Red Sox 'really want' Tim Hudson, report says

Eastern Michigan fires head coach Ron English

Owens-49ers

As the Niners mark great moments at Candlestick, Terrell Owens takes the spotlight as an honorary captain.

NFL myth

Alex Smith's Chiefs enter Week 10 undefeated. Should the QB be hailed for his game management skills? Let's go to the video for an answer.

BCS shakeup

Oregon struggled from the start Thursday night and it was too little too late as the Ducks fell out of the BCS title race with a loss to Stanford. Meanwhile, Baylor shook off a slow start and blew past Oklahoma to stay undefeated.

Report: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota has MCL sprain

Ireland's future

Carl Pelini denies drug use, seeks reinstatement as coach

Texas-A&M

Suggestions of a return of games between the Longhorns and Aggies as laid to rest.

USC/Breslin

Southern Cal prepares to face California missing a major component on defense. Senior linebacker Morgan Breslin faces hip surgery and won't play again this season.

Jets' Mike Goodson indicted on weapon charges

Thursday games

Two major college football games, an NFL showcase, three NBA highlighters and a flood of NHL games: Who could ask for anything more on a Thursday night?

Graham transfer

Cubs reportedly will name Rick Renteria new manager

Top 25 schedule, TV Week 11

Florida lineman breaks arm in scooter accident

Chandler injury

Knicks starting center Tyson Chandler leaves midway through the first quarter and never returned with a right knee injury.

Yankees plan

The Yankees might re-sign Robinson Cano, but they have alternatives for second base, including Brandon Phillips.

Mets among five to six teams eyeing Rafael Furcal

UNC QB Bryn Renner out for season with shoulder injury

Arizona State's Steve Patterson hired as Texas AD

Free agents 2014: Yankees have interest in Omar Infante

BCS standings

Florida State's convincing victory over Miami (Fla.) has put the Seminoles in position to play for the BCS national title. Their opponent: undisputed No. 1 Alabama.

Harris Poll

Alabama remains the No. 1 team in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll.

Brad Ausmus named Tigers' next manager

Brad Ausmus was a known candidate for the Cubs' vacant managerial position. But instead, he'll go to Detroit to become the Tigers' next manager, Adam Spolane of the Texas Sports Radio Network reports.

Emery fight

NHL disciplinarians come up empty after scouring the rulebook for a basis to use punish Flyers goalie Ray Emery.

Broncos coach John Fox to have surgery on valve in heart

Ratliff

Jay Ratliff continues his tour of the NFL seeking work, with at least three visits done and another said to be coming. So far, there are no takers. Next up: the Bengals.

Waters update

Dallas Cowboys Brian Waters went on injured reserve Saturday, ending his season. At 36, Waters also could see his career end.

Coach slain

Jags' Blackmon

Justin Blackmon will continue to receive help from the Jaguars as he returns to control of the NFL substance abuse program. But the only person who can save him is Justin Blackmon.

Inside the Huddle

Dez Bryant’s sideline outbursts and antics during the Cowboys’ game against the Lions were a hot-button topic of the week. SN's Troy Aikman and Ross Tucker tell what it’s like to deal with an emotional wide receiver.

Jeter deal

Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees have agreed to a one-year, $12 million contract.

Free agent: Santana

For the first time in his career Johan Santana is a free agent. The lefthander hits baseball's offseason player maker because of the New York Mets' decision to buy out his contract.

Boxing

Gennady Golovkin has made three successful defenses of his World Boxing Association and IBO middleweight title this year. Saturday, he goes for No. 4 against Curtis Stevens at Madison Square Garden.

Looney gives UCLA a badly needed recruiting score

Cowboys could sue Ratliff

Official: Semyon Varlamov's arrest a plot to weaken Russian Olympic team

A Russian official believes that goalie Semyon Varlamov's arres on domestic violence charges is an attempt to weaken the country's Olympic team.

Martin 'breakdown'

Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Jonathan Martin left the team this week after he "flipped out" in response to a practical joke by teammates, according to multiple reports.

World Series 2013: List of all-time MVPs

Prime Time vs. Megatron

During this week’s Hot Reads program on Sporting News, Deion Sanders’ former teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Troy Aikman wonders how the ultimate shutdown corner would have fared against Calvin Johnson.

FAU's Carl Pelini, DC resign after confronted about illegal drugs

Goalie rights back

James Reimer responses when the Oilers' Nail Yakupov runs into him in the crease.

Cardinals' Yadier Molina leads Gold Glove winners

Gold Gloves 2013: Complete list of winners in AL, NL

Golson says he was expelled for cheating at Notre Dame

Orioles name Dave Wallace new pitching coach

Report: Vols will start freshman QB Josh Dobbs vs. Missouri

Everett Golson says cheating got him expelled

MLB trade rumors: Angels willing to deal Trumbo, Bourjos

Texans benching healthy Schaub, starting Keenum

Cubs to interview Red Sox coach

Miguel Cabrera injury update: Tigers star will have surgery Tuesday

Cubs manager

Orioles

Martinville

Jeff Gordon's victory at Martinsville keeps his Chase hopes alive, but the Sprint Cup championship standings now have Matt Kenseth tied with Jimmie Johnson.

Dolphins WR Brandon Gibson injures knee, likely out for season

Dolphins WR Brandon Gibson's Sunday went from really good to really bad in a matter of seconds.

World Series Game 3

Saturday's Game 3 brings something no one has seen before in the World Series: a walk-off victory via obstruction.

Battle 4 Atlantis: 2013 bracket and TV info

Lakers not interested in letting Kobe Bryant become free agent

Kobe Bryant is one of several notable names set to become a free agent during the summer of 2014. But the Los Angeles Lakers seem to have no interest in letting that actually happen.

NCAA grants Ducks' Young waiver

Report: Bucs WR Mike Williams has torn hamstring

As if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2013 season could not possibly get any worse, it did on Friday. Wide receiver Mike Williams has a torn hamstring, Ira Kaufman of the Tampa Tribue reports. The injury was reportedly sustained during a Week 4 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Managers update: Nationals want former 3B Williams

Plenty of quarterback comeback stories dominated the week

Nationals manager

Matt Williams reportedly will be the next manager of the Washington Nationals.

Cubs manager

Former Mariners manager Eric Wedge will be interviewed as the Cubs seek to replace Dale Sveum.

Washington Bravehearts name trademarked by Redskins owner's neighbor

Hoyas' Smith, UCLA transfer, granted unlikely waiver

Boyle, not concussed, returns to practice with Sharks

Bucs coach Schiano's regime likened to 'Cuba'

Tigers interview Lloyd McClendon for managerial vacancy

UCLA's Mora latest Pac-12 coach to heap praise on Mariota

Indians asking for fans' opinions on Chief Wahoo logo

bad file. tons of breaks..... Manning sits out with sore ankle

Can Hoyas' Thompson really have it both ways?

Puerto Rico Tip-Off: Bracket and TV schedule

Golf

Phil Mickelson lacks only the U.S. Open on his resume. Winning it would give Lefty a career grand slam, to go with his Masters, British Open and U.S. Open titles.

Indians asking for fans' opinions on Chief Wahoo logo

Boxing

At 48 years old Bernard Hopkins continues to find himself among the best in his weight class. Saturday, he pits a light-heavyweight title against an opponent 18 years his junior.

Miami loses nine scholarships, but no bowl ban from NCAA

Will new Reds manager mean new role for Chapman?

Vick starting Sunday for Eagles

Dabo Swinney: Clemson wins 5 of 10 vs. FSU

Player of the Week

Jameis Winston had another big game—that's becoming the norm—in FSU's rout of No. 3 Clemson on Saturday and is this week's Arby's League of Brisket Smokin' Player of the Week.

Report: Miami loses nine scholarships; no postseason ban

Bears' Cutler out a month, Colts' Wayne tears ACL

Sources: Marijuana use reason for Texans' cuts

Houston Texans players Sam Montgomery, Willie Jefferson and Cierre Wood were inactive for the team's 17-16 Week 7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, and now we know why. The Texans released Montgomery, Jefferson and Wood Monday, a couple days after the trio allegedly violated team rules at the Texans's hotel in Kansas City. The broken team rule was marijuana use.

Three starting QBs knocked out

Week 7 injuries

Rams quarterback Sam Bradford may have a torn ACL, and Texans' linebacker Brian Cushing breaks his leg.

SN expert picks for World Series

Bradford finished

Rams quarterback Sam Bradford tore the ACL in his knee and is done for the season.

Jets upset Patriots

Connor Halliday breaks Drew Brees' record with 89 pass attempts

Auburn DL takes dig at Johnny Manziel

Texans' Phillips to be on sideline vs. Chiefs

Maryland loses top two receivers to broken legs

Dodgers/Kershaw

Clayton Kershaw is a sure thing as the Dodgers' top pitcher. The team reportedly believed so strongly in him it offered a $300 million contract to bind the lefthander to the franchise the rest of his career.

Cuba's Guerrero

With the Chicago White Sox having secured Cuban free agent Jose Dariel Abreu, attention in the defector talent market now turns to Alexander Guerrero. As many as seven teams have been mentioned in pursuit of the 26-year-old infielder.

Brewers/Gomez

A clean-up operation removes pieces from the right elbow of Brewers team MVP Carlos Gomez.

Maui Invitational 2013: Championship bracket and TV schedule

Improving in the NFL a matter of smarts, technique

Rangers plans

Closer Joe Nathan is expected to depart in free agency, although the Rangers hold an option.

Ohio State CB Bradley Roby ejected; tweets in second half

Connor Shaw injures knee late; Vols rally for win

Vanderbilt's Austyn Carta-Samuels suffers apparent ankle injury

Cardinals/Craig

Allen Craig appears ready for duty in the World Series after missing six weeks with a foot injury.

Inside the Huddle

In their latest Inside the Huddle video, Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman and former NFL player Ross Tucker discuss with SN host Rayven Tirado how even veteran players work to improve.

Phillips passes

Wade Phillips will coach Sunday in memory of his father. Texas legend Bum Phillips died Friday at age 90.

Flyers remain in flat spin

World Series 2013: Cardinals-Red Sox results

Cardinals: World Series

World Series 2013: TV schedule for Cardinals vs. Red Sox/Tigers

Slugger Abreu joins White Sox

Report: Grambling players not traveling to Jackson State

Boxing

"Mile High" Mike Alvarado is hoping his title defense doesn't turn from boxing to brawling when the World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion meets up with Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday night in Broomfield, Colo.

Eastern Michigan player found dead from gunshot wound

College football schedule, TV, time for Week 8

Callahan thumb

Rangers captain Ryan Callahan will miss at least three weeks with a broken thumb from the Capitals game.

Pacioretty injury hurtful to Habs

LSU's Landry, Beckham tight off field, excelling on it

Grambling fires interim coach; third coach takes over team

Laraque's fight

Georges Laraque, who made his name in hockey by punching people in the face, is facing fraud charges slapped down by a former business partner.

Matt Williams, Brad Ausmus among top candidates to manage Nats

Cal Ripken calls crimes against his mother 'terrifying'

NHL

Finally, good news for the New York Rangers: A strong effort put an end to a three-game losing streak.

Orioles

Rick Adair, who had been the club's pitching coach since taking over during the 2011 season, won't be back next year.

NFL denies discussions about Thursday night games

Playoff selection panel revealed

College Football Playoff selection committee revealed

PGA Tour

What's the lure of Las Vegas? For players on the PGA Tour it's the same as most other people headed for Glitter Gulch: m-o-n-e-y.

Top CFB player

Oregon's Marcus Mariota might be the frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy. Last week he led the No. 2 Ducks past Washington and is the Arby's League of Brisket Smokin' Player of the Week. SN's Matt Hayes evaluates the QB.

Freeman starting

The Vikings will start Josh Freeman this week against the Giants on Monday Night Football.

Patriots LB Jerod Mayo may be done for season after surgery

The Patriots' injury issues are well documented on the offensive side of the ball, and now New England is officially banged up on defense, as well. Linebacker Jerod Mayo underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a torn pectoral muscle, and may miss the rest of the season, Yahoo! Sports reports.

QB Marshall to start for Auburn vs. Texas A&M

'Revis Island' not as scary under Bucs' system

Nick Marshall will start for Auburn vs. Texas A&M

NC State's Jarvis Byrd tears ACL for third time

Report: Brian McCann could get $100 million deal

Brian McCann could receive a deal in the neighborhood of $100 million for six years.

Rockies agree to contract extension with manager Walt Weiss

Top 25 schedule, TV for Week 8

Packers lose Randall Cobb for 6-8 weeks with broken fibula

The Green Bay Packers are dealing with injury woes at the wide receiver position, and it turns out Randall Cobb's leg injury suffered during Sunday's 19-17 win over the Baltimore Ravens is worse than expected. Cobb suffered a fractured fibula and will miss 6-8 weeks

Rangers in disarray

After a poor start to the 2013 season, the New York Rangers have placed Martin Biron and Arron Asham on waivers. In addition, the Rangers will be without forwards Rich Nash and Carl Haeglin for the immediate future.

Graham MRI

Jack Clark challenges Albert Pujols to take lie-detector test

Former major league star Jack Clark says he will take a lie-detector test about his allegations that Albert Pujols took performance-enhancing drugs — if Pujols will do the same.

Week 6 injury report, game balls

Week 6 injuries

ALCS Game 2

Boston fails to get a hit through three innings.

NLCS Game 3

Aching starters are among major problems for the Dodgers ahead of Monday's Game 3. Hanley Ramirez has sore, possibly broken ribs, and might again be forced from the lineup. LA is down 2-0 to the Cardinals.

Dodgers' Andre Ethier confident he can return for NLCS Game 3

Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andre Ethier, who didn't start Game 2 of the National League Championship Series because of a sore ankle, thinks he can play in Game 3 on Monday

Gronk injury

Another week, another missed game for injured Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.

Yankees expected to pursue star Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka

The New York Yankees need pitching. Actually, after a disappointing 2013 that saw them finish 12 games out of first and miss the playoffs, they need a lot of things, but pitching is one of them. It's no surprise then that the New York Post reports the Bombers are expected to be serious players for the services of Japanese ace Masahiro Tanaka.

Dodgers-Cardinals

Game 1's bang-bang play at home plate left questions about whether Mark Ellis was tagged by Yadier Molina. Take a look.

Duke trip

Blue Devils players are on a four-day sojourn to New York, with Day 1 at Coach K's former haunts.

Boxing

Hopkins defends his light heavyweight title on Oct. 26. He would be willing to shed pounds to meet Mayweather at 160 pounds.

Army RB Baggett's big day; Manziel's injury scare

Manziel injured

Missouri upsets Georgia, ends Bulldogs' title hopes

NLCS 2013

Baseball's first postseason league championship series was staged in 1946 when the Cardinals faced the Dodgers. An NL rivalry enters its seventh decade with the 2013 NLCS.

Witness: Aaron Hernandez pulled trigger in 2012 double murder

Report: One of Adrian Peterson's sons in critical condition in South Dakota hospital

One of Adrian Peterson's sons, a 2-year-old, is in critical condition in a South Dakota hospital after being beaten by the boyfriend of the child's mother. The Vikings running back plans to play in Week 6.

Pope a sign of San Diego State's Sacramento pipeline

Minnesota coach taking time away for his health

Game-time decision for Megatron

Top 25 schedule, TV Week 7

Nicks/MRSA

Jerry Kill takes leave to focus on epilepsy

Boxing

Saturday against welterweight champ Timothy Bradley Jr., 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez will content for a title in a fifth weight division. There's more in the ring, including whiffs of PED rumors and the spector of Manny Pacquiao.

Broken ankle shelves Julio Jones

Nothing hip about Felix's uncertain status for Texas

Kvapil charged with assault, domestic violence

Aldon Smith charges

Top performance

Jameis Winston, a redshirt freshman, is stepping into the spotlight as Florida State quarterback. His Seminoles are 5-0, and he is the Arby's League of Brisket Smokin' Player of the Week. SN's Matt Hayes evaluates the QB.

Pafko dies

Andy Pafko was among the last players alive from the Cubs' 1945 team that lost the World Series. He died Oct. 8 at age 92.

Florida Panthers team up with artist Guy Harvey for 20th anniversary

Falcons fear Pro Bowl WR Jones is done for rest of season

Oubre, caught up in the Phog, commits to Kansas

Spurrier says no one should be upset with Clowney

Flynn released by Raiders

Vick having MRI on hamstring

IndyCar crash

Sunday's Grand Prix of Houston comes to a frightening end when champion driver Dario Franchitti smashes up his IndyCar. Debris flies into a grandstand, leaving 13 spectators injured. Franchitti has serious injuries.

Top 25 Coaches Poll: Alabama, Oregon maintain vise grip on 1-2

AP Top 25: FSU rises to No. 6 behind Winston; Alabama, Oregon stay strong at 1-2

Week 6: What players, coaches are saying on Twitter

A's 1, Tigers 0

FSU QB Winston proves he's one of the nation's elite players

Rays-BoSox

Boston goes for a 2-0 ALDS lead over Tampa Bay.

Patriots update: Gronkowski out again, but Amendola active vs. Bengals

Georgia's Keith Marshall suffers knee injury; Gurley sitting out

Browns, Bills QB injuries ripple through NFL

Jets/Sudfeld

Zach Sudfeld leaves the Patriots and joins the Jets.

Bills QB

With EJ Manuel out several weeks tending a knee injury, the Bills are in the market for quarterback help. Let's run the usual suspects.

Browns QB

Brandon Weeden returns as starter with Jason Campbell as backup with Brian Hoyer out for the season.

Freeman released

Josh Freeman is no longer a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, having been released following his fall from starting quarterback.

Maple Leafs D Mark Fraser will miss at least 10 games

Report: Condoleezza Rice, Archie Manning added to playoff selection committee

Manuel injury

Bills QB EJ Manuel is down with an injured right knee, meaning Jeff Tuel will take over at quarterback

Hoyer injury

Tests Friday will determine the damage to Browns QB Brian Hoyer's knee and whether his season is over.

Report: Panthers trade linebacker Jon Beason to Giants

Bucs release Freeman

Patrick Roy fined $10k for Avalanche coaching debut outburst

Welcome back, Patrick Roy: A screaming match from his NHL coaching debut results in a hefty fine and a reminder to behave.