Welcome back, football. We missed you. Though reminders of this tumultuous offseason still scroll across the ticker (Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus' suspension), at least we can finally watch some live action.

Terrelle Pryor picked up right where he left off, throwing for 247 yards and three touchdowns in No. 2 Ohio State's 45-7 dismantling of Marshall on college football's opening night.

Michigan vs. Ohio State is intact. Well, sort of. The Big Ten announced its new divisions, and the league and its biggest rivalry are in for some dramatic changes, says Stewart Mandel.

Alabama's Mark Ingram has a chance to match history. But will a knee injury derail Ingram's bid to repeat? It may not be his biggest obstacle. Cory McCartney sizes up the Heisman race.

It's September, and that means major-league auditions for top minor leaguers. Joe Lemire takes a look at hard-throwing Aroldis Chapman and nine others to watch in the final month.

As usual, the NFC East is loaded. In fact, Ross Tucker predicts that all four teams will have winning records and each could win the division -- even the Redskins, who were 4-12 last year.

The U.S. edged Brazil 70-68 to move to 3-0 at the worlds. Kevin Durant rescued a lax American squad, observes Chris Mannix.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Odd, sort of, to be reviewing the most important week of the preseason and writing mainly about the impact of an officiating decision. But the most intriguing event of the third round of games has to do with officiating, and the effect of moving the umpire from the defensive to the offensive side of the ball so he won't be such a defenseless target in the middle of pass patterns.

Mannywood is closing for good. According to sources, Manny Ramirez is headed from the Dodgers to the White Sox. The deal will likely be a straight waiver claim, reports Jon Heyman.

What to think of Brett Favre's home debut? The 40-year-old QB passed for 187 yards -- but also threw two picks, one for a TD, before the Vikes' subs rallied past the Seahawks 24-13.