James Anderson's maiden five-wicket haul helped leave South Africa in grave danger of terminal collapse in the fourth one-day international at Port Elizabeth.
Malcolm Smith returned one of Southern California's three interceptions 62 yards for an early touchdown, and the 24th-ranked Trojans regained their defensive pride while maintaining their city dominance with a 28-7 victory over UCLA on Saturday night.
Intro: Many boxing analysts and gamblers initially peg Floyd Mayweather, Jr as a slight betting favorite over WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao .
Avram Grant's reign at Chelsea ended with defeat on penalties to Manchester United and his first game in charge of Portsmouth saw Wayne Rooney score two crucial spot-kicks within his hat-trick in a 4-1 win at Fratton Park.
Mark Hughes is adamant that Micah Richards will not be allowed to leave Manchester City in the January transfer window, despite reports of interest from Tottenham Hotspur.
The outcome of the Backyard Brawl was in the hands - or more specifically on the foot - of a redshirt freshman and Tyler Bitancurt wasn't about to mess up his perfect night.
The following series was originally published in early spring 2009. Part 1 and Part 2 are updated given the developments that transpired during the year.
Some things in the game of football are universal. Whether we are talking about the NFL, the UFL, or College a few things always seem to hold true. The first of those things it is near impossible to beat one football team three times in a given season, the next is completing an undefeated season is next to impossible to do. Earlier today the Las Vegas Locos of the UFL defeated the previously undefeated Florida Tuskers to win the first UFL championship.
What can we say about a one sided loss on national TV? Last Sunday everyone in Detroit was ready to pronounce rookie QB Matthew Stafford as the next John Elway. Yesterday he looked like the next Jay Cutler more than anything else. The more and more we see Stafford play the more and more we realize that he looks like a QB who is always going to throw as many Interceptions and he does touchdowns.
After every bad Turkey Day blowout, there seems to be a sentiment nationally that the Detroit Lions do not deserve to have a Thanksgiving Day game televised on National TV. To be fair I must inform all of you that I lie in Detroit, have followed the Lions since I was a kid, and have attended several Thanksgiving Day games at the Pontiac Silverdome, and at Ford Field.
This is potentially very, very bad news for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Starting QB Ben Roethlisberger has a concussion and we will not know how that will affect him until he takes the field Sunday night at Baltimore. However we do know that his backup, Charlie Batch, broke his wrist last Sunday versus the Kansas City Chiefs, and will not be able to play for 2-4 weeks.
Larry Brown has a message for Allen Iverson : don't give up. Iverson's former coach said Friday he thinks the 10-time All-Star "still has a passion to play" and shouldn't retire.
