Struggling San Francisco left fielder Pat Burrell was benched for Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night. Manager Bruce Bochy moved Cody Ross from right field to left to take Burrell’s place, while Nate Schierholtz earned his first start of the postseason playing right. “I talked to him awhile today,” Bochy said, referring [...]

Brett Favre has been removed from Minnesota’s game at New England midway in the fourth quarter with a face laceration. Favre was hit by Patriots defensive tackle Myron Pryor while throwing. He stayed on the ground momentarily, then tried to get up while holding his face. Favre then sank to the ground as trainers rushed [...]

Ugly. Sloppy. And, perhaps, a little rusty. It all added up to one big dud for the New York Jets. Mason Crosby kicked three field goals for Green Bay, and that was all the Packers needed as they held the Jets off the scoreboard for a 9-0 victory Sunday. “I wish we could play it [...]

Oregon tightened its grip on the top spot in The Associated Press poll Sunday, while No. 3 Auburn closed the gap on No. 2 Boise State. In their third consecutive week as No. 1, the Ducks reached a new high for first-place votes (49) and points (1,487) from the media panel after a decisive 53-32 [...]

Jon Kitna took the snap on fourth-and-goal inside the 1 and spun to his right, only to find Marion Barber was coming from his left. There was a handoff, a collision and a goal-line stop. The Jacksonville Jaguars knew then the Dallas Cowboys really were as bad as their record indicated. David Garrard and the [...]