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Colts beat Ravens 17-15 to go to 10-0 AP - 9 hours , 26 minutes ago The Indianapolis Colts are two wins away from the longest winning streak in NFL history.

Baseball
Art Savage, owner of Oakland A's farm club, dies AP - 1 day , 15 hours ago Art Savage, the majority owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, has died. He was 58.
Nationals top pick Strasburg won't need surgery AP - 2 days , 17 hours ago The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training.
Pricey gift: MLB offers Series film set for $2,229 AP - 2 days , 18 hours ago Major League Baseball has the perfect gift to bust a budget in a recession.
St. Louis Cardinals announce season ticket pricing AP - 2 days , 19 hours ago St. Louis Cardinals season ticket prices are increasing an average of 3 percent next year.
Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs AP - 2 days , 21 hours ago Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs.
Football
McNabb, Eagles beat Bears 24-20 AP - 12 hours , 36 minutes ago Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles found a way to pull out a close win. They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process.
Lions beat Browns 38-37 in Bad Bowl thriller AP - 13 hours , 24 minutes ago An ailing Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave the Detroit Lions a thrilling 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Pats defense, productive offense beat Jets 31-14 AP - 17 hours , 11 minutes ago The defense Bill Belichick didn't want to put on the field a week ago kept the offense of the New York Jets off it Sunday.
Tenn. Titans' owner makes nice with Buffalo Bills AP - 17 hours , 16 minutes ago Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams is making a friendlier gesture to the Buffalo Bills one week after his obscene hand sign to fans of the team earned him a hefty fine.
Basketball
No. 16 Georgia rallies to beat Rutgers AP - 10 hours , 31 minutes ago Ashley Houts scored 17 points to lead No. 16 Georgia to a come-from-behind 49-48 win over Rutgers on Sunday.
Lakers beat Thunder for 11th straight time AP - 11 hours , 50 minutes ago More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did.
Stoudemire, Nash lead Suns past Pistons, 117-91 AP - 14 hours , 29 minutes ago Amare Stoudemire scored 21 points and Steve Nash added 20 for Phoenix, then sat out the fourth quarter to watch the Suns rout road-weary Detroit 117-91 Sunday night for the Pistons' fifth straight loss.
Hightower gets 1,000th point as No. 7 LSU cruises AP - 14 hours , 29 minutes ago Allison Hightower scored 15 points, reaching 1,000 for her career, and No. 7 LSU routed Nicholls State 86-49 on Sunday night.
Haslem's jumper leads Heat past Hornets, 102-101 AP - 16 hours , 5 minutes ago Dwyane Wade had 31 points, and Udonis Haslem hit a jumper with 15.4 seconds left to lift the Miami Heat past the New Orleans Hornets 102-101 on Sunday night.
Hockey
Bickell, Niemi lead Blackhawks past Canucks, 1-0 AP - 12 hours , 18 minutes ago Bryan Bickell scored his first goal of the season 1:12 into the third period, and Antii Niemi made 30 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.
Stamkos' tip-in gives Tampa Bay 4-3 OT win AP - 17 hours , 1 minute ago Steven Stamkos scored his 15th goal at 2:56 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their second straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.
Toews has 2 goals, assist in Blackhawks' 5-2 win AP - 1 day , 11 hours ago Jonathan Toews scored two goals and added an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks won their sixth game in a row, knocking off the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night.
Thornton's goal gives 3-2 Sharks win over Ducks AP - 1 day , 12 hours ago Dany Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Joe Thornton's go-ahead tally pin the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
Santorelli and Legwand lift Preds to SO win AP - 1 day , 13 hours ago Mike Santorelli and David Legwand scored shootout goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
Soccer
Kroenke moves closer to Arsenal takeover threshold AP - 2 hours , 13 minutes ago American businessman Stan Kroenke has bought 10 more Arsenal shares to put him closer to the threshold that forces him to make a takeover bid.
MLS would like Montreal to become 19th team AP - 4 hours , 25 minutes ago Major League Soccer would like Montreal to become its 19th team in 2012, if it can get a stadium remodeled.
Real Salt Lake beats LA to win MLS Cup AP - 9 hours , 2 minutes ago They were railed and criticized for reaching the championship of Major League Soccer despite a losing record in the regular season.
Beckham promises to return to MLS, buy franchise AP - 10 hours , 12 minutes ago A young woman in the first row behind the far corner flag was savoring prime views of the world's most recognizable player.
Defoe scores 5 in Tottenham's 9-1 win over Wigan AP - 22 hours , 52 minutes ago Jermain Defoe scored five goals, including a seven-minute hat trick, to match a Premier League record in powering Tottenham to a 9-1 rout of Wigan on Sunday.
College
AP source: WKU hires Stanford's Taggart as coach AP - 1 hour , 46 minutes ago A person with knowledge of the decision says winless Western Kentucky has hired Stanford assistant Willie Taggart as its football coach.
Criminal charges dropped against Tennessee safety AP - 1 hour , 56 minutes ago Prosecutors have dropped attempted aggravated robbery charges against Tennessee freshman safety Janzen Jackson.
Northeastern drops football program after 74 years AP - 5 hours , 39 minutes ago Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain.
Johnson leads Purdue over St. Joseph's AP - 13 hours , 51 minutes ago JaJuan Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Purdue to an 85-60 win over St. Joseph's on Sunday night in the Paradise Jam.
No. 5 'Nova beats Ole Miss 79-67 in Puerto Rico AP - 14 hours , 10 minutes ago Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points, Corey Stokes added 18 and No. 5 Villanova beat Mississippi 79-67 on Sunday to win the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Golf
McPherson leads heading into LPGA final round AP - 3 hours , 8 minutes ago The sky cleared and Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin were left with one day to settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year.
Lee Westwood of England wins Dubai, money titles AP - 22 hours , 31 minutes ago Lee Westwood of England became Europe's No. 1 golfer on Sunday after winning the Dubai World Championship by six strokes.
Rain forces LPGA Tour Championship to 54 holes AP - 1 day , 20 hours ago More rain on already saturated grounds at The Houstonian Country Club washed out play at the LPGA Tour Championship on Saturday, forcing tour officials to cut the season-ending event to 54 holes.
Wie withdraws, Ochoa leads LPGA Tour Championship AP - 3 days , 9 hours ago Michelle Wie couldn't take the pain one week after taking the spotlight at Lorena Ochoa's tournament.
Wie withdraws from LPGA event with ankle injury AP - 3 days , 15 hours ago Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Tour Championship on Thursday after hobbling through her first round on a sprained left ankle.
Olympics
Slight rise in construction cost of London Games AP - 1 hour , 46 minutes ago The projected final cost of construction for the 2012 London Olympics has risen slightly, but the overall budget for the games remains unchanged.
Luger Tony Benshoof's back woes are back again AP - 20 hours , 54 minutes ago Tony Benshoof's back problem is back, already causing concern for the Olympic season.
Comedian Stephen Colbert goes bobsledding AP - 20 hours , 56 minutes ago Comedian Stephen Colbert took the "Night Train" and it nearly left him speechless.
Holcomb wins bobsled gold at Lake Placid AP - 22 hours , 23 minutes ago Steven Holcomb said the U.S. bobsled team was going to be a powerhouse this year. He sure seems like a prophet.
Hirscher, Borssen win parallel slaloms AP - 1 day , 21 hours ago Marcel Hirscher of Austria won the second edition of the parallel slalom Champions Cup on a giant ramp in a promotion of Alpine ski events for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Tennis
Nadal loses to Soderling at ATP Final in London AP - 1 hour , 25 minutes ago Rafael Nadal lost to Robin Soderling for the second straight time, falling 6-4, 6-4 Monday in their opening round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals.
ATP says it can't reopen Agassi drug case AP - 2 days , 20 hours ago The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997.
Del Potro to play at Queen's Club tournament AP - 3 days , 6 hours ago U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year's Queen's Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game ahead of Wimbledon.
American Sam Querrey on mend from accident AP - 5 days , 2 hours ago Sam Querrey narrowly avoided a potentially career-ending injury when he shattered a glass table after practicing for a tournament in Thailand.
Belgian tennis players appeal doping bans AP - 5 days , 2 hours ago Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse have asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn their one-year bans for missing drug tests.
Auto Racing
Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship AP - 6 hours , 36 minutes ago The nickname "Four-Time" was claimed long ago by Jeff Gordon, leaving Jimmie Johnson in search of a fresh moniker to cap his record-setting fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.
Busch wins title, Nationwide finale AP - 1 day , 16 hours ago Kyle Busch only needed the green flag to drop to win his first NASCAR title. His coronation was never in doubt and neither, really, was the outcome of the Nationwide Series finale.
Johnson and Martin take title race into finale AP - 1 day , 18 hours ago Mark Martin has lost to Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart -- some of NASCAR's greatest drivers -- in his frustrating bid for an elusive championship.
Volkswagen program head in Homestead AP - 1 day , 20 hours ago The head of Volkswagen's motor sports program is at Homestead-Miami Speedway, fueling speculation that the automaker is interested in joining Toyota as the second foreign manufacturer in NASCAR.
A twin win for Harvicks in Trucks Series finale AP - 2 days , 14 hours ago Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.
Boxing
Ward claims Kessler's WBA title in 11th round AP - 1 day , 11 hours ago With a stunning victory in his hometown, Andre Ward proved he's ready for the world.
Pacquiao's PPV numbers add to megafight momentum AP - 2 days , 23 hours ago Manny Pacquiao proved he can be a box office hit. Now it's up to Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to see what they can do together.
Pacquiao-Cotto does 1.25 million pay-per-view AP - 3 days , 1 hour ago Manny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that could set up the richest fight ever against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Fight not made, but line is AP - 6 days , 16 hours ago The fight hasn't been made yet, and may not ever happen. But this city's casinos are already taking bets on who will win if Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. ever get into the ring.
Pacquiao stops Cotto to win 7th title AP - 8 days , 5 hours ago Manny Pacquiao's speed and power were way too much for Miguel Cotto's heart.
Other Sports
Brazil wins volleyball Grand Champions Cup AP - 2 hours , 4 minutes ago Top-ranked Brazil overpowered Japan in straight sets Monday to win the volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.
Keeneland's November sales of horses concludes AP - 4 hours , 30 minutes ago Keeneland's November Breeding Stock Sale has ended with total receipts and the average price for the 13-day horse auction falling below figures from last year's longer sale.
Phelps looking ahead to better times in 2010 AP - 8 hours , 1 minute ago Michael Phelps is ready to put an up-and-down post-Olympic year behind him and focus on the challenges that await in 2010, including adjusting to a ban on the high-performance suits that rocked his sport.
Man to be arraigned in ESPN reporter videos case AP - 9 hours , 59 minutes ago An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is scheduled for arraignment in a Los Angeles federal courtroom.
Swimmers Lochte, Soni win athlete of year honors AP - 12 hours , 47 minutes ago World champions Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni won male and female athlete of the year awards Sunday night at the Golden Goggles honoring the year's top American swimming performances.