Nebraska Signs Callahan to New Five-Year Agreement

Callahan, 51, is in his fourth season as head coach at Nebraska.

(LINCOLN, Neb.) - Nebraska Athletic Director Steve Pederson announced Tuesday that NU Head Football Coach Bill Callahan has signed a new five-year contract that runs through Jan. 31, 2012.

"I have said on numerous occasions that we want Coach Callahan to be the coach at Nebraska for a long time," Pederson said.

Callahan’s original six-year contract, signed in 2004, included an annual compensation of $1.5 million.

Wilson Wins Champ Car Grand Prix of Holland

Joining Wilson on the podium was Conquest Racing's Jan Heylen and Dale Coyne Racing's Bruno Junqueira.

(ASSEN, Netherlands) - From the start of the Bavaria Beer Champ Car Grand Prix of Holland Justin Wilson made it known he would be the man to beat, taking the lead in the opening corner and holding off a variety of challengers to earn his first win of the season and the fourth of his career.

Wilson led 39 of the 69 circuits, on his way to the winner's circle, losing the lead to Bruno Junqueira who was on a different pit strategy.

With the win Wilson jumped two spots in the Series championship standings to second and now sits 58 points behind leader Sebastien Bourdais.

Mickelson Holds Off Woods; Takes PGA Tour Playoff Lead

The buzz outside Beantown was clearly on the two biggest names in golf, and Mickelson relished this victory.

(NORTON, Mass. ) - Phil Mickelson is back on his game, and it was good enough to take down Tiger Woods.

Going head-to-head with Woods for the first time in 18 months, Mickelson buried the world's No. 1 player on the front nine and held him off down the stretch Monday to close with a 5-under 66 and win the Deutsche Bank Championship by two shots.

It was the first victory for Mickelson since THE PLAYERS Championship in May, when he looked ready to make another run at Woods.

Budge, Rapinoe Lead No. 4 Pilots Over Oregon State

Seniors Natalie Budge and Rachael Rapinoe score two goals each in 4-1 victory.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Seniors Rachael Rapinoe and Natalie Budge tallied two goals each as the No. 4 Portland Pilots routed Oregon State 4-1 Monday afternoon at Merlo Field.

Sophomore forward Michelle Enyeart added three assists as the Pilots improve to 2-0-0 on the season.

Rapinoe and Budge, who each scored in Portland’s 2-1 overtime victory against No. 6 Florida State, continued their offensive onslaught Monday to the delight of 2,844 home fans.

Oregon State Meets Cincinnati for ESPN Game

The Bearcats crushed Southeast Missouri State, 59-3, Thursday night.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - The first road trip of the season has Oregon State venturing to the Eastern Time Zone to play the Cincinnati Bearcats of the Big East Conference.

It’s the first trip for the program to the ETZ since Sept. 17, 2005 at Louisville and only the third time since 1987.

Cincinnati is playing its first Pac-10 team since a 1976 game vs. Arizona State (then not a Pac-10 member) and is hosting its first ever Pac-10 opponent.

The game can be seen live Thursday night on ESPN at 4:30 p.m. PDT.

Shahar Peer Makes History at US Open

Peer is the first Israeli woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the US Open.

(NEW YORK) - Both Shahar Peer and Agnieszka Radwanska entered their fourth round matchup riding waves of momentum after each scored upset three-set wins in their previous matches.

Radwanska, the No. 30 seed from Poland, had perhaps the biggest win of her young career in the third round with the upset of defending US Open champion and world No. 2 Maria Sharapova. Peer, the No. 18 seed from Israel, outlasted No. 13 Nicole Vaidisova in two hours and 38 minutes to advance.

Seattle Rocks New York to End 9-Game Slide

Felix Hernandez inches Mariners closer to Yanks.

(NEW YORK) - The ace of a starting rotation is more than a big winner. He stops his team's losing streaks.

With the Mariners riding a season-high nine-game losing streak, basically out of the American League West race and showing signs of falling out of the Wild Card race as well, King Felix took the ball against the Yankees on Labor Day and stopped the skid.

He held the Yankees in check for seven innings, and the Mariners snapped their 10-day victory drought with a 7-1 win in front of 54,522 at Yankee Stadium, a triumph that moved Seattle (74-62) to within one game of New York (76-62) in the AL Wild Card race.

Former Oregon State Quarterback Claimed by Panthers

In two seasons for the Beavers, Matt Moore passed for 5,733 yards and 29 touchdowns.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Former Oregon State University quarterback Matt Moore was claimed by the NFL’s Carolina Panthers after being waived Saturday by the Dallas Cowboys.

Moore signed a free agent contract with Dallas after not being drafted following his senior season.

The 6-3 native of Valencia, Calif., was 21 of 29 for 182 yards and one touchdown during the preseason for Dallas.

Cowboys Run Past Vikings, 35-12

(LAKE CHARLES, La.) - The Jerry Glanville era did not open well for the Portland State Vikings as they lost 35-12 at 10th-ranked McNeese State.

The 13th-ranked Vikings suffer the disappointment of an opening loss as they look ahead to a pair of home games over the next two weeks.

A veteran McNeese State team controlled the ball and time of possession in the first half, mounting three long drives for touchdowns.