Big confidence
Brett Favre is feeling better than at anytime last season with the Jets, like he can ‘turn it loose.’
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Irish stunner
The Irish suffered a third straight loss, falling to UConn in two overtimes, 33-30 in their home finale. Get all the latest news and analysis with the Inside the Irish blog.
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Steelers’ struggles could sink their playoff hopes
Roethlisberger: The last time the Ravens and Steelers faced off, a trip to the Super Bowl was at stake. Next week they will just be fighting for playoff survival. Mike Tomlin said that Roethlisberger’s injury is “concussion oriented.” The Ravens would love nothing more than to knock the Steelers down another peg, no matter who is at quarterback for them.
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BCS at-large bids up for grabs in final weeks
Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS selection, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to become eligible for big-money bowl bids.
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Celtics sink Knicks on Garnett’s buzzer-beater
Kevin Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, giving the Boston Celtics a 107-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.
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Handicapping the Halladay chase
Circling the Bases: With a deal seeming likely, we run through the potential destinations for the Toronto ace. No surprise, but the Yankees are the favorites.
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Colbert calls bobsled run ‘the ride of my life’
Comedian Stephen Colbert took the "Night Train" and it nearly left him speechless.
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Keys to Indy's win
Cris and Al say defensive pressure and Bill Belichick's bad call led to the Colts' win.
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Vote for the best
Who gets your vote: Will the pom-poms win again or get rung up by the cowbell?
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Football time
Faith Hill kicks off Sunday Night Football by singing the SNF theme.
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Udonis Haslem-F/C-Heat
Udonis Haslem (shoulder) returned to action in a big way Sunday, hitting a bank-shot game-winner with 15.4 seconds left to finish with 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and a block in the Heat's 102-101 win over the Hornets.
Rookie Marcus Thornton scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-19 shooting (5-of-7 from downtown) with two rebounds, one assist, and three steals in 38 minutes off the bench on Sunday.
Andrew Bynum (ankle) will play Sunday against the Thunder.
Rock Cartwright stepped in for an injured Ladell Betts and picked up 140 total yards in Sunday's loss to the Cowboys.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that Matthew Stafford is "iffy" for Thursday's game against the Packers.
Kurt Warner completed 15-of-19 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns before suffering a "minor" concussion that knocked him out for the rest of Sunday's win over St. Louis.
X-rays came back negative on Matthew Stafford's left shoulder following Sunday's 38-37 win over Cleveland.
Wes Welker caught 15 passes for 192 yards in Sunday's win over the Jets.
LaDainian Tomlinson rushed 20 times for 73 yards and one touchdown to lead the Chargers past the Broncos in Week 11, 32-3.
According to Packers beat writer Greg Bedard, the initial prognosis for OLB Aaron Kampman is that he has a torn ACL.
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