Florida continues dominance of Georgia (AP)
Florida receiver David Nelson stared across the field, saw all the Georgia players jumping up and down, hooting and hollering after a touchdown and thought, "Here we go again." "Seeing them do that kind of brought back the memory, just hit us hard," Nelson said. The top-ranked Gators responded pretty much the same way they did last season — by pounding the Bulldogs.
Malaysia’s Maxis to make SEAsia’s biggest listing (AFP)
AFP – Maxis, Malaysia’s top mobile operator, is tipped to receive a warm welcome back to the bourse this month in an IPO worth around 3.43 billion dollars, billed as the biggest in Southeast Asian history.
Sixers blow big lead, beat Knicks in OT (AP)
The 76ers seemed ready to deliver a quick knockout in the undercard bout of a weekend chock full of Philadelphia-New York fights. Instead, it turned into a Halloween thriller. Andre Iguodala scored 32 points, including the go-ahead three-point play in overtime, and the 76ers blew a 23-point lead before beating the Knicks 141-127 on Saturday night.
Habs squander late lead, top Leafs in SO (AP)
Mike Cammalleri and the Montreal Canadiens are tough to beat when the game is tied after regulation. Cammalleri and Scott Gomez scored in a shootout to lift the Canadiens to a chippy 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night after they squandered a two-goal lead in the third period. Six of Montreal's seven wins this season have come in overtime or shootouts — including an OT…
Arenas leads undermanned Wizards by Nets (AP)
Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, barely cracked a smile on the court and afterward declared: "I don't get excited anymore." Andray Blatche scored a flashy career-high 30, strutted to the crowd after a highlight-reel baseline dunk and wore his fancy sunglasses as he approached reporters in the locker room.
Cavs beat Bobcats in West’s season debut (AP)
Before Delonte West headed to the locker room, Mo Williams grabbed his troubled teammate and pulled him close. Williams wanted West to hear something and whispered in his ear. "I told him, 'Stay with us'," Williams said. West scored 13 points — all in the second half — in his delayed season debut to spark Cleveland, Williams had 24, and LeBron James added an unselfish 14 as the…
Wild notch first road win, beat Pens 2-1 (AP)
Niklas Backstrom finally stole a win for the Minnesota Wild on the road, and in the most unlikely of places. Backstrom made 34 saves and the Wild won an away game for the first time this season, beating the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday night. "Backy was great," said Eric Belanger, who had the winning goal.
Agent: Chiefs, Johnson reach agreement (AP)
Larry Johnson's agent said he and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed Saturday night to cut the running back's two-week suspension in half, saving him more than $300,000. Peter Schaffer told The Associated Press that nothing had been signed. "We've been working hard at it since Thursday," Schaffer said.
4th-quarter surge powers No. 12 Penn St. (AP)
Penn State's defense clamped down after Northwestern lost starting quarterback Mike Kafka. In the fourth quarter, the Nittany Lions' offense kicked in. Evan Royster bolted 69 yards for a TD to cap a three-score spurt in the final period and No. 12 Penn State pulled away to a 34-13 victory Saturday night.
Down 13, No. 18 Miami rallies past Wake (AP)
Miami's offense didn't do a lot for most of the game while the defense couldn't seem to stop Riley Skinner and the Wake Forest offense. Yet none of that mattered, thanks to Jacory Harris and his opportunistic Hurricanes teammates. Harris threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:08 left and No.