AP Sports WriterFor Northwestern, Big Ten title game follows big turnaroundBy ANDREW SELIGMANPat Fitzgerald figures he will gain a few more gray hairs by the time No. 15 Northwestern steps on the field to face third-ranked Ohio State in...

Harden returns to Rockets, scores 12 in preseason debutBy The Associated PressJames Harden was back in a Houston uniform.It's still unclear how many more times that'll happen.The three-time defending NBA scoring champion made his preseason debut with the Rockets...

AP Sports WriterCFP buzz muted for No. 5 Texas A&M, despite just one lossBy KRISTIE RIEKENTexas A&M has a shot to make the College Football Playoff for the first time this season. Not that the Aggies are the first...

Hornets' Gordon Hayward day to day after fracturing fingerCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Hornets forward Gordon Hayward is listed as day to day after breaking the bone at the base of his right pinky finger.The team says Hayward sustained an...

AP Sports WriterCFP buzz muted for No. 5 Texas A&M, despite just one lossBy KRISTIE RIEKENTexas A&M has a shot to make the College Football Playoff for the first time this season. Not that the Aggies are the first...

Stanford faces Arizona in Santa Cruz to open Pac-12 playBy The Associated PressA look at things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:GAME OF THE WEEK: Arizona vs. Stanford, Saturday in Santa Cruz, California. The Cardinal (2-2) have...

AP Sports WriterFlorida AD Stricklin: Johnson 'trending in right direction'By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida forward Keyontae Johnson's prognosis is ''trending in the right direction, but we still have a lot of questions,'' the school's athletic director said...

AP Sports WriterRavens' Dobbins deletes tweet after Browns' Sendejo hurtBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The hard hitting between the Ravens and Browns in Monday night's thrilling game carried into Tuesday.Cleveland safety Andrew Sendejo sustained a concussion late in the...

AP Pro Football WriterChiefs lead AP Pro32 poll; Packers at No. 2, Bills at No. 3By SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs know how to avoid any late-season stumbles.The Chiefs took a 30-10 lead against Miami...

AP Sports WriterBrowns learn tough lesson in gut-wrenching loss to RavensBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) On their way to likely ending the NFL's current longest playoff drought, the Browns are learning lessons every week.Some of them are tougher than...