AP - Jeff Sluman shot a 6-under 66 at Pebble Beach on Saturday for a share of the second-round lead in the Wal-Mart First Tee Open with Loren Roberts, Phil Blackmar and John Harris. -- read full article
AFP - World number one Rafael Nadal of Spain rolled into the fourth round of the US Open while Japanese teen Kei Nishikori pulled off the biggest upset on a Saturday of shockers that saw three top men ousted.
AP - Jeremiah Masoli stepped in for Justin Roper and threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night, helping No. 21 Oregon to a 44-10 victory over rival Washington.
AP - Brian Giles drove in two runs during San Diego's six-run fourth inning and Josh Geer won his major league debut subbing for Jake Peavy in the Padres' 9-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
AP - Jets running back Jesse Chatman was suspended without pay by the NFL on Saturday for the team's first four regular-season games for violating the league's steroids and related-substances policy.
AP - No. 2 Ohio State opened the season with a 43-0 rout of overmatched Youngstown State on Saturday, but the victory was tempered by a leg injury to Heisman Trophy prospect Chris "Beanie" Wells.
AP - Offensive tackle Willie Anderson and running back Rudi Johnson lost their starting jobs with the Cincinnati Bengals during training camp. Now they've lost their roster spots, too. -- read full article
AP - Sam Querrey is so young that there isn't a trace of irony when he mentions growing up rooting for Andy Roddick and James Blake, two guys still very much on tour and still in their 20s.
AP - Missouri and Illinois played another wild one, combining for 92 points and 1,081 yards while leaving fans of both schools totally wrung out by the finish. Again, the sixth-ranked Tigers held on for the win.
AP - Nick Saban's plan to bring No. 24 Alabama back to prominence looks way ahead of schedule. As for No. 9 Clemson, another big game ended with the Tigers on the losing end.
AFP - Schalke 04 went top of the Bundesliga on Saturday thanks to a superb header from Germany defender Heiko Westermann to seal a 1-0 win over VfL Bochum to knock Hoffenheim from top place.
