Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes as 10th- ranked Texas beat up Texas-El Paso, 42-13, at the Sun Bowl.

Rudy Carpenter threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns, boosting 15th-ranked Arizona State to a 41-17 rout of Stanford.

Eric Morris had a pair of touchdowns, including one on an 86-yard punt return, leading 12th-ranked Texas Tech to a 35-19 win over Nevada.

Due to heavy rains and winds expected from Tropical Storm Hanna, NASCAR has postponed all track activities at the Richmond International Raceway until Sunday.

Stewart-Haas Racing named Darian Grubb on Friday as the crew chief for driver Tony Stewart when Stewart moves over to the No.14 Chevrolet team in 2009. Team officials made the announcement at the Richmond International Raceway, where the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will run the "cut-off" race this weekend before the 10-race "Chase for the Sprint Cup" begins September 14 at New Hampshire.

The "Chase cut-off race" at Richmond International Raceway headlines a busy weekend of racing. Meanwhile, the IndyCar Series title will be decided in the season finale at Chicagoland.