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| East Carolina upsets No. 8 West Virginia (AP) |
| Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team. |
| Buckeyes survive scare from Ohio, 26-14 (AP) |
| After barely beating Ohio University, No. 3 Ohio State was not a happy football team. In fact, the sluggish win felt more like a loss. 'That was pathetic. It was a pathetic performance,' Buckeyes wide receiver Brian Hartline said after the Buckeyes rallied in the fourth quarter for 26-14 win over plucky Ohio, a 33 1/2 -point underdog. |
| Federer tops Djokovic to make Open final (AP) |
Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. He was playing exactly like that guy named Roger Federer. The Federer who has won 33 consecutive matches and four consecutive championships at the U.S.
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| White Sox top Angels in 15 on Thome's HR (AP) |
Jim Thome passed Mickey Mantle at the perfect time. Thome homered in the 15th inning to move ahead of Mantle on the career list and give the Chicago White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels that extended their AL Central lead Saturday night. Thome's 537th home run came off Justin Speier (1-8) and put him in sole possession of 14th place.
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| Gators end 6-game skid to Miami, 26-3 (AP) |
| Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow may never play Miami again, and that's just fine with him. He got his victory against the Hurricanes and earned a spot in the annals of this storied and once-bitter instate rivalry. Tebow was good early and even better late, throwing two touchdown passes and helping the fifth-ranked Gators snap a six-game losing streak against Miami with a 26-3 victory Saturday night... |
| Soriano's 3 HRs power re-tooled Cubs (AP) |
Something about September gets Alfonso Soriano going. Soriano homered three times at the top of Chicago's retooled batting order, and the first-place Cubs emerged from their longest losing streak of the season by keeping their composure and beating the Cincinnati Reds 14-9 on Saturday night to end a six-game slide.
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