NEW YORK Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll.

LONDON Andy Murray beat Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Sunday in the opening group match of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said he would have a hard time arguing if the school decides to fire him for his 6-5 record, saying it isn't good enough.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues.

WASHINGTON Senate moderates on Sunday threatened to scuttle the health care bill if their demands weren't met, frustrating rank-and-file Democrats who say their colleagues' views were out of step with American voters.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. Reigning four-man bobsled world champion Steven Holcomb has won the four-man World Cup event at Mount Van Hoevenberg, leading the U.S. to a 1-2 finish for the second straight day.

JAKARTA, Indonesia Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Lee Westwood of England became Europe's No. 1 golfer on Sunday after winning the Dubai World Championship by six strokes.

WASHINGTON The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.

DUBLIN Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound (180-kilogram) car bomb outside police reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate, Northern Ireland's police commander said Sunday.

TUCSON, Ariz. Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli watched as red-clad Arizona students ringed the sidelines as time ticked down, ready to rush the field.

KABUL A roadside bomb killed five Afghan border security guards traveling on a heavily used road in southern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Sunday.

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred.

GAUHATI, India Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India's restive northeast on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding more than 50, police said.

FORT WORTH, Texas The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.

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NEW YORK The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 - plus tax - on Saturday.

EDMONTON, Alberta Jonathan Toews scored two goals and added an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks won their sixth game in a row, knocking off the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. With a stunning victory in his hometown, Andre Ward proved he's ready for the world.

ANAHEIM, Calif. Dany Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Joe Thornton's go-ahead tally pin the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Junior-college transfer Darington Hobson scored a career-high 30 points Saturday to lead New Mexico to an 81-52 victory over Louisiana Tech in the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. Martevious Young threw a career-high four touchdown passes and Southern Mississippi beat Tulsa 44-34 on Saturday night.

PORTLAND, Ore. Martell Webster had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 18 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Minnesota 106-78 on Saturday night, handing the Timberwolves their 12th straight loss.

AUSTIN, Texas Colt McCoy fired the cannon. He banged the big drum.

LINCOLN, Neb. A month ago, in the wake of back-to-back home losses, Nebraska's season looked to be going south.

PORTLAND, Ore. Nik Raivio scored 24 points to lead a big second-half turnaround as Portland registered an 88-81 victory over Oregon on Saturday.

STANFORD, Calif. The California players listened quietly all week to the pregame talk about how powerful Stanford had a chance to go to the Rose Bowl.

DENVER Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

SALT LAKE CITY Carlos Boozer scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half and overtime to lead the Utah Jazz to their fourth straight victory, 100-97 over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.

HOUSTON Luis Scola scored 22 points and grabbed key rebounds in the final minutes, and the Houston Rockets held off the Sacramento Kings 113-106 Saturday night.

ATHENS, Ga. Kentucky scored 14 points off four Georgia second-half turnovers and the Wildcats rallied to beat the Bulldogs 34-27 on Saturday night for their first win in Athens in 32 years.

OXFORD, Miss. So many unusual things happened in the final 3 minutes of Mississippi's victory Saturday against No. 10 LSU, it got confusing.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Keaton Belcher scored a career-high 17 points and Belmont defeated Alabama State 78-42 on Saturday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Mike Santorelli and David Legwand scored shootout goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. Dwight Dasher threw four touchdown passes to lead Middle Tennessee to a 38-14 victory over Arkansas State on Saturday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 103-98 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Casey Cantey scored 22 points to lead Alabama A&M in a 76-55 win over Martin Methodist on Saturday night.

SAN ANTONIO Tony Parker scored 17 points and the San Antonio Spurs stopped a three-game losing streak with a 106-84 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Shelvin Mack scored 17 points and Gordon Hayward added 15, including a game-sealing free throw with 3.6 seconds left, to preserve No. 11 Butler's 64-60 win at Evansville on Saturday night.

CHICAGO Deirdre Naughton scored a season-high 24 points to lead No. 17 DePaul to 84-64 victory over San Diego and help the Blue Demons capture the Maggie Dixon Classic title Saturday night.

ALBANY, N.Y. Xavier Keeling scored 21 points to lead three players in double figures and Detroit beat Albany (N.Y.) 66-54 on Saturday night.

NEW ORLEANS Rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists for his first double-double, and the New Orleans Hornets won their third straight while snapping the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak, 96-88 on Saturday night.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Tracy Smith's three-point play in the final minute helped North Carolina State thwart a late comeback bid by Austin Peay and escape with a 66-59 victory on Saturday night.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Alysha Clark scored 38 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 24-ranked Middle Tennessee to an 84-73 win over Austin Peay on Saturday night.

MOREHEAD, Ky. Tony Hooper knocked down a jumper at the buzzer to propel Louisiana-Monroe to a 74-73 win over Morehead State on Saturday night.

ST. LOUIS David Perron scored twice, and Patrik Berglund's first goal in 13 games proved to be the difference in the St. Louis Blues' 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

PHILADELPHIA Jawan Carter scored a career-high 35 points and Delaware eked out its first win of the season with a 97-94 double-overtime victory over Penn on Saturday night.

DALLAS Defenseman Stephane Robidas had two goals and two assists, rookie Tom Wandell scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Saturday night.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 15 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to help No. 23 Illinois overcome a sluggish start and beat Presbyterian College 94-48 in the Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday night.