Bills unable to get past Saints' defence

Terrell Owens had caught a pass in 185 consecutive games heading into play on Sunday, a remarkably resilient streak that met its match on a dreary afternoon, with a drearier offence. The Buffalo Bills were shut out at home, save for a fake field-goal attempt that went for a touchdown, and fell 27-7 to the New Orleans Saints

Obama to lobby for Chicago Olympics

In a change of heart, President Barack Obama will make a last-minute pitch in Copenhagen this week for his hometown Chicago?s Olympic bid for the 2016 Summer Games

Mickelson wins tourney, Tiger takes big prize

Phil Mickelson spectacularly burst through the field on his way to winning the Tour Championship by three shots on Sunday. World No. 1 Tiger Woods, meanwhile, birdied two of the last four holes for a 70 to finish second and win the season-long points race for the FedExCup, plus the US$10-million bonus

Stalberg shines in Leafs loss to Sabres

A handful of Toronto Maple Leafs training camp hopefuls were making a final stand, and some of them likely taking their last few strides with the big club in the team?s final pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres Sunday night

Shirokov earned his spot on Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks were nearly perfect and so was Sergei Shirokov. The Canucks ended their National Hockey League pre-season at 7-0-2 with a 5-4 overtime loss Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers

Whitecaps advance to USL-1 semi-finals

Jay Nolly saved a penalty kick in the 35th minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps successfully defended their first-leg lead in beating the Carolina RailHawks 1-0 on aggregate Sunday in Cary, N.C.

Yankees clinch AL East, homefield advantage

Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees wrapped up the AL East title and home-field advantage throughout the post-season with a neat bow, beating the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Sunday

Jays finish home schedule on a high note

At the final home game of the season, a big crowd brought a remarkably upbeat vibe to the Rogers Centre, and the Blue Jays rewarded them with an unlikely comeback win

Vick does little in return, Eagles rout Chiefs

The Philadelphia Eagles didn't need much from Michael Vick to beat the Kansas City Chiefs. They didn't need anything from Donovan McNabb or Brian Westbrook

Favre lifts Vikes to narrow victory over 49ers

Brett Favre still has quite the winning touch. Greg Lewis leaped for a 32-yard touchdown in the back of the end zone to lift Minnesota to a 27-24 victory

Johnson wins Chase race at Dover

Jimmie Johnson swept the season races at Dover International Speedway to accelerate his bid for a fourth straight Sprint Cup title

Silver and bronze for Canadian short trackers

Canada wrapped up a short track speedskating World Cup meet in Seoul on Sunday with a pair of medals in relay events

Yzerman plans to call Gretzky about his future

Hockey Canada executive director and Detroit Red Wings vice president Steve Yzerman plans to call Wayne Gretzky to find out his plans for the future

Senators still waiting for chemistry to develop

The warm-ups are over, but something still seems disjointed about the Ottawa Senators. For all the proven offensive talent and potential ? nothing?s official yet, but we?re assuming centre Peter Regin and defenceman Erik Karlsson will make the roster as rookies ? the Senators scored only one goal in four of their six pre-season games

Hamilton storms to victory in Singapore

Lewis Hamilton stormed to a floodlit victory in the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday while Jenson Button fought through the field to extend his championship lead to 15 points with three races left. McLaren?s world champion drove brilliantly around the Marina Bay street circuit to lead from start to finish in the gruelling 61-lap race, finishing 9.6 seconds ahead of Timo Glock