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• Bears S Meriweather fined $25,000 for late hit
• Tom Verducci: Brewers' lousy defense finally rears its ugly head
• San Jose State tops Hawaii in game with 12 turnovers
• Midnight Madness festivities kick off new season
• Cards move within 1 win of World Series (AP)
• Cardinals take 3-2 lead, push Brewers to brink
• Talking Heads
• Bullpen leads Cardinals past Brewers for 3-2 NLCS lead
• Edwards gets eighth Nationwide victory (AP)
• Cardinals coast by sloppy Brewers 7-1
• La Russa drops hints about returning to St. Louis in '12
• Carl Edwards rallies for Nationwide victory
• Kentucky kicks off season with new banner, extravagance
• La Russa drops hints about returning next year
• Source: Big East sends invites to 5 schools
• Potential Conference USA-Mountain West merger in the works
• Kanaan earns pole for Las Vegas Indy 300
• Brewers owner Mark Attanasio prepared to save wife with glove
• Texas AD to Texas A&M: Schedule full until '18
• Saturday's slate: Main event, undercard

Bears S Meriweather fined $25,000 for late hit Posted: 15 Oct 2011 12:04 AM PDT Chicago Bears safety Brandon Meriweather received more bad news Friday when an NFL spokesman announced the league has fined him $25,000 for striking an opponent late.

Tom Verducci: Brewers' lousy defense finally rears its ugly head Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:20 PM PDT The Brewers' downfall in their 7-1 loss to the Cardinals? They had to field too many ground balls, says Tom Verducci, who also discusses the dearth of good starting pitching and more.

San Jose State tops Hawaii in game with 12 turnovers Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:04 PM PDT Chandler Jones caught the go-ahead TD with 36 seconds left, and San Jose State rallied in a wild game that included 6 turnovers by each team ...

Midnight Madness festivities kick off new season Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:58 PM PDT Things were pretty normal for the opening night of practice for Division I men's basketball.

Cards move within 1 win of World Series (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 12:23 AM PDT Tony La Russa called up some more bullpen magic for the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet another round of spotless relief has a team that squeaked into the postseason on the final day one victory away from the World Series. Not bad for a team that's on its fifth closer, and Jason Motte remains unofficial in that capacity.

Cardinals take 3-2 lead, push Brewers to brink Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:47 PM PDT The bumbling Brewers made four errors that led to three unearned runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals survived a short start by Jaime Garcia to beat Milwaukee 7-1 Friday night to take a 3-2 lead in the NL championship series.

Talking Heads Posted: 15 Oct 2011 12:52 AM PDT Brandon Marshall and Santonio Holmes had crazy rants heading into Monday night's game pitting underachievers. It's hard to figure what both were trying to prove, writes Chris Burke.

Bullpen leads Cardinals past Brewers for 3-2 NLCS lead Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:52 PM PDT The Cardinals scored three unearned runs off four Brewers errors, and the St. Louis bullpen threw 4 1/3 innings of two-hit relief to win 7-1 ...

Edwards gets eighth Nationwide victory (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:26 PM PDT Sprint Cup points leader Carl Edwards moved in front on a late restart and held off Kyle Busch on the final lap to win his eighth Nationwide race of the season on Friday night.

Cardinals coast by sloppy Brewers 7-1 Posted: 15 Oct 2011 12:52 AM PDT St. Louis took advantage of Milwaukee's poor defense and is now one win from the World Series. The Cardinals scored three unearned runs in their 7-1 victory to take a 3-2 NLCS lead.

La Russa drops hints about returning to St. Louis in '12 Posted: 14 Oct 2011 07:46 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Tony La Russa sounds like he wants to return as St. Louis Cardinals manager next season.

Carl Edwards rallies for Nationwide victory Posted: 14 Oct 2011 08:44 PM PDT Sprint Cup points leader Carl Edwards moved in front on a late restart and held off Kyle Busch on the final lap.

Kentucky kicks off season with new banner, extravagance Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:56 PM PDT Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari hung a Final Four banner in midst of glitzy, concert-like Big Blue Madness.

La Russa drops hints about returning next year Posted: 14 Oct 2011 09:22 PM PDT Tony La Russa sounds like he wants to return as St. Louis Cardinals manager next season.

Source: Big East sends invites to 5 schools Posted: 14 Oct 2011 09:03 PM PDT Big East officials were meeting with representatives from the University of Central Florida on Friday, as the conference closed in on extending formal invitations for expansion, a source told ESPN's Joe Schad.

Potential Conference USA-Mountain West merger in the works Posted: 14 Oct 2011 07:35 PM PDT The Mountain West and Conference USA are working on a merger that would create a single football league with as many as 24 schools.

Kanaan earns pole for Las Vegas Indy 300 Posted: 14 Oct 2011 06:13 PM PDT IndyCar series title contenders Dario Franchitti and Will Power will start on the same row at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Brewers owner Mark Attanasio prepared to save wife with glove Posted: 14 Oct 2011 05:50 PM PDT Brewers owner Mark Attanasio went to his teams clubhouse Friday before Game 5 of the NLCS searching for a glove.

Texas AD to Texas A&M: Schedule full until '18 Posted: 14 Oct 2011 05:49 PM PDT The Texas-Texas A&M rivalry appears to be over. Or, at the very least, suspended.

Saturday's slate: Main event, undercard Posted: 15 Oct 2011 12:52 AM PDT The week's best game is the last as No. 18 ASU visits No. 9 Oregon on Saturday night. There's lots to like in other games, too, says Holly Anderson, who looks at Week 7's top storylines.

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