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Liverpool and Everton will battle it out in the first Merseyside derby of the season in Saturday's early kick-off in the English Premier League.

Liverpool and Everton will battle it out in the first Merseyside derby of the season in Saturday's early kick-off in the English Premier League.

The Packers' defensive star is out for the season.

The emergence of an anonymous group asking for the removal of athletic director Pete Boone caused University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones to publicly decry the motives.

Get briefed on the latest English Premier League gameweek as it brings with it some enticing fixtures including some major derbies.

A columnist for the Times Union defended herself after receiving distasteful responses from readers.

Book on football player’s life draws controversy before publication date.

Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton” to be released Oct. 4.

Michael Vick said Wednesday that he will play Sunday after suffering a hand contusion.

Chelsea will make the trip to the Mestalla to play Valencia in their second Group E encounter in the UEFA Champions League.

The conference realignment rumor mill has slowed down a bit recently, but several conferences could still expand in the foreseeable future, including the SEC.

Texas A&M is officially headed to the SEC in 2012 and despite commissioner Mike Slive's assertions the conference is content at 13 teams, it's only a matter of time before the SEC looks to round up its base to 14 or more.

Chelsea will make the trip to the Mestalla to play Valencia in their second Group E encounter in the UEFA Champions League.

It was an evening to forget for Manchester City after losing 2-0 at Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League - a defeat which was compounded by controversy surrounding Carlos Tevez's future at the club.

Real Madrid produced a clinical performance to bursh aside Ajax Amsterdam 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in their second Group A game in the UEFA Champions League.

Manchester United required a late, injury time header from Ashley Young to spare them the blushes against FC Basel in the Group C encounter of the UEFA Champions League.

Manchester United will face FC Basel at Old Trafford in their second Group C encounter in the UEFA Champions League.

Two teams with an illustrious history in the competition will face-off at the Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid host Ajax Amsterdam in their UEFA Champions League group D encounter.

Manchester United will face FC Basel at Old Trafford in their second Group C encounter in the UEFA Champions League.

Manchester United will play FC Basle in their second UEFA Champions League group game on Tuesday, but they face the prospect of playing without eight first-team contenders.

Norway's top-flight produced the most bizarre/brilliant goal when Odd Grenland played Tromso on Sunday.