AP - Haile Gebrselassie took advantage of a perfect course and ideal conditions to set a world record at the Berlin Marathon. Gebrselassie raced through Berlin’s flat and fast course to set his 25th world record in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 26 seconds. That lowered the time of his good friend Paul Tergat by 29 [...]

AP - LSU reached No. 1 the hard way. The Tigers edged past Southern California in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, even though the Trojans remained undefeated.

AP - Brett Favre is No. 1 — with a bullet. Favre broke Dan Marino’s record for career touchdown passes Sunday, zipping No. 421 to Greg Jennings in the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings. He hit Jennings on a 16-yard slant for the score with 4:56 left in the quarter, and like most of [...]

AP - In a country all too familiar with soccer hooligans, the fight on the ice between the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings on Sunday proved the main attraction.

Reuters - Brett Favre, the Green Bay Packers quarterback, set a new record for NFL touchdown passes on Sunday when he threw the 421st of his career to break Dan Marino's record.

AP - Germany is champion of the Women’s World Cup again. Behind its trademark smothering defense and a crafty save by its goalkeeper on a penalty kick, Germany defeated Brazil 2-0 in the final Sunday. It became the first women’s soccer team to successfully defend its title in the World Cup or Olympics.

AP - Abby Wambach gave the United States something more than bad memories to carry home from the women’s World Cup.

AP - Phil Mickelson showed Woody Austin how to stay dry, and the Americans blew the International team out of the water Saturday in the Presidents Cup to build the largest lead in seven years.

AP - The Colorado Rockies stayed in the hunt for a postseason spot after the Arizona Diamondbacks wrapped up the NL West title before they even took the field.

AP - Kansas State did it to Texas again, this time with spectacular special teams. Two kick returns for touchdowns and an interception return for another score propelled the Wildcats to a 41-21 win Saturday over the No. 7 Longhorns, handing Texas its worst home defeat in 10 years under coach Mack Brown.