ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan hired Rich Rodriguez away from his alma mater after failing to bring back one of its own. A man with ties to both the Wolverines and West Virginia might’ve helped. College football’s winningest program ended its coaching search Sunday, nearly a month after it started, by announcing Rodriguez would succeed [...]

CARY, N.C. — Zack Schilawski always dreamed of scoring big goals in his hometown. He delivered the biggest one of his career there Sunday, scoring the eventual game-winner to lift Wake Forest to a 2-1 victory over Ohio State in the NCAA College Cup championship. “It’s unbelievable,” said Schilawski, who graduated from Cary High School. [...]

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins finally won one, thanks to a break and a big play in overtime. After Baltimore’s Matt Stover missed a 44-yard field goal in the extra period, Miami’s Greg Camarillo turned a short completion into a 64-yard touchdown, and the Dolphins beat the Baltimore Ravens 22-16 Sunday. With the 1972 perfect-season [...]

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Ten weeks later, nothing has changed with Tiger Woods and the rest of golf. Woods won the final golf tournament of the year Sunday, closing with a 4-under 68 to match the tournament record at the Target World Challenge and set a record for the largest margin of victory, by seven [...]

CLEVELAND — Derek Anderson is new to this. So are Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow. The starting secondary, too. The Browns stand on the brink of the playoffs, needing a win today over Buffalo and a Tennessee loss at Kansas City to reach the postseason for the first time since 2002. The only holdovers are [...]

KEYS TO THE GAME Deep thwart The Bills’ best chance to beat the Browns is with a few well-timed big plays. They have the perfect guy for the job in receiver Lee Evans, a Bedford native. In his four years in the league, Evans has five touchdowns of at least 70 yards, the most in [...]