No. 8 Iowa finally ran out of luck. After a 9-0 start that featured four wins by three points of less, the Hawkeyes were stunned by Northwestern on Saturday, 17-10.

Opinion: Ah, the good old days of two years ago, when Les Miles coached like a man who already had been fired and had nothing to lose. And LSU flourished. He needs to return to those ways to beat Alabama on Saturday.

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Mike Florio weighs in on the biggest storylines of Week 9, which includes some details on the high-stakes matchups between the Eagles-Cowboys, Ravens-Bengals and Bears-Cardinals.

The Fox NFL pregame show will be broadcast from a military installation in Afghanistan on Sunday. The six-man announcing team traveled to an undisclosed location in the country this week to honor servicemen and women three days before Veterans Day. The two-hour special begins at 11 a.m. EST.

Each week, ProFootballTalk.com’s Mike Florio and Gregg Rosenthal will break down and pick the winners of each NFL game. See their Week 9 picks.

Phil Mickelson has taken the 54-hole lead in the HSBC Champions with a 5-under 67, setting up a Sunday matchup with Tiger Woods in the final World Golf Championship of the year.

Manhattan office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn’t get their hands on confetti.

Crowds roared and church bells pealed in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees’ World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.

Yanks' World Series MVP Matsui and Pettitte also eligible for free agency.

The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.

Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season. The team said Friday that the slugger exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010.

The president of the International Tennis Federation thinks Serena Williams will receive a fine but not be suspended for her U.S. Open tirade.

The University of New Mexico has suspended a soccer player for several plays in a Mountain West Conference semifinal that have drawn some unwanted attention to the tournament.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -The Denver Broncos have shored up their secondary with another veteran, signing cornerback Ty Law.

The injury bug is still haunting the Indianapolis Colts.

Hill: Many believe Cavs star LeBron James is packed and wrapped with a first-class stamp to the Knicks or the Nets this coming offseason, but rumor has it he may find the glitz and glamour of L.A. to his liking.

LeBron James says he has no timetable for deciding what he will do next summer. The NBA’s MVP says it will be his first time getting to be an unrestricted free agent, so he’s not going to rush any decision.

Pompei: The second half of the NFL season is sure to spring a few surprises, just as the first half did. There will be zigs when we expect zags, precipitous falls and improbable climbs. New stars will emerge and old ones will fade. How Act II of the NFL season will play out, then, is not easy to foresee, but here are some possibilities