AP - More AP Top 25 voters are buying into Boise State as the No. 1 team in the country. Boise State gained seven first-place votes and closed in on No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State as the top three teams in the first regular season Associated Press football poll held their spots from the preseason.

AP - Tiger Woods was a no-brainer as a captain's pick for the Ryder Cup.

AP - Venus Williams is back in a Grand Slam semifinal. The year will end without an American man being able to make the same claim.

AFP - Scandal-hit Wayne Rooney scored as England seized control of their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a comfortable 3-1 victory over 10-man Switzerland here Tuesday.

AP - Peyton Manning complained, the NFL listened and now the league is making additional tweaks to the umpire rule.

AP - The Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans are in discussions about a trade of disgruntled defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.

AP - Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday that 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush is expected to be stripped of the award by the end of the month

AP - Two-time Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck and Saxo Bank teammate Stuart O'Grady were sent home from the Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday after breaking team rules on drinking, overshadowing a successful day for the home nation.

AFP - Home hopes in the US Open were blown away by Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka when he outlasted Sam Querrey in a marathon fourth round tie.

AP - Tiger Woods experienced a Ryder Cup tradition for the first time Tuesday.