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Terrell Owens admitted what his Dallas teammates couldn't a month ago -- at least publicly: The Cowboys were springing leaks long before Tony Romo broke his pinkie and their Super Bowl hopes started sinking.

Owens said doubt crept in as early as the first month of the season, when the Cowboys lost their first game against Washington then answered with an unimpressive victory against then-winless...

Ben Roethlisberger underwent an MRI exam Tuesday on his injured right shoulder, and the Pittsburgh Steelers won't know if he can play Sunday against the Colts until they get the results.

Roethlisberger, whose throwing shoulder was slightly separated in the first game of the season, was injured on a quarterback sneak near the end of the second quarter of Pittsburgh's 23-6 victory in Washington on Monday night.

Roethlisberger did not play the rest of the game.

Ben Roethlisberger underwent an MRI exam Tuesday on his injured right shoulder, and the Pittsburgh Steelers won't know if he can play Sunday against the Colts until they get the results.

Roethlisberger, whose throwing shoulder was slightly separated in the first game of the season, was injured on a quarterback sneak near the end of the second quarter of Pittsburgh's 23-6 victory in Washington on...

Diego Maradona expects his first game as Argentina coach to be next month's friendly against Scotland at Hampden Park.

Goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Darren Bent give Tottenham their first win of the season over Bolton in Harry Redknapp's first game in charge.

The Beanie and Terrelle show debuted to rave reviews. Tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells rushed for 106 yards in his first game in a month and quarterback Terrelle Pryor ran for two scores and threw for another to lead No. 14 Ohio State to 34-21 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.

It was the first time the two had started in the same backfield.

History is against Art Briles. The new Baylor head coach inherits a program that has been the worst in the Big 12 since the league started.

Five of the last six Bears coaches -- dating all the way back to 1969 -- lost their first game. The present doesn't seem to be of much help either.

Briles' Baylor debut comes Thursday night against No.

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming played in his first game in almost six months Thursday, joining China's national team in an Olympics warmup against Serbia.

Entering to huge applause from the crowd in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, Yao appeared rusty in scoring six points over seven minutes in the first half.