Rafael Nadal has risen to No.1 in the rankings, won two majors and an Olympic gold medal. After Spain beat the United States to reach the Davis Cup final against Argentina, he will now finish his year with a trip to Buenos Aires.

Juan Martín del Potro demolished Igor Andreev in straight sets in the deciding match to give Argentina a 3-2 victory over Russia in the Davis Cup final. It will host the final against Spain, which beat the United States, 4-1, in Madrid.

• Complete Davis Cup Results

The Dolphins, who finished last season 1-15, ended New England's 21-game regular season winning streak with a humiliating 38-13 victory in Foxborough on Sunday.

Before a noisy crowd and a host of former stars, the Yankees bid farewell to their home of 85 years and held off elimination from playoff contention with a victory, the eighth in their final nine games at Yankee Stadium.

• American League: Roundup for Sunday
• National League: Roundup for Sunday

Greg Biffle made it 2-for-2 in the Chase for the championship, making another late pass - this time with nine laps to go - and holding off Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards on Sunday. Biffle, the winner last week at New Hampshire, is tied for second place in the Chase points standings with Jimmie Johnson. Edwards has the top spot in the standings.

Barcelona, Real Madrid win; AC Milan defeats unbeaten Lazio; Marseille draws 0-0 with Monaco; Porto draws 0-0 at Rio Ave

The Southeastern Conference needs to find another pushover. Vanderbilt, for years the weakest team in college football's toughest league, moved into the AP Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in 24 years and are No. 21.

• The AP Top 25

Lewis Hamilton and his bosses at McLaren attended a hearing Monday at Formula One headquarters that will decide whether to reinstate his Belgian Grand Prix victory.

The United States has been disqualified from its fourth-place finish in the Olympic team dressage event for a positive drug test.

Vera Zvonareva won her seventh WTA Tour singles title Sunday, beating China's Peng Shuai in the final of the Guangzhou Internernational.

Alberto Contador of Spain won the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday, completing a sweep of cycling's three major races after capturing the Giro d'Italia and the 2007 Tour de France.