Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
Reuters“That’s the way I like to play football,” Childress said. “I do have a healthy respect for being able to run it and take somebody’s will from them.”
The Vikings took possession at their 20 with 2:24 remaining in the first half with all three timeouts, but they mismanaged the clock again and let it move under 40 seconds when Jackson ran from the pocket. He was knocked out of the game with an apparent neck injury during the tackle.
Bollinger came in and moved them close enough for Ryan Longwell to try a 57-yard field goal. It was on line, but just short — leaving Cromartie room to leap and catch the ball without stepping out.
Cromartie ran it back all the way, without being touched, and in the process gained 18 more yards than his team did on offense in the entire half. Childress was so mad he chucked his headset off, but that was a short rant.
Rivers, on the other hand, spent most of the game complaining to the officials. The Chargers continually cost themselves field position with ill-timed penalties and made plenty of mistakes on both sides of the ball.
“That’s part of the game,” Rivers said, downplaying his emotions. “I was frustrated the way we were playing. We just didn’t make enough plays to win, and that’s what every game is.”
Notes: Peterson’s 315 total yards were more than nine of the 17 other teams who played in the same time slot Sunday: Kansas City (234), San Diego (229), Denver (303), San Francisco (251), Atlanta (286), Arizona (195), Cincinnati (299), Carolina (199) and Tennessee (236). ... Tomlinson, in just his seventh NFL season, passed Jim Brown for fourth place on the NFL’s list for rushing touchdowns with 107. Emmitt Smith, Marcus Allen and Walter Payton are the top three.
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