AFC wide open with Pats' Brady banged up
Imagine a season without Tom Brady. It's very possible after the Patriots QB exits with a knee injury in an eventual 17-10 win vs. the Chiefs. Matt Cassel is a decent fill-in, but it makes the AFC race wide open, Mike Freeman says.

Colts cough up fur ball on opening night of new stadium
So the Colts have their new $717M stadium. That's swell, but to fall to the lousy Bears 29-13 in their new home is just plain disgraceful. Instead of awing the NFL nation in prime time, Indy stumbles out of the gates, Gregg Doyel says.

Look Ahead: Delgado continues MVP-like surge
Where would the Mets be without Carlos Delgado? MVP voters might have to start thinking about that after the first baseman blasts two more homers, prompting Danny Knobler to wonder if the veteran is the MVP.

Title for Serena
All these years later, Serena Williams is back as the U.S. Open champion, and she's back at No. 1, too.

Spander
Now that's the Serena Williams we used to know. She defeats Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 to earn her third U.S. Open title and ninth Grand Slam crown. Plus, she regains the world No. 1 ranking. After a day of rain, Art Spander says the fans are rewarded with an exhilarating final.

Murray stuns No. 1 Nadal, heads to final
Andy Murray finished a stunning, rain-interrupted victory over No. 1 Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 at the U.S. Open on Sunday to reach his first Grand Slam final.

HOF basketball coach Haskins dies at 78
Don Haskins, credited with helping break color barriers in college sports in 1966 when he used five black starters to win a national basketball title for Texas Western, died Sunday. He was 78.

Carolina wins on last play
Jake Delhomme threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dante Rosario as time expired to lift the visiting Panthers to a shocking 26-24 win over the Chargers Sunday.

Johnson wins, Bowyer earns final Chase spot
Not so fast, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards. Jimmie Johnson has no intention of giving up his title without a fight.

Pistone
There are 12 drives left in the 10-race Chase, but Pete Pistone says Jimmie Johnson has the odds in his favor. The back-to-back champion is Pistone's pick to three-peat, but don't overlook Kyle Busch.

L.A. sweeps, adds to lead
James Loney had three RBI and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of Arizona on Sunday with a 5-3 victory that gave them a 1 1/2-game lead on the Diamondbacks in the NL West.

Brees, big plays key tough Dome win
Drew Brees threw for 343 yards and three TDs, and Scott Fujita made a clinching interception in the final minute, lifting the Saints to a 24-20 victory over the Buccaneers Sunday.

Short on OL, Garrard sacked seven times
The Tennessee Titans sacked David Garrard seven times and Cortland Finnegan intercepted him twice in beating Jacksonville 17-10 Sunday in the season opener between the AFC's two wild cards in 2007.

V.Y. on crutches
Vince Young was on crutches Sunday after spraining his left knee late in the Titans' 17-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Villegas wins first title; Vijay all but clinches
Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title.

Favre throws two TDs in debut
Brett Favre hardly looked like the retiring type, raising his arms to signal a touchdown, then leaping and skipping to the bench, where he vaulted into the arms of two teammates.

Prisco
Here's a tip from Brett Favre -- when you don't know the playbook, just call 'same play' and good things will happen. At least they do for the un-retired QB in his first game with the Jets, Pete Prisco says.

Castroneves wins race; Dixon takes title
Helio Castroneves won the race in the closest finish in the history of the IndyCar Series, but it wasn't enough to stop Scott Dixon from taking his second championship.

E. Carolina 14, USC No. 1, Bucks fall to 5
After opening by upsetting two ranked teams, East Carolina earned itself a place in the AP Top 25 for the first time in nine years, being ranked No. 14 in the poll released Sunday