Who's guilty of stoking an already-hot rivalry? Dennis Dodd finds the smoking gun, and it's a Colt. Texas' McCoy has something to say about the way Oklahoma won the infamous Big 12 South tiebreaker.

Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon says he stands by Omar Minaya, but acknowledges the general manager made a mistake by questioning the motives of a reporter during a bizarre news conference.

Jim Johnson, whose attacking defenses helped the Eagles to one Super Bowl appearance and five NFC title games, has died. He was 68.

The Mets make McMurphy, Nurse Ratchet, Taber and the rest of Cuckoo's Nest crew look downright lucid. The insanity in Queens breeds on itself, bringing about episodes like the Tony Bernazard firing, Ray Ratto says.

Brett Favre has handed the Minnesota Vikings one more loss. The 39-year-old Favre called Vikings coach Brad Childress on Tuesday to tell the coach he won't be coming out of retirement to play for Minnesota.

Phil Mickelson is returning to the PGA Tour, deciding to play the Bridgestone Invitational next week, his first tournament since the U.S. Open.

Michael Phelps' coach announced Tuesday at the world championships that he could withhold the swimmer from international meets until FINA bans high-tech bodysuits.

With the trade winds blowing at gale hurricane force, it's hard to focus on the baseball. Well Larry Dobrow has meshed the two perfectly by finding the perfect trade targets for each team in Power Rankings.

The Carolina Hurricanes are parting ways with the player who scored the goal that won them the Stanley Cup in 2006.