BCS at-large bids up for grabs in final weeks
NEW YORK (AP) -- Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences....

Ole Miss, Cal, UNC back in AP Top 25
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll....

McNabb, Eagles beat Bears 24-20
CHICAGO (AP) -- Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles found a way to pull out a close win. They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process....

Real Salt Lake beats LA to win MLS Cup
SEATTLE (AP) -- They were railed and criticized for reaching the championship of Major League Soccer despite a losing record in the regular season....

Pats defense, productive offense beat Jets 31-14
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- 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....

Saints remain unbeaten with 38-7 win over Bucs
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints keep on rolling....

Colts beat Ravens 17-15 to go to 10-0
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The undefeated Indianapolis Colts found yet another way to win a close game, their 19th straight victory....

Phelps looking ahead to better times in 2010
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- 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....

Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- 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....

At 6-5, Weis would have hard time arguing firing
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him....