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Rams hold off Seahawks 28-26 10/20/2014 04:32pm • R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Walking off the field, his back to the huddle, Austin Davis had no idea the St. Louis Rams would gamble in this spot. Not backed up at their 18.The quarterback glanced back in surprise to see Johnny Hekker, arm cocked, about to let one go.It certainl Tannehill leads Dolphins past Bears 27-14 10/20/2014 03:16am • JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Ryan Tannehill was sure he was going to hand the ball off. Then he saw the defense, and he knew what he had to do.Tannehill had a 30-yard run on a fourth-and-1 play in the third quarter of the Miami Dolphins' 27-14 victory over the listless Chicago Bears on Fake punt helps Rams top Seahawks 28-26 10/20/2014 03:16am • ST. LOUIS (AP) -- With another big lead slipping away at home, St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher made a daring call that turned out to be sheer brilliance.Lined up to punt the ball from their 18-yard line, the Rams instead ran a fake. Punter Johnny Hekker tossed an 18-yard pass to a wide-open Benny C Seahawks can't catch Rams, lose 28-26 10/19/2014 07:18pm • R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Special teams brought down the Seattle Seahawks.Russell Wilson became the first quarterback in NFL history to rush for 100 yards and pass for 300 yards, and the Seahawks had a huge statistical advantage over the St. Louis Rams.The effort was wasted b 7 money-saving Halloween hacks 10/19/2014 12:00am • Every year, Americans spend a ton preparing to celebrate Halloween and the costs associated with the spooky holiday continue to go up. According to the National Retail Federation's 2014 Halloween Consumer Spending Survey, the average person will spend $77.52 this Halloween, up from $75.03 last Capitals score 3 goals in SO, beat Panthers 2-1 10/18/2014 11:30pm • BENJAMIN STANDIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alex Ovechkin played his weakest game of the season, Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz said.No matter. He still helped his team beat the Florida Panthers.The Capitals scored on all three shots in the shootout, including the clincher by Ovechki Eastern Washington tops Northern Colorado 26-18 10/18/2014 09:00pm • CHENEY, Wash. (AP) -- Vincent Gamboa's interception with 2 minutes to play sealed Eastern Washington's 26-18 win over Northern Colorado on Saturday in a game that saw the Eagles record seven sacks and get a key touchdown on a special teams trick play.Despite a solid game by the defense, which also h No. 7 Alabama steamrolls No. 21 Texas A&M 59-0 10/18/2014 08:44pm • JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama looked every bit the part of a national title contender, with a point-a-minute attack and a defense that planted a goose egg on one of the nation's most prolific offenses.Blake Sims passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a Duke beats Virginia 20-13 on Sirk's jump-pass TD 10/18/2014 06:20pm • JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Duke took control of its divisional race -- and made itself bowl eligible once again -- by finding yet another way to beat the team it seemingly can't lose to.The Blue Devils beat Virginia for the sixth time in seven years on Saturday, topping White, Davis lead South Florida over Tulsa 38-30 10/18/2014 05:00pm • TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Mike White threw three unanswered touchdown passes to Andre Davis in the second half and South Florida overcame a 20-point deficit to defeat Tulsa 38-30 on Saturday.White and Davis connected twice on 15-yard TD catches. For their third strike, White faked a screen to the left, a Minnesota beats Purdue 39-38 to go 3-0 in Big Ten 10/18/2014 04:12pm • DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- David Cobb rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown and Ryan Santoso kicked a 52-yard field goal with 4:59 left to cap Minnesota's comeback on Saturday, giving the Gophers a 39-38 victory over Purdue and their first 3-0 start in Big Ten play since 1990. Stocks gain...Oil prices rise... Facebook wants DEA to end fake profile pages 10/17/2014 06:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock indexes are closing out a wild week with a big gain after another turbulent session today. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 263 points, or 1.6 percent, to 16,380. The Dow was coming off six straight losses and ended the week down 1 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 ros China jails 2 reporters accused of faking stories 10/17/2014 07:30am • CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese court on Friday jailed two journalists accused of taking bribes and smearing an engineering company with fabricated articles, one of a series of recent scandals surrounding the state-controlled media.The Yuelu District Court in the centra Leidner guides passing improvement for Gophers 10/17/2014 04:39am • DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota is built around a power running attack, with sound defense and special teams to back it up. The Gophers were even good enough one afternoon last month to beat San Jose State by three scores while completing only one pass.Mitch Leidner miss Texas facing uphill climb for bowl berth 10/17/2014 04:30am • JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Longhorns have reached a critical point in the season: start winning now or risk getting shut out of a bowl for the second time in five years.The Longhorns (2-4, 1-2 Big 12) need at least four wins in their final six games to qualify for a