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Tiger Woods has his work cut out for him at the BMW Championship. Woods is sitting 51st in the Fed Ex Cup standings, roughly 500 points from the projected 30-man cut line for the Tour Championship. Tiger needs yet another top 5 finish to advance. That would be nothing new for the world's No. 1 at this event. He has 7 Top-5 finishes at Cog Hill, including wins during his last two trips in 2007 and 2009.

It's a QB showdown when No. 12 Miami visits No. 2 Ohio State Saturday. Miami's Jacory Harris opened the season throwing for 210 yards and 3 TDs in a 45-0 shutout against Florida A&M last Saturday. Meanwhile, Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor was equally impressive on the same day against the Marshall Thundering Herd. Pryor threw for 247 yards and 3 TDs in OSU's 45-7 victory. ESPN's Todd McShay and Trevor Matich previewed Saturday's big game with a specific look at the stars under center. (3:30 PM ET, ESPN)

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Brett Favre has about two years on Tony Richardson, but not as many cornerback hits.


Pity the poor fullback. You’d think that one of the most influential players on an American football team would get as much attention as a quarterback or flashy wide receiver. Instead, they must survive on a diet of peer/coach respect and the quiet contentment that they’ve made a huge contribution to a star halfback’s yards-per-carry average. Like a center, it’s a thankless position until an offense realizes there aren’t any holes for their ground game to run through. Sure, tight ends have to protect the pocket too, but at least Dallas Clark and Antonio Gates are household names. Will we ever see a fantasy-relevant fullback again, or was Mike Alstott the last of a great scoring breed?

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Tampa Bay Rays (84-54) at Boston Red Sox (77-62)
7:10 PM ET -- Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts -- ESPN, ESPN3

Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay: Matt Garza (14-7, 3.46 ERA)
Boston: Tim Wakefield (3-10, 5.19 ERA)

It's the Tim Wakefield show at Fenway. Wakefield, who is slated to start tonight when the Red Sox conclude their series with the Rays, is 20-6 career vs the Rays and his 20 wins are more than any other pitcher against the Rays. Evan Longoria is 6-for-11 (.545) against Wakefield, his second-highest batting average against any pitcher against whom he has at least 10 at-bats (his highest is .571 vs. Brian Bannister). Matt Garza takes the ball for the Rays and is 7-3 in 17 starts against the Red Sox.

Game Preview: TAM vs BOS


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"This dude contributes only one 'T' and I have to put up the full 'Ocho?' Tell me, how is that fair!?!"

It was only a matter of time, we guess. With the Batman and Robin routine in full swing and respective VH1 reality shows in their bedazzled rearview mirrors, Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco are set to embark on a new television endeavor. The T.Ocho Show, billed as the first-ever weekly national talk show featuring active NFL players, debuts in its own time slot on Versus on October 12th. Our DVR has officially been set.

But what should we expect? Well, according to Ochocinco, it looks like a gabfest on everything from football, to baseball, to hockey, to soccer, to - ahem - "amateur porn." So when Ochocinco asks, "Do you understand how dangerous this is for us to have a stage like this?," you can begin to get a sense of what he really means.

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HEISMAN TROPHY TRUST MEETING NEXT WEEK: The Heisman Trophy Trust has been conducting its own investigation into Reggie Bush's actions while at USC and may very well take away his Heisman if their findings line up with the NCAA's. After all, the Heisman Trophy ballot I once penned (now most votes are done online) states clearly that a winner "must be in compliance with NCAA bylaws." Retroactively, I suppose, Bush should not have been eligible at the time of the voting. Although I personally will never forget that he was at the Rose Bowl that night (granted, on the sideline on a critical USC offense play) or his 1,600 rushing yards that season. Asterisks and vacations pale in comparison to shame. And everything I've heard is that Bush is emotionally crushed by what his actions did to current USC athletes and also how his legacy will be affected. A rightful punishment for sure. But to take the trophy?
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"Do these shades make me look cool?"

September 8, 1998: Roger Maris had been on the receiving end of abuse and criticism for breaking Babe Ruth's single season home run record back in 1961, but today, Mark McGwire was cheered for setting a new single season mark. The St. Louis slugger hit his 62nd homer of the year, breaking Maris' record of 61 that had stood for 37 years.


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SportsCenter counts down the top plays from Tuesday:

White Sox vs Tigers: Alexei Ramirez grounds it to 2nd, Will Rhymes dives to his left, makes the stop and throws to 1st for the out. Nice job by Rhymes to get to the ball, quickly jump up and to throw out Ramirez at 1st. Tigers win 9-1.

Royals vs Twins: Wilson Betemit grounds to 3rd, Matt Tolbert dives to field it, but his throw to 1st is off-line and Michael Cuddyer comes off the bag, spins and tags Betemit in 1 motion for the out. Twins win 10-3.

U.S. Open: Fernando Verdasco vs David Ferrer. Verdasco down 2 sets but rallied back to win 5-7, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (4).