Northern Arizona beats winless Idaho State 40-12

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Alex Henderson rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns as Northern Arizona defeated winless Idaho State 40-12 Saturday.
Michael Herrick was 24 for 37 for 272 yards and one touchdown for the Lumberjacks (5-2, 4-1 Big Sky), who compiled 464 total yards, 33.5 more than their season average.
The Bengals (0-8, 0-5) have [...]

Northern Arizona defeats Montana State, 23-10

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Michael Herrick threw for 388 yards and a touchdown as Northern Arizona scored 16 fourth-quarter points en route to a 23-10 Big Sky Conference victory over mistake-plagued Montana State on Saturday.
Matt Myers, whose field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter tied the game, kicked a 19-yard field goal [...]

NFL extends Cardinals blackout deadline 24 hours

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) —
The NFL has given the Arizona Cardinals a 24-hour extension to the television blackout deadline for Sunday’s game in Glendale against the
Houston Texans.
In order to air live on local television, league rules require games to be sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff.
Arizona’s blackout deadline has now been extended until 1:15 p.m. [...]

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Brent Johnson (1) makes a save on a shot by Phoenix Coyotes' Petr Prucha (16) in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Coyotes won 3-0. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Prucha’s on-his-back goal leads Coyotes past Pens

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins’ first bad game of the season was more than that. It was Coyote ugly.
Petr Prucha was knocked off his skates in front of the net but still pushed the puck into the net while down on a Penguins player’s back in the second period, and the [...]

Indiana Fever's Tamika Catchings, left, makes a pass as she drives around Phoenix Mercury's Cappie Pondexter in the third quarter of Game 4 of the WNBA Finals basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Mercury even WNBA finals with 90-77 win over Fever

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The high-scoring Phoenix Mercury saved their season with defense.
The Indiana Fever led the WNBA finals series 2-1 and had a chance to clinch their first title in front of an active sellout crowd that included local celebrities such as Indianapolis Colts players Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne. None of that mattered as [...]

The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers play during the third inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Minneapolis. The teams are playing the tiebreaker to decide the American League Central Division title. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)

Twins rally to clinch AL Central title in 12 innings

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alexi Casilla singled home the winning run with one out in the 12th inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied past Detroit 6-5 in the AL Central tiebreaker Tuesday night, completing a colossal collapse for the Tigers.
The Tigers became the first team in major league history to blow a three-game lead with four [...]

Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Young right, celebrates with teammate Mark Reynolds after hitting a three RBI home run in the fourth inning during a baseball game against The Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Young’s home run lifts D-Backs over Cubs, finish 70-92

CHICAGO (AP) — Lockers were being cleaned out and boxes were being filled with belongings as the Chicago Cubs hurried to get out of town at the end of a disappointing season.
“It’s a little weird to be packing up and heading home, because the last couple of years we’ve been still playing,” said Ryan Dempster, [...]