Football
WEIS QUESTIONS DROP: Charlie Weis isn't sure Notre Dame is a top-10 caliber team. He's convinced, though, the 11th-ranked Fighting Irish didn't deserve to be jumped in the polls and the Bowl Championship Series standings after a last-minute win over UCLA.
"One of the teams (Tennessee) that jumped us had the same game that we had. They're down, they're playing at home and they win by a field goal," Weis said Tuesday. "Another team (Florida) that jumped us wasn't even playing. They were home eating cheeseburgers and they end up jumping us. That befuddles me."
Clemson jumped ahead of Notre Dame in The Associated Press poll with a 31-7 victory over Georgia Tech, a team the Irish struggled to beat 14-10 in the season opener. The Irish dropped two spots to No. 10 in the coaches poll after Florida, which had a bye, and Tennessee, which came back from seven points down to beat Alabama 16-13 with a touchdown with 3:28 left, moved ahead of the Irish.
MANN DIES AT 82 : Bob Mann, one of the Detroit Lions' first black players and a star receiver during the 1940s and '50s, has died. He was 82. Mann died Saturday in Detroit, the Lions said. In 1948, Mann and halfback Mel Groomes became the Lions' first black players. In 1949, he set a team record for receptions (66) and became the club's first 1,000-yard receiver. He led the NFL that year in yards receiving (1,014).
LSU ASSISTANT ARRESTED: An assistant strength coach for LSU was arrested and accused of violating state law by inviting student athletes to his home to meet a sports agent and suggesting the agent should represent the athletes, LSU police said Tuesday. Travelle Ernest Gaines, 26, of Port Allen, surrendered to university police and was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish prison, the university said.
Running
WINNER LEAVES HOSPITAL: Chicago Marathon winner Robert Cheruiyot left the hospital on Tuesday after spending two nights there with a mild concussion he sustained when he slipped at the finish line.
The 28-year-old had sprinted away from fellow Kenyan Daniel Njenga during the final stretch of Sunday's race when he slipped backward and banged his head, causing internal and external bleeding. His momentum carried him across the line, making him the winner in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 35 seconds.
Soccer
2 SUSPENDED: Revolution midfielder Shalrie Joseph and Colorado Rapids forward Thiago Martins were suspended for the second game of their teams' conference semifinals Saturday.
Major League soccer announced the suspensions after reviewing video of New England's game Sunday against the Chicago Fire and Colorado's game Saturday against FC Dallas. The video showed Joseph jabbing his elbow into the ribs of Fire midfielder Ivan Guerrero during Chicago's 1-0 win. He was also fined $500.
The video shows Martins, who received a red card in the Rapids' 2-1 loss, throwing an elbow into the neck or face of a defender who was clutching him from behind.
Skiing
OPENERS CANCELED: The opening races of the World Cup ski season were canceled Tuesday because of heavy rain and warm weather predictions. The International Ski Federation said this weekend's giant slaloms in Soelden, Austria, will not be rescheduled. The next races will take place Nov. 11-12 in Levi, Finland.