Jimmie Johnson moved inches away from his record-tying third consecutive NASCAR championship with a dominating victory Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. ...more

November 10, 2008

It's time to talk. Urban Meyer might not be ready to take the blinders off the Gators and announce a national championship game countdown, but the tunnel-vision obsessive Florida football coach admits his team's post-season aspirations can no longer be a subject ignored. ...more

November 10, 2008

No apologies needed after this one. Terrelle Pryor threw for three scores and Chris "Beanie" Wells ran for two more, leading No. 12 Ohio State to a 45-10 victory over Northwestern on Saturday that showed the Buckeyes are definitely over their loss to Penn State two weeks ago. Pryor was 9-for-14 for 197 yards, and added 33 on the ground. Wells finished with 140 yards on 28 carries. ...more

November 9, 2008

Carl Edwards improved his bid to win a championship this season, rolling to a dominating win Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway to stay in mathematical contention for the Nationwide Series title. ...more

November 9, 2008

Carl Edwards chipped into Jimmie Johnson's points lead with consecutive victories at Atlanta and Texas. Now the championship race has moved into the desert, where Johnson has traditionally turned up the heat on the competition. ...more

November 9, 2008

Jimmie Johnson moved a step closer to a third consecutive Sprint Cup title by winning the pole Friday at Phoenix International Speedway. ...more

November 8, 2008

No reason for Jimmie Johnson to panic. Not yet anyway. As frustrating as Johnson's race was at Texas, struggling to a 15th-place finish while Carl Edwards gambled on fuel and won by a wide margin, Johnson maintained a somewhat-comfortable 106-point lead in NASCAR's Sprint Cup chase with two races left. ...more

November 5, 2008

Fourth-year Blake football coach Sean Washington said he is stepping down following the Yellow Jackets' season finale Friday against Leto. ...more

November 2, 2008

When Cliff Floyd tweaked his right shoulder diving into second base in the fourth inning of Game 2, he figured the soreness he felt was just another in a string of bumps and bruises all season that would fade away. ...more

October 27, 2008

Credit Greg Biffle and Jeff Burton for their confidence. Although Jimmie Johnson is turning the Sprint Cup title chase into a rout, neither driver is conceding anything to the two-time defending champion. ...more

October 26, 2008