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Byline: Eddie Timanus Atlantic Coast Where the ACC falls in relation to the thin line between parity and mediocrity won't be fully known until bowl season. Nevertheless, the final month [...]

Byline: John Bacon; Sarah Elkins Opponents of a Missouri ballot measure that would amend the state constitution to allow research using embryonic stem cells have produced a star-studded TV ad [...]

Byline: Skip Wood A tour of the top-10 NFL defenses reveals but three teams with losing records and includes a must-see stop at the unbeaten and second-ranked Chicago Bears, the [...]

Byline: Larry Weisman When the center snaps the football to the quarterback, only one player may be in motion. Be grateful for that bit of clarity. Throughout the spring, everybody [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell WESTMINSTER, Md. -- With one juke in the open field that left a defender frozen in his cleats, rookie running back Cory Ross prompted a chorus of [...]

Byline: Gary Mihoces WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Even in the hot, muggy days of camp, Steve McNair has been welcomed like a cool breeze by the Baltimore Ravens. In his 12th [...]

Byline: Susan Wloszczyna The sight of Will Ferrell scampering in his skivvies in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby could inspire non-NASCAR fans to check out the action for [...]

Byline: Gary Mihoces WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Though drilling in hot, muggy weather with the Baltimore Ravens, incumbent running back Jamal Lewis and newcomer Mike Anderson say they are cool with [...]

Byline: Mel Antonen BALTIMORE -- A couple of minutes after Monday's 4 p.m. ET trade deadline, shortstop Miguel Tejada walked into the Baltimore Orioles clubhouse wearing a red T-shirt and [...]

Byline: Jim Hawver POTOMAC, Md. -- After playing under Winged Foot's more-than-humbling conditions last weekend at the U.S. Open, TPC Avenel has become more of a rehabilitation clinic than a [...]

Byline: Tom Pedulla Trainer Nick Zito was conspicuous in his absence from the Kentucky Derby because he did not have a 3-year-old worthy of competing. He will show up for [...]

Byline: Kathy Kiely WASHINGTON -- The last time Rep. Robert Menendez thought about running for the Senate, Democratic leaders discouraged him, suggesting he might reduce the party's chances of success. [...]

Byline: Bob Velin Carson Palmer was in elementary school and the Ickey Shuffle was the wildest end zone celebration in Cincinnati the last time the Bengals appeared in the NFL [...]

Byline: Bob Velin Carson Palmer was in elementary school, and the Ickey Shuffle was the wildest end zone celebration in Cincinnati the last time the Bengals appeared in the NFL [...]

Byline: Gary Graves MIAMI -- All you need to know about NASCAR's sea-son finale is that Tony Stewart would have to endure something cataclysmic to keep his second Nextel Cup [...]

Byline: Larry Weisman BALTIMORE -- The Cincinnati Bengals knew exactly what to do on a warm and sunny fall afternoon -- go for a long drive. Or two. The Bengals [...]

Being the first quarterback at Oregon State to be part of two road wins against ranked teams in the same season is not the only incentive Saturday night for Matt [...]

Byline: Chris Jenkins A new rule designed to take a technical advantage away from the Hendrick Motorsports team hasn't done much to quell complaints about NASCAR officials' decision not to [...]

Byline: Larry Weisman INDIANAPOLIS -- Only a cynic would suggest the Indianapolis Colts have become the classic Tony Dungy team: ball-control offense that scores just enough to win; defense the [...]

Byline: Hal Bodley When John Hart was getting his feet wet as the Cleveland Indians' general manager in the early 1990s, he identified talented young players who had the ability [...]

Byline: Chris Jenkins DOVER, Del. -- Team orders? Not on Sundays, as far as Kyle Busch is concerned. Jimmie Johnson won Sunday's MBNA RacePoints 400 at Dover International Speedway, holding [...]

Byline: Chuck Johnson BALTIMORE -- Somebody forgot to tell the Indianapolis Colts defense it's not supposed to be as good as the offense. The Colts kept the Baltimore Ravens off [...]

Byline: Larry Marshak Hollywood couldn't have written a better script for Saturday night's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. Six drivers (actually nine are mathematically alive, but only [...]

Byline: Tom Pedulla NFL coaches and players insist they treat every game the same throughout the season. Don't buy it. USA TODAY's Tom Pedulla pinpoints one game each week that [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell Last season: Second in AFC North. Coach: Brian Billick (seventh season, 61-42). Key additions: WRs Derrick Mason and first-round pick Mark Clayton, coveted for their yards after [...]

Byline: Richard Benedetto BALTIMORE -- President Bush, speaking nearly two weeks after London's terrorist attacks, reminded Americans on Wednesday that the nation is still at war. He said Congress needs [...]

Today in the AL ... *New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox: Red Sox manager Terry Francona joked at the All-Star Game about putting Yankees closer Mariano Rivera into the [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell BERKELEY, Calif. -- After Aaron Rodgers capped a dazzling workout with a tight, 72-yard spiral to the end zone, Jeff Tedford turned and faced the NFL power [...]

Byline: Amy Rosewater; Special for USA TODAY Tony Kanaan was in Tokyo last weekend. His trip was so brief that he didn't bother trying to adjust to the 14-hour time [...]

Byline: Gary Mihoces Groundhog Day was Wednesday, but some things also get repeated over and over at every Super Bowl. This year has been no exception: * 'It's not enough [...]

Byline: Larry Weisman Brian Billick can't suppress a touch of envy as he studies the Indianapolis Colts and their prolific offense. His Baltimore Ravens live off their defense despite Billick's [...]

Byline: Michael McCarthy GEORGETOWN, Del. -- Disney CEO Michael Eisner came under attack Thursday for his odd couple 1996 TV appearance with his No. 2, Michael Ovitz. Eisner told CNN's [...]

Byline: Michael McCarthy GEORGETOWN, Del. -- Michael Ovitz's antics the week after he was fired by Disney in December 1996 were so 'despicable,' it drove CEO Michael Eisner to write [...]

Byline: Tom Spousta His quest began four years ago, when Rick Rhoden moved to Ponte Vedra, Fla., joined a golf club and got serious about his game. The former major [...]