Alabama Defeats Notre Dame for BCS Title

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Tide sure did roll.

Alabama proved unstoppable from the outset of the BCS championship game Monday night. The Crimson Tide mounted touchdown drives of 82, 61 and 80 yards on its first three possessions and went on to beat Notre Dame 42-14.

The lightning…

Lakers Howard Out Indefinitely with Shoulder Injury

Dwight Howard has suffered a torn labrum — a shoulder injury — and will be sidelined indefinitely, the Lakers announced Monday.

Howard hurt his shoulder against the Clippers on Friday night and aggravated it on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets. Howard will travel with the team and will be reevaluated in a…

Leo Messi Wins FIFA Ballon D'Or

FC Barcelona’s star forward wins his fourth consecutive FIFA Ballon d’Or. He’s the only player in the history of the sport to win the trophy four times
Messi beat out Cristiano Ronaldo and teammate Andrés Iniesta, second and third respectively.

Leo Messi has the Midas touch…

Teammates Concerned for RGIII's Knee

ASHBURN, Va. — Robert Griffin III’s teammates expressed no day-after regrets and said there’s no second-guessing whether the hobbled quarterback should have remained in the game until his aggravated right knee buckled and forced him from Sunday’s 24-14 wild-card loss to the Seattle Seahawks…

AFL Player Chandler Williams,27, Dies During Game

Arena Football League player Chandler Williams has died. He was 27.

The AFL said Sunday that Williams died while playing in a local flag football tournament in South Florida. The league did not release a cause of death.

The wide receiver was a seventh-round draft pick of the Minnesota…