AFP - Newcastle on Friday appointed former Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear as their manager for the next five weeks, as it emerged that Kevin Keegan could be back in charge by the end of October.
AP - Gilbert Arenas has ducked out of the Washington Wizards' annual preseason media day and avoided what was supposed to be his first public discussion of last week's knee surgery. -- read full article
AP - It was the curse of Corvallis all over again for the Trojans. Top-ranked Southern California visited Oregon State on Thursday night and lost 27-21. It was the second straight upset victory for the Beavers at home against the Trojans.
AP - One of many compelling images of Anthony Kim at the Ryder Cup was how he made an 8-foot par putt on the 14th hole, then storming off the green without realizing he had won his match against Sergio Garcia. -- read full article
AP - Quarterback Reid Herchenbach threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as Alabama State dominated Mississippi Valley State with a 47-7 victory. -- read full article
AFP - Valencia supplanted Villarreal at the summit of the Spanish first division with David Villa scoring both goals in a 2-0 win at promoted Malaga on Thursday.
AP - The Tampa Bay Rays' AL East title celebration was delayed by the Detroit Tigers. Scott Kazmir allowed four homers, two to Ramon Santiago, and the Rays lost to the Tigers 7-5 Thursday.
AP - Jeff Kent was like a proud parent, watching his younger teammates enjoy their first champagne celebration after the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West championship.
AP - Ryan Braun hit a grand slam in the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers finished a sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 5-1 victory Thursday night to remain tied in the NL wild-card race.
AP - Carlos Beltran singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning and the New York Mets rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Thursday night for a huge win that halted their late-season slide.
AP - Alexi Casilla singled in the winning run in the 10th inning Thursday night and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 to move into first place in the AL Central by a half-game.
