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Rays beat Red Sox 9-8 in 11 innings; even ALCS 1-1 (AP)

AP - B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Rays outlasted the Boston Red Sox 9-8 early Sunday, evening the AL championship series at one game each.

No. 5 Longhorns upset No. 1 Sooners 45-35 (AP)

AP - The Texas Longhorns came into their annual showdown against the Oklahoma Sooners with a quarterback they could trust and a defense playing great under an aggressive new coordinator. Yet even after five solid wins, coach Mack Brown still wondered how good they were. Now, everyone knows.

Tebow, Gators rout defending champ LSU 51-21 (AP)

AP - Tim Tebow and No. 11 Florida looked like the juggernaut everyone expected this season. Tebow threw two touchdown passes to Percy Harvin and ran for a score, and the Gators thumped defending national champion LSU 51-21 Saturday night in The Swamp.

Oklahoma St. shuts down Daniel, stuns No. 3 Mizzou (AP)

AP - Oklahoma State snarled Chase Daniel and a Missouri offense that had been scoring at will, intercepting three passes in the second half and upsetting the third-ranked Tigers 28-23 victory on Saturday night.

Burton wins at Charlotte to move up in standings (AP)

AP - Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson. Those were the three guys everyone picked to win the Sprint Cup title. Nobody gave Jeff Burton a chance. And that's exactly how Burton likes it.

Kitna's bad back keeps him out for Lions (AP)
AP - The Detroit Lions scratched quarterback Jon Kitna from Sunday's game at Minnesota because of a bad back that ended his personal streak of 36 consecutive games started.

NBA in joint venture to build arenas in China (AP)
AP - The NBA has formed a joint venture with Anschutz Entertainment Group to design and develop multipurpose, NBA-style arenas in major Chinese cities.

Beckett struggles again in Game 2 of ALCS (AP)

AP - Josh Beckett's reputation as a postseason ace is taking a beating.

Robson insists room for Lampard and Gerrard (AFP)

AFP - Former England manager Bobby Robson insists there is room for both Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in the England midfield engine room - but wants Fabio Capello to use them in a 4-4-2 formation.

Demitra scores in OT to lift Canucks past Flames (AP)

AP - Thanks to their potent offense, the new-look Vancouver Canucks are off to a strong start.

Oregon beats UCLA 31-24 (AP)

AP - Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli ran for 170 yards and a touchdown in the Ducks' 31-24 victory over UCLA on Saturday night.

Nalbandian stops Soderling for Stockholm tennis victory (AFP)

AFP - David Nalbandian will carry the winning habit to this week's Madrid Masters title defence after claiming the Stockholm Open trophy 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 over Robin Soderling on Sunday.

In-Kyung Kim leads Longs Drugs Challenge (AP)

AP - When In-Kyung Kim's 40-foot birdie putt on the 12th hole disappeared into the cup Saturday in the Longs Drugs Challenge, she raised her arms high above her head in celebration.