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The New York Knicks won't sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain would hinder their plans to build for the future.

Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.

Bob Knight is returning to Indiana after all. The former Hoosiers coach will speak at a Dec. 17 fund-raiser in Indianapolis to benefit the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

Clemson can win the ACC Atlantic and the Big 12 North will be decided. Big Ten teams will try to keep BCS at-large dreams alive. And one big BCS story line is the battle for the Pac-10 Rose Bowl bid, Jerry Palm says.

The Big 12 was all the rage in '08. Story lines galore. Now there's just one on Saturday, Dennis Dodd says: Nebraska and K-State will vie for the right to get throttled by Texas in two weeks.

The Big 12 was all the rage in '08. Story lines galore. Now there's just one on Saturday, Dennis Dodd says: Nebraska and K-State will vie for the right to get throttled by Texas in two weeks.

Five weeks ago, Denver won at San Diego and seemingly wrapped up the AFC West. Now that 3 1/2-game lead is gone, and the Chargers come into the Rockies with a ton of momentum. There's a lot more than first place on the line for the Broncos, Clark Judge says.

Five weeks ago, Denver won at San Diego and seemingly wrapped up the AFC West. Now that 3 1/2-game lead is gone, and the Chargers come into the Rockies with a ton of momentum. There's a lot more than first place on the line for the Broncos, Clark Judge says.

Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a driver.

The exhibition season is so two weeks ago. After knocking off Cal, Syracuse gets a shot at North Carolina and a chance to make everybody forget about that Le Moyne loss, Gary Parrish says.

FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be 'the fairest solution' to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.

FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be 'the fairest solution' to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.

Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.

Kris Versteeg scored two power-play goals in Chicago's five-goal second period to help the Blackhawks rout the Calgary Flames 7-1 on Thursday in a rematch of a first-round playoff series.

Deon Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 North Carolina managed to hold on for a 77-73 victory over No. 15 Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals on Thursday.

He might be 32, but Ricky Williams is far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture.

Third-string quarterback Brandon Weeden threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns in the second half, leading No. 12 Oklahoma State back from an 11-point deficit for a 31-28 win against Colorado on Thursday night.

Deron Williams scored 21 points and the Utah Jazz finally ended their decade-long misery in San Antonio with a 90-83 win over the Spurs on Thursday.

Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Syracuse raced past No. 13 California 95-73 on Thursday in a 2K Sports Classic semfinal.