Empoli, Italy (SportsNetwork.com) – Juventus moved back atop the Serie A table on Saturday thanks to a 2-0 victory at Empoli. The Old Lady slipped into a tie with AS Roma for top spot after suffering a 1-0 loss to Genoa on Wednesday, but they managed to rebound in Saturday’s …

San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Cairo Santos’ third field goal of the game came with 21 seconds left and gave the Kansas City Chiefs a 23-20 victory over the San Diego Chargers in an AFC West battle. Alex Smith was 19-of-28 for 221 yards and a touchdown, while Jamaal Charles …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For No. 13 Ohio State to stretch its winning streaks to five in a row this season and 19 straight in Big Ten games, the Buckeyes must find a way to hurry Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg. They certainly did that a year ago, sacking him four …

ASHBURN, Va. – One would think that play-actions, rollouts and bootlegs would be the perfect play-calls for Robert Griffin III in the Washington Redskins’ new offense, especially given the strength of the running game. In the season-opener, those very plays flopped mightily. Coach Jay Gruden estimated that his offense gained …

Austin, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Nico Rosberg claimed his ninth pole of the season and the 13th of his Formula One career by topping Mercedes teammate and championship rival Lewis Hamilton in Saturday’s qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Rosberg, who trails Hamilton by 17 points in the F1 world …

OAKLAND, Calif. – A person with knowledge of the deal says the Golden State Warriors and shooting guard Klay Thompson have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth about $70 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because an official announcement has not been made. …

With reactors at the Fukishima Daiichi nuclear plant in danger of a meltdown, the world waits with bated breath for the outcome. Interestingly, physicists, the people who typically know the most about nuclear reactions, appear to be less concerned than the general public. This should be a time for the …

Against the backdrop of an Israeli strike against terrorists in Gaza whose comrades had targeted a missile against a school bus across the border carrying Jewish kids, Israel’s President Shimon Peres is urging U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to void the libelous Goldstone Report.( Please see Simon Wiesenthal Center …

As much as I respect Gallup and their polling prowess, I am skeptical of their recent poll which finds that for the first time a majority of Americans support legalizing same-sex “marriage.” The supporters of allowing same-sex marriage are certainly loud at times but as I see it they are …

File this one under Hope Springs Eternal. Or maybe under the Definition of Insanity. With Republicans in Congress planning a series of votes to repeal the federal health care takeover, some Democrats see the clash as a fresh chance to convince the public that Obamacare is really on their side. …