| Peter King: Steelers QB Dixon headlines Week 1 billing; 10 things to watch for There are competitive matchups and enticing subplots all across the board in Week 1, writes Peter King. The most fascinating: How will Dennis Dixon and Pittsburgh fare against Atlanta? |
| Scouting Week 1's best game: Colts-Texans ColdHardFootballFacts.com breaks down Sunday's Indianapolis at Houston game (1 p.m., CBS). |
| Stewart Mandel: College Football Pickoff: Week 2 Miami-Ohio State. Penn State-Alabama. Florida State-Oklahoma. Notre Dame-Michigan. It is a big college football weekend, and Stewart Mandel makes his picks for the marquee games. |
| Couch vs. Stadium: Best Place to Watch a Game? NEW YORK -- When I looked out over the Hudson from my office window in midtown Manhattan on Monday, Aug. 16, at about 6 p.m., summer storm clouds hovered above New Jersey and a light rain was falling. I smiled, thinking of all the fans headed to the Jets-Giants game that night at the New Meadowlands Stadium. I pictured them draped in ponchos in the parking lot, or huddled in a dank concourse, or stuck in traffic on the Jersey Turnpike. Me? I headed to the subway for a 20-minute ride home, stopping at the Duane Reade to pick up a 12-pack of Yuengling (price: $10.49) and some chips and salsa. Shortly before kickoff I called the Thai restaurant around the corner and ordered my favorite dish, then fired up the HDTV in the living room, hit the record button on the DVR and settled in for some Monday Night Football. |
| Zvonareva upsets No. 1 Wozniacki in Open semis NEW YORK (AP) - Vera Zvonareva reached her second straight Grand Slam final, defeating top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 at the U.S. Open on Friday. |
| Vols coach Pearl punished for misleading NCAA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl has acknowledged providing misleading and incorrect information to the NCAA during a 17-month investigation into possible recruiting violations. |
| Big ratings for Vikes-Saints NEW YORK (AP) -- The NFL is off to a strong start in its TV ratings after drawing big numbers last season. |
| Mets' Santana will undergo surgery on shoulder NEW YORK (AP) -- Mets ace Johan Santana will have shoulder surgery. |
| Brady becomes NFL's highest-paid player NEW ORLEANS -- One superstar quarterback contract down. Two more to go. |
| Former Titans Pro Bowl lineman Mawae will retire NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Kevin Mawae, president of the NFL Players Association, is retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons and eight Pro Bowls. |