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AP - Wes Byrum started celebrating before his kick even cleared the uprights. He knew it was good when it left his foot. For Auburn, it was actually perfect. For Florida, it was a kick where it hurt most. Byrum's 43-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Tigers to a 20-17 victory over No. 4 Florida on Saturday night and gave them one of the biggest upsets on a day filled with them.

If the New York Mets (88-73) and Philadelphia Phillies (88-73) finish with the same record, they would play a tiebreaker game Monday in Philadelphia.
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AP - Kansas State did it to Texas again, this time with spectacular special teams. Two kick returns for touchdowns and an interception return for another score propelled the Wildcats to a 41-21 win Saturday over the No. 7 Longhorns, handing Texas its worst home defeat in 10 years under coach Mack Brown.

Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - Wes Byrum's 43-yard field as time expired lifted the Auburn Tigers to a 20-17 victory over the fourth-ranked Florida Gators in a Southeastern Conference battle at the Swamp.
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AP - The New Orleans Hornets traded forward Cedric Simmons, the No. 15 overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft, to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday for David Wesley and undisclosed cash considerations.

By Bob Condotta It figured to be a strange day on Montlake if the Huskies could somehow knock off the No. 1 team in the nation. And for much of the game, strange was the only way to describe it as the Huskies somehow kept hanging around with USC ...
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By Erik Matuszewski Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Mets beat the Florida Marlins 13-0 and regained a share of the division lead when the Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Washington Nationals 4-2.
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By Gary Stallard As post-game press conference blowups go, it should go down as an all-time classic. Last week, Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy offered one of those spectacular freakouts usually reserved for guys like Lou Piniella, ...
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By Christopher Walsh Although the players from Florida State were all able to enjoy Saturday night’s 21-14 victory, and subsequently talked about how they could use the win as a springboard for the rest of the season, no one at Municipal Stadium was ...
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- There is no quarterback controversy at Florida State: Xavier Lee's the quarterback -- at least until Monday.
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AP - Juan Pablo Angel scored on a penalty kick with 10 minutes remaining and the New York Red Bulls secured a 2-2 tie with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.

AP - Jim Thome hit career homer No. 507, Juan Uribe singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Saturday night.

AP - Shelley Duncan homered to cap a 10-run fourth inning, and a host of New York Yankees backups feasted on Baltimore Orioles pitching in an 11-10 victory Saturday night.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The road to the national title took a detour through the scenic Willamette Valley on Saturday. A string of upsets raised the stakes in a stirring showdown between No.
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By Alyson Footer / MLB.com HOUSTON -- Chalk up Saturday night's game as one of those feel-good experiences in which everything went as planned, the Astros logged a win and a sellout crowd went home happy.
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Kitrick Taylor holds up the football he caught for a touchdown on a pass from Packers great Brett Favre. Taylor's touchdown was the first of Favre's 420 scoring passes.
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By Brian Hamilton | Tribune staff reporter 3:34 PM CDT, September 29, 2007 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - As if the very spirits of a disillusioned and disbelieving Notre Dame Nation suddenly possessed him, Charlie Weis gazed upon his team at halftime Saturday ...
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AP - ATLANTA Star running back Tashard Choice charged onto the field Saturday against Clemson lugging the imposing tool, a sign of just how desperate the Yellow Jackets were for a win.
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By Alex McPhillips / MLB.com BOSTON -- The Red Sox erased another October question mark in the season's penultimate game. Red-hot JD Drew made the emphatic statement on Saturday night, carrying Boston to a 6-4 victory over the Twins.
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AP - Xavier Lee came off the bench to throw a pair of touchdown passes to De'Cody Fagg, and Antone Smith scored on a 5-yard run as Florida State defeated No. 22 Alabama 21-14 Saturday.