Friday, January 1, 2010

Sores and Sports Today 01/01/2010

NFL - Brett Favre and the Vikings need a win over the Giants and an Eagles loss to secure a first-round playoff bye. Chad Ochocinco faces a major personal challenge vs. the Jets as Cincy tries to end New York's playoff bid. Jets and Ravens just need to win to get in; can they do it? Neither Vikings, Saints want to backslide into postseason. Cowboys-Eagles game determines NFC East title.
Playoff Races: Patriots at Texans,Eagles at Cowboys, and Bengals at Jets.

NCAA FOOTBALL - Williams sets marks, Va. Tech rips Vols. Broyles catches 3 TDs, OU beats Stanford. Air Force gets 6 INTs in win vs. Houston. Dobbs leads Navy by Mizzou in Texas Bowl. Iowa State tops Gophers in Insight Bowl.
TODAY's BOWL GAMES: Outback Bowl - Northwestern vs Auburn 11am, Capital One Bowl - Penn State vs LSU at 1pm, Gator Bowl - Florida State vs West Virginia 1pm. BCS MATCHUPS: Rose Bowl- Ohio State vs Oregon 4:30pm, Sugar Bowl - Florida vs Cinncinati 8:30pm.

NBA - Duncan, Spurs roll past Heat. AI, T-Mac among All-Star voting leaders. Durant, Thunder extend streak to 5. Brooks' 30 helps Rockets top Mavs. Minus Dunleavy, Clips beat Sixers. Bulls end road skid, beat Pistons, James' 48, Varejao's late 3 lift Cavs. Suns top injury-depleted Celtics 116-98. Will Tim Duncan and the Spurs emerge as a legitimate title contender? They don't know the answer. Somehow Steve Nash is having one of his best seasons at age 36.

NCAA HOOP's - No. 7 Duke routs winless Penn 114-55. No. 23 Badgers top No. 15 Buckeyes 65-43. No. 13 Georgetown wins Big East opener. Vols dominate Memphis inside, win 66-59. No. 17 Washington gets by Oregon State. Unbeatens Purdue, West Virginia to meet. No. 22 Seminoles rout Alabama A&M 81-34. Up 16, UCLA holds off Arizona St. 72-70. Built on his roots in the state, Bob Huggins has West Virginia looking like a Final Four contender.

NHL - Huet bests Brodeur, surging 'Hawks roll. Sharks win in shootout, extend run to 7. Eriksson's hat trick gets Stars by Ducks. Down 3, Canucks rally past Blues in OT. Habs close 7-game swing with sixth win. Helm's 2 SH goals help Wings beat Avs. Rangers bounce back, beat Hurricanes 2-1.
Fun at Fenway: The Bruins and Flyers got a taste of snowy Fenway on Thursday, taking all the players back to their youth.

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