Scores and Sports Info for 02/08/2010

NFL - Drew Brees and the Saints upset Colts 31-17. New Orleans wins first Super Bowl title. Saints' Brees captures Super Bowl MVP award. The Saints' Tracy Porter outsmarted Peyton Manning to give New Orleans its greatest sports triumph. A fabulous game had a storybook ending for the Saints. Which is why the NFL can't risk letting the fun stop in 2011.



NBA - Rajon Rondo and the Celtics came up empty-handed against the Magic, falling to third place in the Eastern Conference. Bosh's 36 pts, 11 boards lift
Raptors past Kings. Kirilenko, Jazz drop Nuggets for 8th straight win. LeBron scores 35 in half as Cavs hold off Knicks. With Bryant out, Odom, Lakers beat Trail Blazers. Deng scores 25 points as Bulls take down Heat. Sixers overcome Rockets for 4th consecutive win. Durant, Thunder top Warriors for 5th straight win. Collison's 24 points propel Hornets past Bobcats. NBA union VP calls owners' CBA offer 'ludicrous'.



NCAA HOOP's - Syracuse is back on top of the Big East and probably headed to a No. 2 ranking. The Orange used a 28-5 finish to knock off Cincinnati 71-54 and move past Villanova for the league lead. Andy Rautins scored 20 points to lead the way as No. 3 Syracuse rallied from behind and then pulled away from Cincinnati, 71-54. In a Mountain West battle, it was UNLV's Tre'Von Willis -- not BYU's Jimmer Fredette -- that shone brightest. And in the Big 12, Texas A&M ends Missouri's 32-game home win streak and follows that by beating Baylor.Not a bad week for the Aggies. Turner's 32 lift No. 13 Ohio State, Maryland rolls by slumping UNC 92-71. Notre Dame holds off South Florida 65-62No. 7 Hoyas beat No. 2
Villanova 103-90. No. 5 Spartans lose again without Lucas.Sooners hold off 9th-ranked Texas 80-71Kansas rallies, pushes home streak to 55.



NHL - Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick and assisted on the OT winner as the Caps beat the Pens for their 14th straight win. Bruins snap skid, beat Habs 3-0.Sharks acquire D Wallin from Hurricanes. Giguere helps Leafs end Sens' run at 11. Kings win team-record ninth straight. Heatley's 2 goals get Sharks by Preds. Lundqvist leads Rangers past Devils 3-1. Chicago beats Blues to snap 3-game skid.



MLB - Follow The Leader- Angels skipper Mike Scioscia is a proven winner -- and he's done it his way. There's no better manager in the game today. After surging to a second playoff berth in three years, Colorado enters spring training brimming with optimism. Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander signed record-setting deals this offseason, which is great news for Tim Lincecum and bad news for San
Francisco. Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum should be pumped up about his chances to land a huge contract this year.



NCAA FOOTBALL - Top 25: 2010 Class Rankings: 1. USC, 2. UF, 3. Texas, 4. Auburn, 5. Alabama, 6. LSU, 7. Oklahoma, 8. UCLA, 9.Tennessee, 10. FSU, 11. Calif.,12. Penn State, 13. Oregon, 14. Notre Dame, 15. Texas A&M, 16. Georgia, 17. Ole Miss, 18. Clemson, 19. W. Virginia, 20. Michigan, 21. Missouri, 22. VT, 23. Nebraska, 24. U. Miami, 25. South Carolina.



GOLF - Stricker proves he's world class at Riviera. It's not as easy as it should have been, but it's still the expected result: Steve Stricker wins at Riviera. He loses most of a six-shot lead but hangs on to beat Luke Donald by two. Steve Stricker's 16 under victory moves him to No. 2 in the world.



NASCAR - Getty ImagesKevin Harvick earned his win, but Saturday's Budweiser Shootout isn't necessarily a sign of things to come. It took 26 Cup seasons, but Mark Martin finally has the pole for the Daytona 500. Joining Martin in the front row is Dale Earnhardt Jr. The rest of the field will be set in next week's Duels. Danica Patrick appeased the public in her stock-car debut: Aggressive driving, a heart-stopping spinout, a solid finish



SOCCER - MLS - Trial runs-Jorge Andrade heads a group of trialists who will be practicing with cost-conscious MLS teams free of charge in hopes of landing a contract. One of Major League Soccer’s original players, Jesse Marsch has joined Bob Bradley and the USMNT in the role of assistant coach.



TENNIS - The U.S. stamped a spot in the Fed Cup semifinals by continuing its mastery of the French. Melanie Oudin beat Julie Coin 7-6 (3), 6-4 to give the
Americans an insurmountable 3-0 lead. More Fed Cup coverage-Russia tops Serbia in decisive doubles match. Italy clinches victory over Ukraine with 3-1 lead.



HORSE RACING - 'Quality' Time- In track-record time, Quality Road dominated the Donn Handicap (G1) at Gulfstream on Saturday by more than 12 lengths.



POKER - WSOP commissioner Pollack leaving post. The run to the bracelet begins: Day 1A marks the beginning of the final bracelet event held overseas. The featured table brought together two of the most well-known faces and names in the poker world: two-time main event champion and 10-time bracelet winner Doyle Brunson and the Poker Brat, 11-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth.