The Cardinals won on a bases-loaded wild pitch in the ninth inning, topping the Cubs 2-1. Coupled with the Braves' loss, St. Louis is two games back in the wild card with four to play.

Brandon Weeden had an amazing finish. Texas A&M had a really bad one. But neither one of those things is what made Oklahoma State's wild 30-29 win so special, writes Andy Staples.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Landry Jones threw for 448 yards and three touchdowns to Ryan Broyles, leading top-ranked Oklahoma back
from a rare home deficit to beat Missouri 38-28 on Saturday night.

Jarrett Lee threw three TDs for his best game so far, Morris Claiborne returned a kickoff 99 yards and the defense did the rest as No. 2 LSU routed 16th-ranked West Virginia 47-21.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The NFL has sent a memo to all 32 teams warning of fines, suspensions and loss of draft picks if the league determines players faked injuries during a game.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- University of Texas President William Powers says creating stability is the top priority for the Big 12 and suggested Texas is open to a new revenue-sharing model.

TORONTO (AP) -- After a painful last pitch, victory was particularly sweet for Dan Haren and the Angels.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A month past his 40th birthday, Jorge Posada walked up to home plate and found himself in a position so familiar,
yet so different.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals are really enjoying the final stretch.

BOSTON (AP) -- Boos poured down on the struggling Red Sox as they left the field after their latest loss. In the clubhouse,
it was quiet as they packed for their final road trip - and perhaps their last games - of the year.

The deaths of three NHL enforcers -- Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien and Wade Belak -- since May shed light on the issues and dangers that enforcers face on and off the ice. Brent Severyn, Belak's teammate on the 1996-97 Colorado Avalanche, had a 328-game NHL career with six teams that began with the Quebec Nordiques in 1989 and ended in 1999 with the Stanley Cup champion Dallas Stars. Now the owner of the Dallas-area business Severyn Sports, Severyn took time to tell SI.com's Adrian Dater what it's really like to fight for a living in the NHL.

How does an elite receiver game plan for a top-notch secondary? In an SI exclusive, Roddy White broke down film with Jim Trotter as the Falcons prepared to face the Eagles in Week 2.

BOSTON (AP) -- Boos poured down on the struggling Red Sox as they left the field after their latest loss. In the clubhouse,
it was quiet as they packed for their final road trip - and perhaps their last games - of the year.

In his Five Cuts, Joe Lemire discusses how the Red Sox widened their wild-card lead despite yet another loss to the O's, the Braves' bleak situation, the Yanks' division title and more.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Adron Chambers drove in the go-ahead run with his first major league hit and Tyler Greene added an RBI
double in the 11th inning to help St. Louis beat Philadelpha 4-2, keeping the Cardinals' playoff push alive while putting
the Phillies' title celebration on hold.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Injured center Sidney Crosby will practice with the Pittsburgh Penguins when they open training camp on Saturday.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Boise State's running game sputtered again Friday night, so the Broncos decided to go to their best option.

HOUSTON (AP) -- Houston coach Gary Kubiak expects running back Arian Foster to play on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox waited for Josh Beckett to recover from his sprained right ankle before letting him get
back on the mound.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Times is reporting Syracuse and Pittsburgh are in talks with the Atlantic Coast Conference about leaving the Big East to join the league.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Newcomer Doug Fister pitched the Detroit Tigers to the AL Central title on Friday night, beating the
Oakland Athletics 3-1 to secure the club's first division title in nearly a quarter-century.

Michael Vick's return to Atlanta is the highlight of NFL Week 2. As a quarterback, Vick has come a long way in the past 25 months -- thanks in large part to one man, writes Peter King.

Top-ranked Oklahoma isn't alone. Numerous ranked teams are hitting the road this week. And that means there are going to be upsets, says Stewart Mandel in his weekly college picks.

No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Florida State is the big game -- but it's not the only one. Holly Anderson looks at the Suspension Bowl, eight question mark teams and more Week 3 storylines.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Jhonny Peralta and Ryan Raburn helped the Detroit Tigers knock the White Sox further back in the AL Central
race.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A pivotal stretch in the NBA lockout begins Tuesday, when full bargaining committees return to the table.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive says he remains hopeful Texas A&M will join the league by next season and that the conference has "started to look at schedules for 2012-13" for 13 teams."

MIAMI (AP) Tom Brady sat on the bench, his sweat-soaked hair hanging in his face as he fumed about his first interception
in nearly 11 months.

Who will budge first? Oklahoma? Texas A&M and the SEC? Conference realignment has turned into a game of chicken and the future of the Big 12 is likely at stake, writes Andy Staples.

Make it three Grand Slam titles in '11 for Novak Djokovic. With another masterful performance he dropped Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 to win the U.S. Open, says Jon Wertheim.

Don't blame Kyle Orton. His struggles in the Broncos' 23-20 loss to the Raiders had fans calling for Tim Tebow, but Denver was simply manhandled by a better team, writes Chris Burke.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott has said the conference is not actively seeking new members.