Cowher to Jets?
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Fantasy Fix: Week 12 matchups
Gregg Rosenthal and Tiffany Simons predict an aerial assault when New England takes on New Orleans.
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Day of dogs
Check out the Best in Breed winners at the National Dog Show, go behind the scenes and vote for your favorite!
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Like it or not, Lions to stay on Thanksgiving
Pompei: It's difficult to watch the woeful Detroit Lions play every Thanksgiving. But that doesn’t mean the Lions will be knocked off their Thanksgiving perch anytime soon. The NFL values the tradition, so we're stuck with it.
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Favorites to roll; Irish to fall again
Predictions 101: Look for Stanford to add to the misery of Charlie Weis and Notre Dame, but the nation's top-ranked teams will do fine.
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10-time All-Star Iverson reportedly will retire
Allen Iverson is set to retire from the NBA, according to an online report. Commentator Stephen A. Smith published a statement on his Web site Wednesday attributed to Iverson. It says Iverson plans to retire but also that "I feel strongly that I can still compete at the highest level."
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MLB offseason no longer a time to rest
Blyleven: With much more money to be made and better facilities on hand with every team, baseball players are putting an increasing focus on offseason conditioning.
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Lysacek discovers obligations, spoils
Men's figure skating star Evan Lysacek, along with women's champ Kim Yu-na, has discovered that the spoils of being a world champion are matched by the obligations.
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Overtime debate
Bob Costas and Tony Dungy debate the coin toss and the rules of overtime.
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Faith Hill kicks off Sunday Night Football by singing the SNF theme.
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Blue Jays re-signed infielder John McDonald to a two-year, $3 million contract.
Elton Brand-F/C-76ers
Contrary to an earlier report, Elton Brand will not play on Wednesday due to a hamstring injury.
Marshawn Lynch (shoulder) was a full participant in practice Wednesday.
In a conference call with Tennessee media Wednesday, Kurt Warner (head) told reporters that he expects to play Sunday at the Titans.
Steven Jackson missed Rams practice Wednesday with back spasms.
Michael Turner (ankle) returned to Falcons practice on a "limited" basis Wednesday.
Steve Slaton missed Texans practice Wednesday with a shoulder injury.
Allen Iverson's manager, Gary Moore, told Yahoo Sports that Iverson is planning to retire.
Calvin Johnson (hand, knee) is listed as questionable for Thanksgiving Day against Green Bay. Johnson did not practice Wednesday.
Danny Granger-G/F-Pacers
Pacers beat reporter Mike Wells reports that Danny Granger will not play on Wednesday due to a sprained left MCL.
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