Steven Holcomb said the United States bobsled team was going to be a powerhouse this year. He sure seems like a prophet.

The defender Robbie Russell drilled a penalty kick into the lower left corner, capping an unlikely run for Real Salt Lake.

Redskins backup running back Ladell Betts has been diagnosed with two torn ligaments in the knee he injured Sunday and will miss the rest of the season, a source said.

Eli Manning threw for a career-high 384 yards as the Giants won in overtime — on a 36-yard field goal by Lawrence Tynes — to end a four-game losing streak.

Jimmie Johnson has won a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) When the last player drafted in 2009 trotted onto the field, the best team of 2008 was doomed.

DENVER(AP) It didn't matter which quarterback the Denver Broncos threw out there Sunday. The surging San Diego Chargers bottled up both the rusty Chris Simms and the hobbled Kyle Orton .

BALTIMORE(AP) The unbeaten Indianapolis Colts sidestepped another potential obstacle in their march toward NFL history.

Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain.

BOSTON (AP) -- Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain.

Teams will soon be required to receive advice from neurologists while treating players with brain injuries.

Receiving an inspired performance from their defense and overcoming an uncharacteristic three turnovers, the Colts edged Baltimore 17-15 Sunday to improve to 10-0.

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson have been linked since their epic 1979 NCAA title game. Now they're going into college basketball's hall of fame together.

Bruce Gradkowski threw a 29-yard tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving the Raiders a 20-17 victory Sunday.

LOS ANGELES(AP) More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did.

Ms. Kanokogi was considered the mother of women’s judo after fighting for more than two decades to make it an Olympic sport.

A double-overtime loss to Connecticut dropped Notre Dame to 6-5 this season and 35-26 in five seasons under Charlie Weis.

The Jets continued their downward spiral and were battered by a Patriots team that took advantage of a multitude of mistakes.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences.