Peek at the Week: Reeling Broncos must find way to derail hot Chargers Five weeks ago, Denver won at San Diego and seemingly wrapped up the AFC West. Now that 3 1/2-game lead is gone, and the Chargers come into the Rockies with a ton of momentum. There's a lot more than first place on the line for the Broncos, Clark Judge says.
Weekend Watch List: Drop-off is steeper by the dozen The Big 12 was all the rage in '08. Story lines galore. Now there's just one on Saturday, Dennis Dodd says: Nebraska and K-State will vie for the right to get throttled by Texas in two weeks.
Tony's Top 10: Is The Game a must-win for Rich Rod squad? We know the Wolverines will play to win The Game. We don't know if they need
to defeat the Buckeyes to save Rich Rodriguez's job, Tony Barnhart says -- though
avoiding a 1-7 Big Ten record can only help.
Friday Look Ahead: Orange out to crush memories of preseason The exhibition season is so two weeks ago. After knocking off Cal, Syracuse gets a shot at North Carolina and a chance to make everybody forget about that Le Moyne loss, Gary Parrish says.
Knicks decide to pass on available Iverson The New York Knicks won't sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain
would hinder their plans to build for the future.
Hendrick extends Johnson through 2015 Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.