October 06, 2008 | Volume 109, Issue 13

WHO'S Hot

Who is the best base runner in baseball?

By Ethiopia's , his own marathon world record, with a time of 2:03:59 in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. The time was 27 seconds better than the previous mark, which Gebrselassie, who skipped the...

MAXIM LAPIERRE Canadiens center, who took up boxing in the off-season to stay in shape, on his favorite punch: "Fruit punch."

Ave Maria University in Naples, Fla., fired basketball coach Ricky Benitez for using profanity during practice.

Ave Maria University in Naples, Fla., fired basketball coach Ricky Benitez for using profanity during practice.

turn to to prepare for , his movie about Syracuse running back opening on Oct. 10? . Quaid, who plays Syracuse coach , befriended Brown—who played for the Orangemen from 1954 to '56, a few years...

Wentz, a freshman first baseman and pitcher at North Dakota State, hit .507 and had a slugging percentage of .903, with 15 doubles, 12 homers, 67 RBIs and 66 runs scored, for his American Legion...

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

On Sunday, Oklahoma became the third team to hold the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 since the preseason rankings were released on Aug. 16. The Sooners are the only top five team left from the first...

On Sunday, Oklahoma became the third team to hold the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 since the preseason rankings were released on Aug. 16. The Sooners are the only top five team left from the first...

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

DESEAN JACKSON Eagles, WR-PR (49th overall pick, Cal)

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Eagles, WR-PR (49th overall pick, Cal)

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

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36% of U.S. Latinos regularly watch sports

of U.S. Latinos regularly watch sports

College The ACC is surprising the country with its top-to-bottom strength • Northwestern's improved defense has keyed its 5--0 start • Missouri's D will be tested over the next three weeks

A much-improved defense is the key to Northwestern's first 5--0 start since 1962. Under new coordinator , the Wildcats rank ninth nationally in scoring defense (12.4 points per game), up from...

I am desperate to pick an upset. There were such good ones last weekend—Washington over Dallas, Chicago over Philly and weirdest of all, K.C. big over Denver—that I was jealous. Well, the ranks of...

1 The good news for Kyle Busch? He had his best finish of the Chase in Sunday's race at Kansas. The bad news? Thanks to a fuel-pressure problem, that finish was 28th. The winningest driver in the...

The good news for ? He had his best finish of the Chase in Sunday's race at Kansas. The bad news? Thanks to a fuel-pressure problem, that finish was 28th. The winningest driver in the regular...

Sophia Young is a leading contender for WNBA MVP honors in a crowded field. Other top candidates include:

Sophia Young is a leading contender for WNBA MVP honors in a crowded field. Other top candidates include:

A RAYS FAN who wisely goes by the message board handle of Unamed [sic] Source confessed recently to his cyberspace buddies that he wears his wife's garter belt during Tampa Bay games because he...

Lorena Ochoa wins after time off

Playoffs? Which tour knows how to operate playoffs?

Since Vijay Singh had already locked up the FedEx Cup, conventional wisdom held that the Tour Championship would be a snoozer. Instead, Camilo Villegas and friends turned the event into a riveting...

With apologies to the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, the PGA Tour season is now over. Yes, the Fall Series and the Silly Season remain, but no history will be made for the...

IF YOU'RE the betting type, take the over on how many conference rooms are being booked by the marketing gurus in Fort Ponte Vedra these days to discuss automotive title sponsors. Domestics and...

Camilo Villegas

"Corey Pavin will be the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain. He's a fiery competitor, always focused, and is friends with everybody."

Who should be PGA Tour player of the year?

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Phil Mickelson might double-dip by joining the European tour

Ever since Vijay Singh locked up the FedEx Cup playoffs and the $10 million first prize three weeks ago, fans and critics of the FedEx format have been offering opinions on how the system might be...