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Another upset: East Carolina stuns No. 8 WVU 24-3 (AP)

AP - Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team.

No. 3 Buckeyes survive scare from unheralded Ohio (AP)

AP - Beanie Wells didn't play. The Ohio Bobcats sure did. Lightly regarded even in the Mid-American Conference, Ohio put a scare into No. 3 Ohio State before the Buckeyes righted things in the fourth quarter and went on to win 26-14 Saturday.

Federer a win away from 5th straight US Open title (AP)

AP - Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. He was playing exactly like that guy named Roger Federer.

Thome homers in 15th to pass Mantle, lift ChiSox (AP)

AP - Jim Thome homered in the 15th inning to pass Mickey Mantle on the career list and give the Chicago White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels that extended their AL Central lead Saturday night.

Gators snap 6-game losing streak to Miami, 26-3 (AP)

AP - Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was good early and even better late, enough to help No. 5 Florida snap a six-game losing streak against rival Miami. Tebow threw two touchdown passes, speedster Percy Harvin ran for a score and the Gators used a swarming defensive effort to beat the Hurricanes 26-3 Saturday night at The Swamp.

Bills Pro Bowl LT Peters ends holdout, joins team (AP)

AP - Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters has ended his holdout and reported to the team.

Olajuwon and Ewing inducted into Hall of Fame (Reuters)

Reuters - Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing were among seven new members inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.

Thome homer lifts White Sox past Angels (Reuters)

Reuters - The Chicago White Sox outlasted the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over 15 innings on Saturday, powered by Jim Thome's walk-off home run.

Ex-manager Keegan bites back as Newcastle war of words hots up (AFP)

AFP - The spat between Newcastle United and their former manager Kevin Keegan worsened Sunday as the former England boss insisted he had been guaranteed complete control over player transfers.

Russian league accuses NHL of breaking deal (AP)
AP - A newly formed Russian hockey league accused the NHL of poaching two of its players when the Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with two draft prospects last week.

Harrell, Crabtree lead Texas Tech past Nevada (AP)

AP - Graham Harrell and Texas Tech's Air Raid offense was off, so the Red Raiders got big plays from their defense and special teams to pull away from Nevada.

Federer set for Monday US Open final as Murray, Nadal wait (AFP)

AFP - Roger Federer moved within one victory of his fifth consecutive US Open title Saturday, firing 20 aces to overpower Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.

Jim Furyk atop leaderboard at BMW Championship (AP)

AP - Jim Furyk quietly pumped his fist when his final putt of a marathon day disappeared in the cup. Even though it was for bogey, this was cause for a small celebration Saturday at the BMW Championship.