Sunday, September 7th, 2008
Haskins, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies
Don Haskins, credited with helping break color barriers in college sports in 1966 when he used five black starters to win a national basketball title for Texas Western, died Sunday. He was 78.
Colts open up retractable roof
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The Indianapolis Colts wanted a party atmosphere for their first NFL regular-season game at Lucas Oil Stadium, so they opened it up.
Bears, Colts make top draft picks inactive
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The top draft picks of the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears were both inactive for the teams' season opener Sunday night.
Cardinals grind out 23-13 win over 49ers
Kurt Warner passed for 197 yards and led three monotonously effective drives in the second half of the Cardinals’ 23-13 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Panthers shock Chargers, 26-24
Jake Delhomme came back with a jolt that the San Diego Chargers won’t soon forget. Delhomme threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dante Rosaraio as time expired to lift the Carolina Panthers to a shocking 26-24 win over the Chargers on Sunday.
Panthers stun Chargers 26-24 as time expires
SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Their eyes met — the tight end under the goal posts and the quarterback who was moving up in the pocket, trying to keep the play alive.
Warner, Cardinals grind out 23-13 win over Niners
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ No loose balls skittering around the end zone. No overtime thrills. Not even any trick-play shenanigans, unless you count the Arizona Cardinals' pooch kickoff to a fumbling San Francisco linebacker.
Romo, Owens connect as Cowboys down Browns, 28-10
Terrell Owens caught a 35-yard touchdown pass, Tony Romo effortlessly picked apart Cleveland’s secondary, Marion Barber scored on a pair of 1-yard runs and the Dallas Cowboys opened a season they expect to end with a Super Bowl title by overwhelming the Browns 28-10 on Sunday.
Owens, Romo lead Dallas past Cleveland
CLEVELAND (AP) _ T.O. and his talented teammates were way too much for the Browns.
Cowboys' Marion Barber out with bruised ribs
CLEVELAND (AP) _ Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber was taken to the locker room with bruised ribs in the second half of Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns. His return was unknown.
East Carolina Pirates storm Top 25
After opening the season by upsetting two ranked teams, East Carolina earned itself a place in the AP Top 25 for the first time in nine years.
Woodley disrupts Texans in first career start
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ LaMarr Woodley never had an interception at Michigan, never had one in high school unless his memory is faulty. So when Houston quarterback Matt Schaub's pass found the former defensive lineman's hands rather than those of intended receiver David Anderson's, Woodley wasn't immediately sure what to do.
Melo shows off medal before Ravens-Bengals game
Making one of his few public appearances since returning from the Beijing Olympics, Carmelo Anthony wore his gold medal while attending his first Ravens game and taking part in ceremonies before Baltimore’s 17-10 victory.
GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: No emotion from Billy B
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) _ In Bill Belichick's ultra-secret world, good news can be bad and bad news can be good.
Castroneves wins race; Dixon takes title
Helio Castroneves won the race in the closest finish in the history of the IndyCar Series, but it wasn’t enough to stop Scott Dixon from taking his second championship.
Murray stuns No. 1 Nadal in U.S. Open semifinals
Andy Murray finished a stunning, rain-interrupted victory over No. 1 Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 at the U.S. Open on Sunday to reach his first Grand Slam final.
Villegas wins BMW Championship with clutch putts
Camilo Villegas won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title.
Gates sustains bruised hip, 'will return'
SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Chargers Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates bruised his hip in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers and was taken to the locker room for treatment.
Back to school - but how?
Parents around the country are struggling to decide how their kids should get to school this fall -- walk, ride a bike, take a bus or be driven by an adult -- in a landscape they say has changed since they were kids.
PEARSON: On the 'Fringe' of science
Fringe, the latest TV creation from JJ Abrams (Felicity, Alias, Lost), is, in a word, weird. Weird good or weird bad, you ask? Try the-jury-is-still-out weird.
