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Talking Browns

Are the Browns courting former Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren? He's not telling, but says ‘I'd love to talk with Cleveland someday.’

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Bruce brings juice

QB Bruce Gradkowski brings new energy to Raiders practices after JaMarcus Russell's benching.

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A lot on the line in Tucson tussle

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CFT's ‘Saturday Storylines’: Oregon's last trip to the desert — as the nation's No. 2 team in 2007 — ended in misery. This time QB Jeremiah Masoli and the No. 11 Ducks face Arizona with both teams holding hopes of a Rosy ending. Story  |  Picks: No. 9 Ohio St. over Michigan? Of course

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Another Magic act

Vince Carter scores 26 points and the Magic beat the Celtics 83-78 in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference semifinal. Full story   |     Hawks (11-2) beat buzzer

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Stay with Jay

  Fantasy Fix: Owners shouldn't give up on strong-armed Jay Cutler just yet.

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    Giants take another hit

    Middle linebacker Antonio Pierce was diagnosed with a bulging disc in his neck and is out indefinitely.

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    Playing Boras ball?

    The Red Sox have reportedly discussed Matt Holliday, Adrian Beltre, Mike Gonzalez and Rick Ankiel with agent Scott Boras.

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    Lou picked against who?

    Before the season, Lou Holtz had Notre Dame in the BCS title game. Now he says  Irish likely won't even beat UConn at home.

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    Posse 1, Marv Albert 0

    What happens when Marv Albert gets too close to 50 Cent? He gets beat up by the rapper's posse, of course.

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        Hungry for Huskies

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        RichRod hasn't embraced rivalry like Tressel

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        Carter, Magic make statement vs. Celtics

        Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference semifinal on Friday night.

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        Player News

        Josh Smith had just nine points, but added eight rebounds, three assists and four more blocks on 3-of-7 shooting in Friday's exciting win over the Rockets.

        Nov. 21 - 2:55 am ETRead analysis

        Monta Ellis had a huge game in Friday's win over the Blazers, playing all 48 minutes and hitting 13-of-28 shots and a 3-pointer on his way to 34 points, two rebounds, eight assists, six steals and two blocks.

        Nov. 21 - 1:50 am ETRead analysis

        Rudy Fernandez hit 6-of-11 shots and three 3-pointers for 19 points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals in Friday's loss to the Warriors.

        Nov. 21 - 1:40 am ETRead analysis

        Brandon Jennings got hot early to finish with 29 points, four rebounds, seven assists, a steal and three 3-pointers on 12-of-23 shooting as the Bucks improved to 7-3 for their best start since 2001.

        Nov. 21 - 1:25 am ETRead analysis

        Tyreke Evans had 29 points, seven rebounds and a career-high 10 assists in a tough loss to the Mavericks on Friday.

        Nov. 21 - 1:05 am ETRead analysis

        Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports cites a source who says the Blue Jays and Dodgers have resumed talks of a possible Roy Halladay trade.

        Nov. 20 - 11:05 pm ET(Source: Tim Brown on Twitter)Read analysis

        Andrea Bargnani hit 9-of-14 shots and two 3-pointers on his way to 24 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks Friday.

        Nov. 20 - 11:00 pm ETRead analysis

        Mario Chalmers hit 9-of-15 shots and five 3-pointers to score a career-high 30 points in Friday's loss to the Raptors.

        Nov. 20 - 11:00 pm ETRead analysis

        Lou Williams hit 12-of-16 shots and four 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 31 points to go along with two rebounds, five assists and six steals.

        Nov. 20 - 10:50 pm ETRead analysis

        Troy Murphy returned from a six-game absence with a back injury and had 12 points, 10 boards, a three and two steals in 24 minutes

        Nov. 20 - 10:30 pm ETRead analysis

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