HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

NEW YORK (AP) — Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences.

CHICAGO (AP) — Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles found a way to pull out a close win. They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process.

SEATTLE (AP) — The image most expected of David Beckham and Landon Donovan holding the championship of Major League Soccer for the league's marquee franchise will wait.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The defense Bill Belichick didn't want to put on the field a week ago kept the offense of the New York Jets off it Sunday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints keep on rolling.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The undefeated Indianapolis Colts found yet another way to win a close game, their 19th straight victory.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him.