Roethlisberger suspension reduced to 4 games (AP)
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger stands on the sidelines at the end of the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers during NFL preseason football game action in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Roethlisberger played for most of the first quarter in the Steelers' 19-3 win. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Ben Roethlisberger's suspension has been cut from six games to four by NFL Commissioner Roge...

12 Tar Heels out for LSU game amid NCAA probe (AP)
AP - Twelve players from North Carolina won't play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener against N...

Clemens ties for 18th at World Amateur golf event (AP)
Roger Clemens gets ready to tee off on the first hole of the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship at The Pearl golf club Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, in Calabash, N.C. Clemens pleaded not guilty Monday in Washington to charges of lying to Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone. (AP Photo/Willis Glassgow)AP - Roger Clemens finished tied for 18th in his group at the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Cha...

Capello looks to silence critics in Euro opener (AFP)
England football manager Fabio Capello attends a team training session in London. Capello launches his quest for redemption on Friday knowing only a convincing victory by a makeshift England team over Bulgaria can hush a growing band of critics clamouring for his dismissal.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Fabio Capello launches his quest for redemption on Friday knowing only a convincing victory...

Sharapova has matchup with another young American (AP)
Maria Sharapova, of Russia, blows a kiss to the crowd after beating Iveta Benesova, of the Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2 at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - They all want to be like Maria. They all want to beat Maria, too.

No. 14 USC beats Hawaii 49-36 in Kiffin's debut (AP)
Southern California wide receiver Ronald Johnson (83) celebrates a touchdown in the first quarter against Hawaii during an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)AP - Southern California was all smiles, except for coach Lane Kiffin.

MVP Jackson leads Storm past Mercury in Game 1 (AP)
Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson shoots against the Phoenix Mercury during the first half of the opening game of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Lauren Jackson had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 82-74 victory o...

Rookie QB Hall has big game against 'Skins scrubs (AP)
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart (7) looks to pass against the Washington Redskins during the first quarter of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - If the Arizona Cardinals find themselves in need of a backup quarterback, Max Hall believes ...

McCourt: Wife concerned about nest egg (AP)
Jamie McCourt leaves court during a lunch break Thursday Sept. 2, 2010 in Los Angeles. Frank McCourt testified at his divorce trial, his estranged wife, Jamie McCourt, wanted no part in the risk associated with buying the Los Angeles Dodgers six years ago. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Former Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt was more concerned with protecting the couple's luxurious ho...

Guard Delonte West returning to Celtics (AP)
AP - Delonte West is returning to the Boston Celtics.

Stadium, not strip mine, now in WVU uniform ad (AP)
A model wears the new West Virginia University Nike football uniform, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 in New York. Nike unveiled the uniquely designed Nike Pro Combat System of Dress uniforms that ten of the top college football programs will wear in select games during the 2010 season at a special media event in New York City. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Nike has replaced the image of a strip mine with that of a football stadium in ads promoting...

Contador to skip world championships (AFP)
Spain's Alberto Contador celebrates his Yellow jersey of Overall leader on the podium in the 187 km and 15th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Pamiers and Bagneres-de-Luchon on July 19. Contador will skip the UCI Road World Championships this year in order to better prepare for next season, the Spanish team coach has said.(AFP/FIle/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will skip the UCI Road World Championship...

Avalanche sign F Chris Stewart to 2-year deal (AP)
AP - The Colorado Avalanche remain committed to their youth movement, signing forward Chris Stewa...

Danger man Blake next US Open hurdle for Djokovic (AFP)
World number three Novak Djokovic's path to a fourth consecutive US Open semi-finals appearance has a tricky third-round obstacle Saturday in US danger man James Blake, seen here on September 2.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - World number three Novak Djokovic's path to a fourth consecutive US Open semi-finals appear...

Nationwide will end golf tour sponsorship in 2012 (AP)
AP - Nationwide Insurance announced Friday it will end its title sponsorship of the PGA Tour's de...