| San Jose State athletics gains from losses on the field The South Bay’s only Division 1 college football team kicked off the 2010 season this month with consecutive losses, but the games brought a cash infusion to a school whose team has lost money for years. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Saints suffer first loss of season • Super Bowl champions defeated 27-24 by Falcons• Kansas City and Pittsburgh improve to 3-0Atlanta's Matt Bryant nailed a 46-yard overtime field goal that gave the Falcons a 27-24 win over the New Orleans Saints yesterday after the defending Super Bowl champions blew their chance to win the game and remain undefeated this season.The Saints forced overtime when Garrett Hartley booted a 32-yard field goal with four seconds left on the clock but squandered their chance to steal the victory when Hartley failed with his next attempt from 29 yards."It's a tough loss. It was a hard fought game," the New Orleans coach, Sean Payton, said. "When you turn it over like we did early on, we give up big plays and we fail to convert that kick in overtime like that, it's going to be tough to overcome those things."It was the second straight win for the Falcons and the first loss in three games this season for the Saints, who won the Super Bowl for the first time in February and were making a habit of winning tight games with last-minute kicks. Hartley put the Saints in last season's Super Bowl with an overtime winner against the Minnesota Vikings and kicked a late winner against the San Francisco 49ers last week but could not repeat the feat against the Falcons."It is easy to look at the kick and just point at that specific play in overtime, yet there was a reason we were in overtime," Payton said.While the Saints suffered their first loss, the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers kept their perfect records intact with a pair of blowout victories while the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys both chalked up their first wins.Quarterback Matt Cassel threw three touchdowns as the Chiefs overturned a half-time deficit to overcome the struggling San Francisco 49ers 31-10 and win their first three games of a season for the first time in seven years. "We're going to enjoy this one but as I've said before and as coach [Todd Haley] continues to tell us, 'Hey, we're not satisfied at 3-0 and there's a long season left to go and we have 13 more games,'" Cassel said.Charlie Batch, making his first start in three years, threw three touchdown passes in the first half as the Steelers handed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers their first loss of the season, 38-13. "We came into a hostile environment versus an undefeated team and we did the job," the Steelers head coach, Mike Tomlin, said. "Hats off to a lot of people but you really got to tip a hat to Charlie Batch. What he was able to do for us today. He played like a veteran ... he didn't blink."The Vikings defeated the Detroit Lions 24-10 on the back of two touchdowns from Adrian Peterson, including one 80-yard run, while receiver Roy Williams scored two touchdowns in the Cowboys' 27-13 win over the Houston Texans.Tom Brady and Peyton Manning also threw three touchdown passes each. Brady, coming off last week's loss to the New York Jets, led the New England Patriots to a 38-30 win over the Buffalo Bills, while Manning steered the Indianapolis Colts to a 27-13 win over the Denver Broncos.Another brilliant performance from Manning was dulled by a sombre atmosphere at Invesco Field where Broncos players and fans continued to come to grips with the death of wide receiver Kenny McKinley. A moment of silence was held prior to the game to honour the 23-year-old, who died of an apparent suicide, and it ended nearly as quiet with many of the 76,000 fans making their way to the exits before the final whistle.Week three resultsArizona Cardinals 24-23 Oakland Raiders; Baltimore Ravens 24-17 Cleveland Browns; Carolina Panthers 7-20 Cincinnati Bengals; Denver Broncos 13-27 Indianapolis Colts; Houston Texans 13-27 Dallas Cowboys; Jacksonville Jaguars 3-28 Philadelphia Eagles; Kansas City Chiefs 31-10 San Francisco 49ers; Miami Dolphins 23-31 New York Jets; Minnesota Vikings 24-10 Detroit Lions; New England Patriots 38-30 Buffalo Bills; New Orleans Saints 24-27 Atlanta Falcons; New York Giants 10-29 Tennessee Titans; Seattle Seahawks 27-20 San Diego Chargers; St Louis Rams 30-16 Washington Redskins; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-38 Pittsburgh SteelersNFLUS sportguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Football Bowl Association selects agency I-30 East to revamp site This winter, college football fans will have ready access to all the upcoming bowl information at a single Web site. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Nadal ousted in Shanghai; first loss before quarterfinals in 2010 Rafael Nadal failed to reach a quarterfinal for the first time this year, upset 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 by Jurgen Melzer in the third round of the Shanghai ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Joseph Ebuya and Grace Momyani secure Kenyan double in Great South Run • Scott Overall tops UK rankings after running 47:37• GB's Freya Murray second behind Grace MoyamiThe world cross-country champion Joseph Ebuya eased to a UK Allcomers' 10 miles record at the Great South Run in Portsmouth today. Ebuya took advantage of perfect weather conditions around the flat and fast course to knock 40 seconds from the long-standing time of 45min 56sec, achieved by Benson Masya 15 years previously.The Kenyan demolished Saif Saeed Shaheen and Vincent Yator, who finished in 46min 37sec and 47:28 respectively.Ebuya's time of 45min 16sec, on his debut over the distance, is the quickest in the world this year and was exceptional considering he ran the last six miles on his own.He said: "I think with pacemakers I could probably have run closer to 45 minutes but it doesn't matter – this is an important win. The conditions were right for fast running and, although Shaheen and Yator looked good in the early stages, they had no answer when I pulled clear between three and four miles."The 23-year-old, who burst on to the global scene when he won the world cross-country title in March, was full of praise for the support he received en route: "I didn't feel as if I was in an empty space when alone. The support from the spectators all of the way was unbelievable. I've never seen so many watching a race. They were spilling into the streets."Scott Overall went to the top of the UK rankings after winning a close domestic battle with the Scot Andy Lemoncello by four seconds, in a time of 47:37.Grace Momyani, who won 10,000m gold at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, made it the first Kenyan double for three years, taking the women's title in 52:03. Momyani, who missed her personal best by 12 seconds, said: "I feel OK, I wasn't certain how I would perform as I had little time to prepare after competing in Delhi."Freya Murray, in her first 10-mile event, became the UK's fifth fastest performer in a time of 52:27. Murray was fifth behind Momyani in their track encounter in Delhi and surpassed the hopes of her US-based coach Steve Jones – the British marathon record holder. She beat off the challenge of more fancied rivals such as Hungary's No1 Aniko Kalovics, who placed third in 53:01."I couldn't believe it, I didn't know what to expect in my first race at the distance," said Murray after being advised to run by Jones after a tough training session on Wednesday night. "I spoke with Steve on the telephone and he told me to get out there and mix it, give it my best shot."Murray is now Scotland's second fastest runner, behind only Liz McColgan's time of exactly 52 minutes in the 1997 Great South Run.She added: "When Grace broke away Kalovics was still running strongly and I was determined to stay with her. I just kept telling myself go, go, go – and it paid off when I got clear at halfway and that made me more determined to stay in front. I'm amazed to have run so quickly as I was tired after Delhi. But it was something new and has certainly told me a lot about myself and longer distances."Her fellow Scot Stephanie Twell, the Commonwealth 1,500m bronze medallist, was happy with sixth place. Twell, who plans ultimately to take to the roads in the footsteps of the world marathon record holder, Paula Radcliffe, clocked 53:52.She said: "I ran a conservative race as all my training this summer has been based around 1,500m – which is not exactly the best preparations for this distance. But I did feel comfortable throughout and it was something new for me to do. Yes, I will move up eventually to longer distances but not for the moment."The 2012 London Olympic Games are a major target for Twell, who added: "Before I do I want to run a really fast 1,500m."Athleticsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |