Connecticut nearly pulled out a win for Jasper Howard. Noel Devine's 56-yard touchdown run in the closing minutes lifted No. 22 West Virginia to a 28-24 win over the Huskies on Saturday in the Huskies' first game since the starting cornerback was fatally stabbed outside a university-sponsored dance a week ago. Read more

Chone Figgins and the Los Angeles Angels know they're heading straight into more than one kind of storm, and they can't wait to get wet. Heavy showers in Saturday's New York forecast are threatening to wash out Game 6 of the AL championship series, yet that's a minor drizzle compared to the high-pressure system the [...]

Connecticut players held hands in unity and bowed their heads while joining No. 22 West Virginia for a moment of silence in memory of slain Huskies cornerback Jasper Howard on Saturday. The crowd at Mountaineer Field gave UConn a lengthy ovation as the players took the field. West Virginia coach Bill Stewart gave Connecticut's Randy [...]

Quarterback Tony Pike wasn't in uniform before fifth-ranked Cincinnati's game against Louisville. Pike hoped to be able to play on Saturday, four days after he had surgery to repair a plate in his non-throwing forearm. He was on the field for warmups, but was dressed in a red, black and white sweat suit instead of [...]

Carolina Hurricanes forward Tuomo Ruutu has been suspended three games by the NHL for a boarding of Darcy Tucker that knocked the Colorado Avalanche winger unconscious. Ruutu was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding Tucker at 5:26 of the second period of Friday night's game. Ruutu will lose $56,067.36 in salary for [...]