River waters spread over highways and farms, towns and parks in Washington on Thursday, shutting down traffic on a 20-mile stretch of heavily traveled Interstate 5 between Seattle and Oregon and threatening the federal roadway north of Seattle.
Heisman-winning quarterback Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators beat the Oklahoma Sooners for their second BCS national title in three years. With just three titles in its whole history, this one is Florida's second since coach Urban Meyer arrived before the 2005 season. Two years ago, Florida thrashed heavily favored Ohio State, 41-14, to win its first title of the BCS era.