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....

At 6-5, Weis would have hard time arguing firing
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said he would have a hard time arguing if the school decides to fire him for his 6-5 record, saying it isn't good enough....

No. 2 MSU tops Valpo 90-60 for Izzo's 340th win
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Tom Izzo won his 340th game at Michigan State, tying the school record for victories in the No. 2 Spartans' 90-60 win over Valparaiso on Sunday....

Bird, Magic inducted into college hall together
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Larry Bird and Magic Johnson have been linked since their epic 1979 NCAA title game. Now they're going into college basketball's hall of fame together....

Murray beats Del Potro in 1st match at ATP finals
LONDON (AP) -- Andy Murray beat Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Sunday in the opening group match of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals....

Lee Westwood of England wins Dubai, money titles
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Lee Westwood of England became Europe's No. 1 golfer on Sunday after winning the Dubai World Championship by six strokes....

Holcomb wins bobsled gold at Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) -- Reigning four-man bobsled world champion Steven Holcomb has won the four-man World Cup event at Mount Van Hoevenberg, leading the U.S. to a 1-2 finish for the second straight day....

Defoe scores 5 in Tottenham's 9-1 win over Wigan
LONDON (AP) -- 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....

D'Antoni: Nate not benched for shot at wrong hoop
NEW YORK (AP) -- Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni says Nate Robinson was not benched for taking a shot at the wrong basket Saturday....

Egypt's media stoked soccer fan anger with Algeria
CAIRO (AP) -- Angry soccer fans rampaged through a posh diplomatic neighborhood in Cairo over the weekend, smashing shop windows and shouting obscenities in a frenzy fed by venomous headlines that portrayed Algerians as barbaric terrorists with a history of violence....