Two Slippery Rock University football players earned recognition as the Western Division’s offensive and defensive players of the week after The Rock’s 37-26 win over Kutztown Saturday.

Shamar Greene rushed for a career-high 195 yards and scored twice to earn the offensive honors.

Mars graduate Austin Miele earned defensive honors, leading SRU with 12 tackles and an interception.

NEW YORK — Roger Federer could not pull off another big escape at the U.S. Open, losing 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals Saturday against Croatia's Marin Cilic.It was the second significant surprise of the day, coming after Novak Djokovic was beaten 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 by Japan's Kei Nishikori, who became the first man from Asia to reach a Grand Slam singles final.

NEW YORK — Standing on the field with a microphone, the end of his baseball career likely three weeks away, Derek Jeter remained as cool and collected as his play at shortstop over the past two decades.The New York Yankees honored their retiring captain Sunday with a 45-minute pregame ceremony that included surprise appearances by NBA great Michael Jordan and baseball ironman Cal Ripken Jr.Reserved as always and with no hints of tears, Jeter thanked people a dozen times as he spoke to a capacity crowd of 48,110 at Yankee Stadium for about 3 minutes before a 2-0 loss to Kansas City further damaged New York's slim playoff chances.

NEW YORK — After impressive performances in two of the young season's most attractive nonconference showdowns, Oregon jumps to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind No. 1 Florida State — and ahead of No. 3 Alabama — and Virginia Tech vaults into the rankings at No. 17.The Ducks pulled away late from Michigan State on Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene to beat the Spartans 46-27. Oregon receives 16 first-place votes from the media panel.

ATLANTA — Less than one month after the Clippers' sale ended Donald Sterling's ugly downfall, another NBA team is on the market following a racially charged disclosure from its owner.Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson said Sunday he is selling his controlling interest in the team, thanks in part to an inflammatory email he wrote two years ago. Levenson said he wrote the email in an attempt “to bridge Atlanta's racial sports divide.” Instead, he offered his divisive comments, including his theory that Hawks black fans kept white fans away.Levenson said he regrets the email sent to the team's co-owners and general manager Danny Ferry in 2012 as “inappropriate and offensive.”