Tyler Watts passed for 236 yards and two touchdowns and Freddie Roach returned a late interception for a score as Alabama held on to beat Middle Tennessee 39-34 Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
Tyrone Willingham clapped his hands in encouragement when the game started, and everyone else at Notre Dame cheered when the Fighting Irish walked off the field with a victory over No. 21 Maryland on Saturday night.
Duke ended a 23-game losing streak, beating East Carolina 23-16 Saturday behind Alex Wade's 109 yards rushing and Brendan Dewan's 28-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Jeff Burton won the rain-shortened Gatorade 200 on Saturday when, after the third stoppage, the cars were led across the start/finish line to make the race official.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has filed a new civil complaint in the collapse of the First National Bank of Keystone, tracing the alleged bank scam to people and companies scattered across the globe.
A federal judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit that claims Wal-Mart's denial of health insurance coverage for birth control is unfair to women employees.
