AP - Jay Cutler turned Brady Quinn's big night into his own prime-time showcase. Cutler passed for a career-high 447 yards, throwing three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter Thursday night — the last an 11-yarder to Brandon Marshall with 1:14 remaining — to rally the broken Denver Broncos to a 34-30 win over the Cleveland Browns that spoiled Quinn's highly hyped debut as an NFL starter.

AP - Ball State's Nate Davis used every option in the arsenal Wednesday night.

AFP - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was charged Thursday with improper conduct by the Football Association.

AP - The Boston Red Sox are adding more seats to 96-year-old Fenway Park. The team is working on adding 560 new seats to the Major League's oldest and smallest ballpark. Workers are using jackhammers in the rain Thursday in the lower deck and cranes are on the field as part of another round of offseason renovations.

AP - Venus Williams defeated her sister 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships, a match Serena Williams called her worst of the year.

AP - Welcome to the BCS Buster playoffs. When No. 11 TCU visits No. 10 Utah on Thursday night, the winner is assured of staying alive for at least another week in the Bowl Championship Series sweepstakes. The loser can start making other postseason plans.

AP - On his first play of practice as Cleveland's starting quarterback, Brady Quinn caught a pass behind the line of scrimmage before stepping up and launching the ball deep down field.

AP - Manny Ramirez wants big money, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are prepared to give it to him — likely for a far shorter period than he wants.

AP - Henrik Stenson shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the HSBC Champions.

AFP - Venus Williams continued her recent revival with her second successive high quality win in the WTA year-end championships here Wednesday, giving her an excellent chance of qualifying for Saturday's semi-finals.

AP - Kansas State coach Ron Prince was unable to rebuild the Wildcats into the Big 12 contender they were under his predecessor.

AFP - Alessandro del Piero proved Real Madrid's tormentor in chief once again scoring both goals as Juventus defeated the Spanish champions 2-0 on Wednesday to book their place in the Champions League last 16.