Josh Beckett and the Red Sox a pretty good shot. They've come back from big postseason deficits. via The Brattleboro Reformer
"I mean, Juice had told him just to carry the gun, not to, you know, take it out, just to show it" In a file photo Former NFL player O.J. Simpson is transferred to the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. via Bellingham Herald
- The Atlanta Thrashers fired head coach Bob Hartley on Wednesday after opening the NHL season with six straight losses.General manager Don Waddell will take over on an interim basis, a source told The Canadian Press. The team scheduled an afternoon news conference to make the announcement.The Thrashers, coming off their first ever playoff appearance, find themselves in the NHL basement. They have the fewest goals for in the league at nine and the third-most goals against at 27, ahead of only Toronto (28) and Los Angeles (30). Read more
Mumbai: Murali Kartik claimed his first five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to restrict Australia to a modest 193 in 41.3 overs in the seventh and final one-day international on Wednesday. via Sify
"Everybody on our team is playing well right now, it's not just a couple of guys" Martin Biron established himself as Philadelphia's No. 1 goalie the day he was acquired last season in a trade with Buffalo. via NJ.com
Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist, then scored the decisive goal in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Tuesday night. via Northwest Florida Daily News
"Every day I get a little bit better." Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ron Springs has been hospitalized in a coma, more than seven months after receiving a kidney donated by ex-teammate Everson Walls. via Chicago Tribune
