Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez maintained a three-shot lead with a 3-under 68 Saturday in the third round of the European Masters.

Denny Hamlin started chasing the championship during qualifying Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Give Floyd Mayweather Jr. credit for one thing. Like any great fighter, he knows when to turn and run.

The New Jersey Devils did more than sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract.

Gavin Floyd allowed five hits in six innings, Carlos Quentin hit a double and triple and the Chicago White Sox swept their day-night doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox with their second 3-1 win on Saturday.

Marcus Thames is making the most of every opportunity to play, a big reason the New York Yankees are rolling right along without several injured All-Stars.

Jim Thome has the classic slugger's swing, a hard uppercut that rarely yields a cheap home run.

American upstart Beatrice Capra got blown away Saturday — by the excellence of Maria Sharapova and the bad, blustery conditions caused by the remnants of Hurricane Earl.  Treating the wind and an opponent with nothing to lose as mere annoyances, Sharapova put a 6-0, 6-0 thumping on Capra at the U.S. Open.

The Arizona Cardinals have released Matt Leinart, parting ways with the former Heisman Trophy winner who was supposed to be the team's franchise quarterback but couldn't escape the backup role.

Christian Ponder threw four first-half touchdown passes and Greg Reid returned a punt 74 yards for another score as No. 20 Florida State celebrated Jimbo Fisher's coaching debut with a 59-6 victory over lower-division Samford (Ala.) Saturday.

Five-time champion Roger Federer won another match in straight sets at the U.S. Open, beating Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in the third round Saturday.

True freshman Rob Bolden threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns, Chaz Powell had a 100-yard kickoff return for a score and No. 19 Penn State brushed off a sluggish start Saturday to beat Youngstown State 44-14.

Jacksonville State quarterback Coty Blanchard completed a 2-point conversion pass to Calvin Middleton in double overtime as the Gamecocks pulled off a stunning 49-48 victory over Mississippi on Saturday.

Jason Day and Brandt Snedeker played in far different conditions Saturday and wound up with a share of the lead halfway through the Deutsche Bank Championship. Tiger Woods, meanwhile, rebounded and shot up the leaderboard with a 6-under 65.

After jumping out ahead of Purdue, 20-3, in the first game of the Brian Kelly era, Notre Dame's lead began to slip away as the Boilermakers notched a safety followed by a touchdown to close the gap to eight. But the Irish defense clamped down and David Ruffer notched his thrid field goal as Notre Dame held on for the 23-12 win Saturday in South Bend.

Denard Robinson accounted for 383 yards and two touchdowns in his first game as Michigan's starting quarterback, leading the Wolverines to a 30-10 win over Connecticut on Saturday at the bigger than ever Big House.

Tre' Newton ran for three touchdowns, quarterback Garrett Gilbert was up and down in his first college start and No. 5 Texas overcame a slow start to beat Rice 34-17 on Saturday.

NL batting leader Carlos Gonzalez had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 win Saturday over the reeling NL West-leading San Diego Padres, whose nine-game losing streak is their longest since 2003.

Jeff Demps had a long scoring run, John Brantley added a fluky touchdown pass late and No. 4 Florida overcame an error-filled game to beat Miami (Ohio) 34-12 Saturday.

Trent Richardson ran for two touchdowns and Greg McElroy passed for 218 yards to help No. 1 Alabama beat San Jose State 48-3 on Saturday night.  The defending national champs shrugged off the absence of injured Heisman winner Mark Ingram and suspended defensive end Marcell Dareus in the opening mismatch.

Andy Dalton ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score to make up for his two interceptions and No. 6 TCU opened the season with a 30-21 victory over No. 24 Oregon State on Saturday night.