Five weeks ago, Denver won at San Diego and seemingly wrapped up the AFC West. Now that 3 1/2-game lead is gone, and the Chargers come into the Rockies with a ton of momentum. There's a lot more than first place on the line for the Broncos, Clark Judge says.

The Big 12 was all the rage in '08. Story lines galore. Now there's just one on Saturday, Dennis Dodd says: Nebraska and K-State will vie for the right to get throttled by Texas in two weeks.

We know the Wolverines will play to win The Game. We don't know if they need to defeat the Buckeyes to save Rich Rodriguez's job, Tony Barnhart says -- though avoiding a 1-7 Big Ten record can only help.

The exhibition season is so two weeks ago. After knocking off Cal, Syracuse gets a shot at North Carolina and a chance to make everybody forget about that Le Moyne loss, Gary Parrish says.

The New York Knicks won't sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain would hinder their plans to build for the future.

Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu did not practice all week because of a left knee injury and will not play Sunday in Kansas City. He might miss the Nov. 29 game at Baltimore as well.

Bob Knight is returning to Indiana after all.

Kyle Orton missed a third consecutive practice Friday because of a sprained left ankle and has only an outside chance of playing Sunday when the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers meet with first place in the AFC West on the line.

The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997.

The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.

Gani Lawal had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 21 Georgia Tech to a 70-62 victory over George Mason on Friday in the consolation round of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a driver.

FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be 'the fairest solution' to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.

Clemson can win the ACC Atlantic and the Big 12 North will be decided. Big Ten teams will try to keep BCS at-large dreams alive. And one big BCS story line is the battle for the Pac-10 Rose Bowl bid, Jerry Palm says.