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Nov. 4 -- Emmett White set an NCAA record with 578 all-purpose yards and scored his fourth touchdown with 28 seconds left as Utah State beat New Mexico State 44-37. White had 322 yards on the ground, 134 receiving and 122 on returns. The previous record was 435, set by Central Michigan's Brian Pruitt against Toledo in 1994.

Nov. 4 -- R.J. Bowers ran for 128 yards to become the first player in NCAA history to rush for 7,000 yards in his career as Grove City beat Carnegie Mellon 14-10. Bowers also set an NCAA all-division record for career points with 550, breaking the record of 544 set by Emporia State's Brian Shay. Bowers, with 7,127 yards, also increased his all-division record for career touchdowns to 90.

Nov. 4 -- Florida A&M's Jacquay Nunnally had 16 catches to break Jerry Rice's Division I-AA career reception record as Florida A&M beat Southern 50-49. Nunnally, a senior with 306 receptions, passed Rice who had 301 at Mississippi Valley State from 1981-84.

Nov. 4 -- Kassim Osgood set an NCAA Division I-AA receiving record with 376 yards in Cal Poly-SLO's 43-41 loss to Northern Iowa. Osgood, who had 17 receptions, broke the mark of 370 set by Michael Lerch of Princeton in a 1991 game against Brown.

Nov. 4 -- Arizona State played in a Division I-A record third consecutive overtime, losing to Southern California 44-38. Last week, Oregon pulled out a 56-55 victory when a 2-point conversion attempt by the Sun Devils went awry.

Nov. 4 -- In the highest scoring Division I-AA game in NCAA history as Ricky Ray passed for 344 yards and three touchdowns and scored three more to lead Sacramento State over Cal State Northridge 64-61. The two teams lit up the scoreboard for 125 combined points, breaking the previous division record set by Weber State's 63-59 victory over Eastern Washington in 1991.

Nov. 4 -- In the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs, Tiznow won by a neck over England-based Giant's Causeway in the Classic. Kona Gold posted a half-length win over the filly Honest Lady in the six-furlong Sprint. He won in 1:07 3-5, a Churchill Downs track and Breeders' Cup record. Perfect Sting won the Filly & Mare Turf by three-quarters of a length over Tout Charmant. Spain and Surfside ran 1-2 for trainer D. Wayne Lukas in the Distaff, and Spain paid $113.80. Caressing posted a half-length victory over Platinum Tiara in the Juvenile Fillies. She returned $96. The only European-based horse to win was Kalanisi, who scored by a half-length over Quiet Resolve in the Turf. War Chant won the Mile and Macho Uno got a nose victory over Point Given in the 1 1/16-mile Juvenile.

Nov. 5 -- Abdelkhader El Mouaziz of Morocco won the New York City Marathon by an overwhelming margin of 2 minutes, 21 seconds. He finished in 2:10:09, becoming the first Moroccan champion. Ludmila Petrova became the first Russian champion, winning the women's division in 2:25:45.

Nov. 5 -- Phil Mickelson ended his season by winning the Tour Championship with a record score and stopping another amazing streak by Tiger Woods. It was the first time in 20 tournaments, dating to his third tournament as a pro in 1996, that Woods had at least a share of the 54-hole lead and failed to win. Mickelson had a 13-under 267 total for a two-stroke win and broke the tournament record of 268 set by Tom Watson in 1987.

Nov. 5 -- Elvis Grbac completed 39 of 53 passes for a 504 yards and three touchdowns in Kansas City's 49-31 loss to Oakland. Tony Gonzalez had 134 yards in receptions to become the first tight end in NFL history to have 100 yards receiving in four straight weeks.

Nov. 5 -- Trent Green of St. Louis was 29-of-42 for 431 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers. The Rams' NFL-record string of 14 consecutive 30-point plus games came to an end.

Nov. 7 -- Marty McSorley's suspension was extended through Feb. 20, 2001 for hitting Donald Brashear across the head with his stick, the toughest punishment for on-ice violence in NHL history. That makes the total suspension for the former Boston Bruins defenseman one year. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman had suspended McSorley indefinitely after the attack during a game in Vancouver on Feb. 21, 2000. McSorley, a free agent, can negotiate and sign with any NHL club, and he can begin practicing on Jan. 1. But he can't play until Feb. 21.

Nov. 7 -- The NBA became the first sports league with an average ticket price of more than $50 a game. The price of $51.02, made NBA tickets the most expensive in North American team sports for the second straight year. The NFL was next at $48.97.

Nov. 7 -- The NBA's longest active sellout streak ended at 610 games when a crowd of 21,312 -- 311 short of a sellout -- was announced for Chicago's home game against Washington. It was the first time since Nov. 20, 1987, that Chicago didn't have a sellout. The nearly 13-year stretch, in which the Bulls drew 12.4 million fans, was the third-longest in NBA history. Only the Portland Trail Blazers (814) and the Boston Celtics (662) had longer runs.

Nov. 11 -- Lennox Lewis won a unanimous 12-round decision over David Tua in Las Vegas to retain his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles.

Nov. 11 -- Brad Lewis threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Sean Berton in the second overtime as West Virginia gave Don Nehlen his 200th victory with a 31-24 win over Rutgers.

Nov. 11 -- Arnold Jackson became the NCAA Division I-A career receptions leader in Louisville's 38-17 victory over Army. Jackson had seven catches, increasing his career total to 299, one more than Nevada's Trevor Insley, who set the record last season.

Nov. 11 -- Charlotte scored seven points in the third quarter and tied an NBA record with just 19 in the second half in an 81-67 loss to New York.

Nov. 12 -- Tennessee's 24-23 loss to Baltimore was its first in 13 regular-season games at Adelphia Coliseum, snapping an NFL record for most consecutive victories to open a new stadium.

Nov. 12 -- Brian Mitchell had six kickoff returns for 134 yards in Philadelphia's 26-23 overtime victory at Pittsburgh, giving him an NFL record 10,371 yards for his career. Mel Gray held the record of 10,250.

Nov. 12 -- Keenan McCardell and Jimmy Smith each surpassed the 100-yard mark in the same game for the eighth time in their careers, an NFL record, in Jacksonville's 28-21 loss to Seattle.

Nov. 13 -- Boston's Pedro Martinez became the first pitcher to win the American League Cy Young Award unanimously in consecutive years. Martinez has won three Cy Youngs in the last four seasons. Martinez went 18-6 with a 1.74 ERA -- nearly two runs better than Roger Clemens' second-best AL mark of 3.70. It was the lowest ERA by an AL starter since Luis Tiant's 1.60 ERA in 1968.

Nov. 13 -- Joe Mullen and Denis Savard, two of the best offensive sparkplugs in the NHL the last 20 years, were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Also enshrined were Walter Bush Jr., an executive who spurred hockey development in the United States; Jim Matheson, the Edmonton Journal writer who chronicled the exploits of the Oilers since their founding; and Bob Miller, the voice of the Los Angeles Kings. Savard had 473 goals and 865 assists in a 17-year NHL career that included 10 years in Chicago and a championship season in Montreal in 1993. Mullen had 502 goals and 561 assists, and was the first U.S.-born player to reach the 1,000-point mark. He spent 16 years in the league, winning a title in Calgary in 1989 and two more in Pittsburgh in 1991 and 1992. Both retired in 1997.

Nov. 13 -- Tiger Woods wrapped up his second straight Vardon Trophy for low stroke average and set two records in the process. Woods posted a record 67.79 adjusted stroke average, breaking his 1999 record of 68.43. Woods also finished with an actual scoring average of 68.17, surpassing Byron Nelson's 68.33 average from 1945 season.

Nov. 14 -- Arizona's Randy Johnson was the overwhelming winner of the National League Cy Young Award, his second straight award and third of his career. Johnson, who won the AL award in 1995 with Seattle, became the eighth pitcher to win three Cy Youngs in his career. Johnson went 19-7 with a 2.64 ERA -- second in the league to Los Angeles' Kevin Brown (2.58) -- while leading the league in strikeouts (347) and winning percentage (.731).

Nov. 15 -- Oakland first baseman Jason Giambi narrowly won the American League Most Valuable Player Award for carrying the Athletics to the playoffs. Giambi, the leader of the young A's, spearheaded their run to the AL West title by hitting .396 with 13 homers and 32 RBIs in September. He ended the season batting .333 with 43 homers, 137 RBIs and a .647 slugging percentage.

Nov. 15 -- Phoenix left wing Brad May was suspended for 20 games by the NHL for a slash to the head of Columbus forward Steve Heinze on Nov. 11. The suspension matches the fourth-longest in NHL history for an on-ice violation and will cost May almost $120,000 in salary.

Nov. 15 -- Patrick Roy, the NHL's winningest goalie, made 41 saves in Colorado's 3-0 victory over Anaheim to become the 19th player with 50 shutouts. Roy also became the fifth goalie to play at least 50,000 minutes, joining Terry Sawchuk, Glenn Hall, Tony Esposito and Gump Worsley.

Nov. 16 -- San Francisco's Jeff Kent beat out teammate Barry Bonds to win the National League Most Valuable Player award, becoming the first second baseman to win the award in 16 years. Bonds, a three-time MVP winner, finished second to give the NL West-champion Giants the first 1-2 finish for a team in the NL MVP since Bonds and Bobby Bonilla did it for Pittsburgh in 1990. Kent hit .334 with 33 homers and 125 RBIs this season.

Nov. 16 -- Columbus tied an NHL expansion-team record with its fourth straight victory by beating Nashville 5-1. The mark is shared by eight teams, most recently the 1994 Panthers. Columbus will play Florida at home Friday night with a chance to break the record.

Nov. 17 -- Jason Kidd had a dubious quadruple-double -- 18 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 14 turnovers in the Phoenix Suns' 90-85 loss to the New York Knicks. The turnovers tied the NBA record set by Atlanta's John Drew on March 1, 1978.

Nov. 18 -- LaDainian Tomlinson ran for a season-high 305 yards and three touchdowns, including scores of 68 and 89 yards, as TCU beat UTEP 47-14.

Nov. 18 -- Indiana's Antwaan Randle El became the second player in NCAA Division I-A history to rush for 200 points and pass for 200 points in a career in a 41-13 loss to No. 17 Purdue.

Nov. 18 -- Brown's Stephen Campbell broke the Division I-AA single-season receiving record as Brown beat Columbia 45-27. Campbell caught 14 passes finish the season with 120 and eclipse the mark of 115 set by Rhode Island tight end Bob Forster in 1986.

Nov. 19 -- Gus Frerotte completed 36 of 58 passes for a team-record 462 yards and five touchdowns in Denver's 38-37 victory over San Diego.

Nov. 19 -- Fred Taylor rushed for 234 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries and also caught a touchdown pass in Jacksonville's 34-24 victory over Pittsburgh.

Nov. 22 -- Dallas owner Mark Cuban was fined $25,000 by the NBA on for verbally abusing and publicly criticizing officials the day before. It was the Internet billionaire's third fine in eight days for the same reason. The previous fines were $5,000 and $15,000.

Nov. 24 -- Detroit coach Scotty Bowman was behind the bench for his 2,000th regular-season NHL game, a 3-2 Red Wings victory over Vancouver. Bowman's 1,157 regular-season victories exceed the total of games coached by all but two individuals -- Arbour (1,607) and Dick Irvin (1,449) -- and those of 23 of the league's 30 franchises.

Nov. 24 -- Cam Knows Best, a world record-holder and the runner-up in the 1998 Little Brown Jug, was among 20 standardbred horses killed in a barn fire at Gaitway Farm in Manalapan, N.J.

Nov. 24 -- LaDainian Tomlinson capped the fourth-best rushing season with 174 yards and a touchdown in Texas Christian's 62-7 victory over Southern Methodist. Tomlinson, who also won his second straight NCAA rushing title, finished the season with 2,158 yards. He became only the eighth player above 2,000.

Nov. 25 -- Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann won the 5,000 meters event at the World Cup Speedskating in a world record time of 6 minutes 55.34 seconds. Niemann-Stirnemann improved her own current world record of 6:56.84 set in January.

Nov. 26 -- Robert Drummond and Damon Allen scored fourth-quarter touchdowns to power the B.C. Lions to a 28-26 Grey Cup victory over the Montreal Alouettes.

Nov. 26 -- Dutch speedskater Gianni Romme smashed his world record at 10,000 meters, winning a World Cup event in 13 minutes, 3.40 seconds at Heerenveen, Netherlands. His previous record was 13.08.71.

Nov. 26 -- John Stockton broke John Havlicek's record for most games with one team in a 94-79 Utah win over Detroit. The game was the 1,271st of Stockton's career.

Nov. 29 -- Miami forward Don MacLean was suspended for five games by the NBA for testing positive for steroids. This was the second season in which NBA players were being tested for steroids. MacLean is the first player suspended under the policy.

Files from AP