DETROIT – The Mid-Amercian Conference has agreed to a six-year deal with the new Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit to be the game’s back league if the Big Ten or Atlantic Coast Conference cannot fill one of its spots. The first Quick Lane Bowl will be played Dec. 26 at …

San Francisco, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Gordon Beckham’s RBI single in the top of the 10th inning gave the Chicago White Sox a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants in the first game of a brief two-game series. Jordan Danks walked with one out and Moises Sierra singled to put …

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee guard Diamond DeShields says she played much of her freshman season at North Carolina knowing there was a good chance she’d transfer afterward. “It was pretty early on I really knew that, but I didn’t let that stop me,” said DeShields, who did not say specifically …

A look at some things to watch in the Big Ten during Week 4: GAME OF THE WEEK: Miami at No. 24 Nebraska. Not so long ago, when the Hurricanes met the Cornhuskers, everybody in the nation grabbed a chair in front of the (not light and thin, definitely not …

(SportsNetwork.com) – Zack Greinke tries to avoid a third straight loss on Friday when the Los Angeles Dodgers begin a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium. Greinke is winless since beating San Francisco back on July 25 and is coming off back-to-back defeats by the Los Angeles …

LOS ANGELES – Carol Ross has been fired as coach of the slumping Los Angeles Sparks, and will be replaced by general manager Penny Toler for the rest of the season. The team made the move Sunday. The Sparks are in fourth place in the Western Conference, 8½ games behind …

Allen Park, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Hoping to find some consistency at the position, the Detroit Lions signed former Pro Bowl kicker Matt Prater on Tuesday. Prater, who was released by the Denver Broncos last week after serving a four- game suspension, will be Detroit’s third kicker already this season. The …

MANKATO, Minn. – The Minnesota Vikings have placed cornerback Captain Munnerlyn, safety Andrew Sendejo and tight end Chase Ford on the physically unable to perform list to start training camp. Ford is in a cast with a broken left foot and will be out indefinitely. Munnerlyn has a minor hamstring …

EDMOND, Okla. – Suspended Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon has been arrested in Oklahoma on a complaint of marijuana possession. Blackmon, a former standout at Oklahoma State, was arrested Wednesday evening in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond. Police say they noticed his sedan go around stopped traffic in …