
NEW YORK - Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936.
They don't all need glasses. But if you always suspected basketball referees are biased — well, you're right, according to a couple of professors who've studied the matter.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Standing behind the same podium where quarterback Tim Tebow delivered his now-famous promise 14 months and 21 wins ago, coach Urban Meyer vowed Monday to be at Florida "as long as they'll have me."
BOSTON - Northeastern University is ending its football program after 74 seasons because the investment required to make it competitive was too high.
ST. LOUIS - Devon Alexander was 7 when his mom gave in and let him join the new boxing program in his downtrodden neighborhood. He came home the first day crying, his nose bloodied from a sparring session with his friend Terrance Barker.
WASHINGTON - Abe Pollin was the NBA's patriarch, an old-school owner who won a championship and had the mettle to stand up to Michael Jordan. He introduced luxury boxes and the large replay screen to big-time professional sports. He used to have 3-point shooting contests with Wes Unseld.
Syracuse was so impressive in the 2K Sports Classic that it made one of the best entrances ever into The Associated Press' college basketball poll.
MINNEAPOLIS - At the ripe old age of 26, Joe Mauer now has an AL Most Valuable Player award to add to a jam-packed trophy case that already holds three batting titles, three Silver Sluggers and two Gold Gloves.
PONTIAC, Mich. - A judge cleared the way Monday for a Canadian company to pay $583,000 for the Pontiac Silverdome, built for $55.7 million in 1975 to house the NFL's Detroit Lions.
NEW YORK - Albert Pujols' third National League MVP award put him in select company.

NEW YORK - Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936.
WASHINGTON - Abe Pollin was the NBA's patriarch, an old-school owner who won a championship and had the mettle to stand up to Michael Jordan. He introduced luxury boxes and the large replay screen to big-time professional sports. He used to have 3-point shooting contests with Wes Unseld.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was sporting a black eye behind the tinted visor he wore to practice Tuesday.
Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams Tuesday, saying the co-chairmen of the league's committee on brain injuries have resigned and that he is examining potential rule changes "to reduce head impacts."
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Three lacrosse players for a Catholic university in New England have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student in a dorm room.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says Charlie Weis will return with the football team after the Stanford game instead of staying on the West Coast to recruit.
WACO, Texas - Baylor freshman sensation Brittney Griner took a lob pass inside with no one around her, turned and became the seventh woman to dunk in a college game with her one-handed slam in the eight-ranked Lady Bears' 104-45 victory over Jacksonville State on Tuesday night.
PONTIAC, Mich. - Talk about getting stuck with the cheap seats.
NEW YORK - Albert Pujols' third National League MVP award put him in select company.
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Colts have re-signed defensive end Josh Thomas and waived running back Mike Hart.

NEW YORK - Albert Pujols' third National League MVP award put him in select company.
NEW YORK - The NFL has moved the Minnesota at Arizona game to the night slot on Dec. 6 under its flexible scheduling policy.
ST. LOUIS - Devon Alexander was 7 when his mom gave in and let him join the new boxing program in his downtrodden neighborhood. He came home the first day crying, his nose bloodied from a sparring session with his friend Terrance Barker.
LONDON (AFP) - England midfielder David Beckham has suffered from asthma since he was a boy, but it does not affect his performance, his agent was quoted as saying Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - Abe Pollin was the NBA's patriarch, an old-school owner who won a championship and had the mettle to stand up to Michael Jordan. He introduced luxury boxes and the large replay screen to big-time professional sports. He used to have 3-point shooting contests with Wes Unseld.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Three lacrosse players for a Catholic university in New England have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student in a dorm room.
WASHINGTON - The official uniforms for NBA players could soon be made in Asia, a move drawing sharp criticism from a New York Democratic senator.
NEW YORK - Authorities say former New York Knicks point guard Dean Meminger was rescued from a fire that destroyed a row of New York City houses and left dozens homeless.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin says freshman safety Janzen Jackson will be allowed to return to team activities immediately and will start Saturday at Kentucky.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was sporting a black eye behind the tinted visor he wore to practice Tuesday.
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