list USATODAY.com Sports - Top Stories http://www.usatoday.com/sports/default.htm USATODAY.com Sports - Top Stories (USA TODAY) en-us Copyright 2008, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:55:31 GMT USATODAY.com Sports - Top Stories 142 18 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/default.htm http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif As Bills head for Toronto, can Canada work as an NFL home? http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/ocZJ54sWjxY/2008-12-04-toronto-cover_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:56:10 GMT Buffalo Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr., 90, has a chest virus. He has been coughing for two weeks. "The doctor tells me stay ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/YoUTvN1-yNeMHUGDS08JbmDP5tM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/YoUTvN1-yNeMHUGDS08JbmDP5tM/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/ocZJ54sWjxY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/bills/2008-12-04-toronto-cover_N.htm?csp=34 Feds drop four counts against Bonds http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/42kv4HInGXQ/2008-12-04-bonds_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:14:15 GMT Federal prosecutors dropped four counts of lying to a grand jury against baseball star Barry Bonds, leaving him to face trial ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/-VEepO1BAE4hhUkWIzXbBSoB-QI/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/-VEepO1BAE4hhUkWIzXbBSoB-QI/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/42kv4HInGXQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-12-04-bonds_N.htm?csp=34 Simpson faces 6 years to life at sentencing http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/xR7wBZSNupQ/2008-12-05-simpson-sentencing_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:53:55 GMT O.J. Simpson is going to prison; the question is for how long. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/XVFHj7ZBrYB4pBi6SS0XV8rp_a0/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/XVFHj7ZBrYB4pBi6SS0XV8rp_a0/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/xR7wBZSNupQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-12-05-simpson-sentencing_N.htm?csp=34 Pierce, doctor from Plax case will meet police on Friday http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/HDli4HUNbs8/2008-12-04-burress-case_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:21:55 GMT Antonio Pierce didn't know New York Giants teammate Plaxico Burress was carrying a gun last weekend until it accidentally discharged, ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/1ySmv9Czy9fR_jCgHuYTEpGHuqw/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/1ySmv9Czy9fR_jCgHuYTEpGHuqw/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/HDli4HUNbs8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/giants/2008-12-04-burress-case_N.htm?csp=34 NHL hands down six-game suspension for Stars' Avery http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/8tngUP1stCQ/2008-12-05-avery-suspension_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:40:16 GMT Sean Avery was suspended for six games without pay by the NHL on Friday morning for his remarks about former girlfriends during ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/Vpj7Ki_-pVQojlfyhc6rNv8mTLw/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/Vpj7Ki_-pVQojlfyhc6rNv8mTLw/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/8tngUP1stCQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/stars/2008-12-05-avery-suspension_N.htm?csp=34 Patriots bolster linebacker corps by signing Seau http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/2hWBDZSBuUY/2008-12-05-seau_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:24:44 GMT Junior Seau signed with the New England Patriots on Friday, coming out of retirement again to help bolster his former team's ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/4v-pWVZ_i9D6Uk4ukD3f4QLhDFE/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/4v-pWVZ_i9D6Uk4ukD3f4QLhDFE/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/2hWBDZSBuUY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/patriots/2008-12-05-seau_N.htm?csp=34 Chargers roll for 11th straight victory vs. Raiders http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/QpFqCqX9uss/2008-12-04-chargers-raiders_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:10:28 GMT The San Diego Chargers finally looked like world-beaters. It's probably too late. LaDainian Tomlinson scored on a 3-yard run ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/7slhjiBwdybokjEQor28IuzHEXY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/7slhjiBwdybokjEQor28IuzHEXY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/QpFqCqX9uss" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-12-04-chargers-raiders_N.htm?csp=34 Citing economic crisis, Honda withdraws from F1 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/DlLvoAjdaS0/2008-12-05-honda_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:18:19 GMT The global economic slowdown has taken an early toll on Formula One, with Honda quitting the high-cost sport to focus more on ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/1NkPnHd0aXzBkuIwlL4yk7bgBFg/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/1NkPnHd0aXzBkuIwlL4yk7bgBFg/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/DlLvoAjdaS0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/formula1/2008-12-05-honda_N.htm?csp=34 Steelers defense trying for rare NFL sweep http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/iSzwQJdwV34/2008-12-04-defense_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:57:15 GMT Wins and losses will be the ultimate measure of the 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers, but they have at shot at a rare Triple Crown of ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/fPgUBdCdHsF6fITX2JHAX1A4ZAg/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/fPgUBdCdHsF6fITX2JHAX1A4ZAg/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/iSzwQJdwV34" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/steelers/2008-12-04-defense_N.htm?csp=34 Audi ends participation in American Le Mans circuit http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/yKr_VCkcV_E/2008-12-05-audi-alms_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:25:07 GMT Audi is pulling out of the American Le Mans Series, ending a dominating nine-year run in which its cars won the LMP1 class championship ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/yb1YwTz7cjKHlfJsSD1BbuiRULU/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/yb1YwTz7cjKHlfJsSD1BbuiRULU/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/yKr_VCkcV_E" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/2008-12-05-audi-alms_N.htm?csp=34 De La Hoya, Pacquiao make adjustments to more weight http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/B4Y8G5Sii04/2008-12-05-delahoya-pacquiao-weight_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:43:09 GMT Manny Pacquiao is taking a major risk Saturday by facing an opponent he didn't have to fight, but so is Oscar De La Hoya. Pacquiao, ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/leO4BMHDBtAKUP7hCbTZoH2I4ys/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/leO4BMHDBtAKUP7hCbTZoH2I4ys/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/B4Y8G5Sii04" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2008-12-05-delahoya-pacquiao-weight_N.htm?csp=34 De La Hoya-Pacquiao pay-per-view could be 'home run' http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/knDpTS71jRA/2008-12-05-pay-per-view-de-la-hoya-pacquiao_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:42:40 GMT This isn't an election, but early returns look promising for Saturday night's showdown between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/7oeoJss7YEordpKZSy8d366trE8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/7oeoJss7YEordpKZSy8d366trE8/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/knDpTS71jRA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2008-12-05-pay-per-view-de-la-hoya-pacquiao_N.htm?csp=34 Abrams, No. 8 Texas dispatch ninth-ranked UCLA http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/4jGp4XC5B3g/2008-12-04-texas-ucla_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:48:55 GMT A.J. Abrams scored 31 points, including the last six of the game for No. 8 Texas, sending the Longhorns to a 68-64 victory over ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/lnsojJxuO-eX4dLclrRJr6FVnpo/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/lnsojJxuO-eX4dLclrRJr6FVnpo/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/4jGp4XC5B3g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2008-12-04-texas-ucla_N.htm?csp=34 The Bell Tolls: Even without Plax, Giants are still NFL's best http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/gVW29rUcJwA/2008-12-04-the-bell-tolls_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:16:23 GMT We interrupt the business about Glocks-in-nightclubs, alleged cover-ups and shout-outs from City Hall for a tidbit that has received ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/dD0U0Mz-pZrIu-vysUDOqkXQ9eA/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/dD0U0Mz-pZrIu-vysUDOqkXQ9eA/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/gVW29rUcJwA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-12-04-the-bell-tolls_N.htm?csp=34 No. 2 UConn escapes Buffalo with four-point victory http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/EKY4-QLCvaQ/2008-12-04-uconn-buffalo_N.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:27:55 GMT Hasheem Thabeet had 21 points and 18 rebounds, Jeff Adrien added 18 points, and No. 2 Connecticut survived a big scare, holding ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/PQuzpcH3lKDmk6dgRf8IwlXptWk/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/PQuzpcH3lKDmk6dgRf8IwlXptWk/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~4/EKY4-QLCvaQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2008-12-04-uconn-buffalo_N.htm?csp=34