Kevin West

Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys broke Walter Payton's mark of 16,726 yards with an 11-yard burst up the middle early in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against Seattle in Dallas.

Three newspapers were honored Friday with a new Associated Press Managing Editors award recognizing outstanding journalism that makes international news relevant to local readers.

Nearly 120 years after it was founded by former slaves, Morris Brown College may be forced to shut down because of debts of more than $23 million.

Ronnie Brown ran for two touchdowns and Auburn took advantage of five turnovers to upset No. 10 LSU 31-7 Saturday.

Carlyle Holiday threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns as No. 6 Notre Dame took its turnaround to a new plateau Saturday, beating No. 11 Florida State 34-24 to remain unbeaten and in the hunt for the national championship.

Members of the Arkansas defensive line took the final point total in a 48-28 victory over Mississippi to heart on Saturday.

Jay Cutler scored his second touchdown of the day with 1:14 remaining to propel Vanderbilt past Connecticut 28-24. It was Vanderbilt's first victory over a Division I-A opponent since Bobby Johnson became coach.

Tarence Williams ran for 101 yards Saturday as Wake Forest shut out North Carolina for the first time since 1966 with a 31-0 victory, then immediately starting planning the celebration.

Scott McBrien threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the defending conference champs won their fifth straight, beating Duke 45-12 Saturday.

Quarterback Chaz Williams accounted for 257 of Georgia Southern's 390 yards as the Eagles beat The Citadel 28-24 on Saturday.