The Southern Illinoisan sports staff discusses conference preps football.

There is no intentional walk in football, so North Dakota State did the next best thing against Larry Warner Saturday.

For Sarah Haas, receiving the IHSA golf coach of the year award was a bit of a surprise. It didn't matter that she'd been involved with the sport for many years, and most recently as the girls golf coach at

Mike Lowell's sore right hip kept the World Series MVP out of Boston's starting lineup for Game 4 of the AL playoffs against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.The Red Sox led the series 2-1 after the Angels won

The Detroit Lions will have to fire Rod Marinelli if they don't want him to be their coach.Marinelli bristled at the thought of possibly quitting when the option was suggested Monday, a day after Detroit fell to 0-4 this season

An unapologetic Plaxico Burress rejoined the New York Giants on Monday, noting he didn't lose any sleep after the Super Bowl champions suspended him for a game.Burress missed a team meeting two weeks ago without bothering to telephone the Giants.The

After OSU-USC, Michael Rosenberg wasn't going to buy into another game of the century. Then came Oklahoma vs. Texas.

John Danks pitched another big game to save Chicago's season and well-traveled DeWayne Wise delivered a two-run double as the ...

NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin, shaken up after a severe crash at Talladega Superspeedway, was released from the hospital Monday.

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini says there is insufficient evidence to prove Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel's claim that a Cornhusker ...

A.J. Allmendinger will drive the No. 00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and wide receiver Percy Harvin combined for just 69 of the Gators' 278 yards rushing in Saturday's ...

America was embroiled in World War II the last time Vanderbilt began a football season 5-0. Harry Truman was president the last ...

German cyclist Stefan Schumacher tested positive for a banned substance during the Tour de France, his team said Monday.

Seahawks' wide receiver Deion Branch has a bruised heel and will be out indefinitely. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck apparently ...

New York Jets safety Eric Smith appealed his one-game suspension and $50,000 fine by the NFL for his helmet-to-helmet hit last ...

A year ago, Travis Henry was the NFL's leading rusher. On Monday he was in court, handcuffed and in prison yellow clothes for ...

Braving the chill, several hundred people stopped by Campus Martius Park shortly after noon Monday to celebrate the Shock's third ...

The Eagles may have lost more than a game in their 23-17 defeat at the hands of the Redskins on Sunday. They may have lost their star running back for this week's game against the 49ers.

Coach Dick Jauron sidestepped questions regarding the quarterback's health, except to say that Edwards showed up at the Bills' headquarters a day after being slammed to the ground on the third play from scrimmage during a 41-17 loss at Arizona.