Texas’ Dominance Means Less With a Softer Big 12

By PETE THAMEL and THAYER EVANS 6:11 PM ET

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Receiver Malcolm Williams and the Longhorns have been dominant in the Big 12, but the quality of that conference has dropped off from last season.

The question of how good the Longhorns are may linger until they are truly tested, which may be in the B.C.S. title game.

Peter Limacher (center), a UEFA official, Andreas Bachmann (right), chief investigator and the police chief Friedhelm Althans (left) at the new conference in Bochum, Germany, on Friday.

Arrests in Europe Over Soccer Fixing Investigation

By ROB HUGHES and ERIC PFANNER 3:22 PM ET

German law enforcement officials arrested 17 on Friday in connection with what was described as the biggest match-fixing scandal yet uncovered in European soccer.

Allen Iverson at the Memphis Grizzlies' media day in September. He was waived Tuesday, after playing only three games.

Knicks Decide Not to Pursue Iverson

By HOWARD BECK 12:53 PM ET

Team officials spent three days weighing the pros and cons of signing Allen Iverson, a four-time N.B.A. scoring champion with problems in his past.

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Quiet Subdivision Is Home to a Booming N.F.L. Blog

By RICHARD SANDOMIR 11:44 AM ET

Mike Florio started his blog as a sideline to his law practice, but it has grown into a leading source of information about the N.F.L.

South African Runner’s Sex-Verification Result Won’t Be Public

By JERÉ LONGMAN

One of the most public and controversial cases of sex verification in sports has apparently been resolved, but the results may never be made known to the public.

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Tim Lincecum won the Cy Young despite not having the most first-place votes.

It Figures: Lincecum Captures Cy Young

By TYLER KEPNER

Tim Lincecum went 15-7 with a 2.48 E.R.A. and led the N.L. with 261 strikeouts. Chris Carpenter finished second in the voting and his St. Louis teammate Adam Wainwright was third.

The Mets Finished Last in 2009 Draft Spending

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Slide Show: Photo Replay: Nov. 19

A view of the day in sports, from soccer in the mountains of South Africa to skating in Canada.

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12,000-Faceted Diamond

By KRISTEN JOY WATTS

When the Yankees won the World Series, Robert Caplin photographed the action 12,000 times. The result, Kristen Joy Watts says, is a captivating time-lapse piece.

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Video: Filly vs. Mare

Which horse, Rachel Alexandra or Zenyatta, deserves racing’s top honor? Watch the debate and vote.

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Slide Show: Boxing’s Pac-Man, Back Home

Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach took their training regimen to the fighter’s home country, the Philippines, as Pacquiao prepared for another title bout.