SCORES and SPORTS INFO for 12 16 2010

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NFL - Re-shuffle deck?Sub-.500 NFC West contenders are duking it out. Should that survivor get to host a playoff game or be re-seeded? Jets suspend Alosi indefinitely | NFL: Improper. Goodell: Could have labor deal by SB. Favre ruling. Crews scramble for Vikes game-Another leak. Vikings sign QB Patrick Ramsey for insurance. Chiefs' Cassel on field. Rodgers missespractice. Giants WR Smith on IR. Texans DE Williams, too McCoy back to practice. Moss becomes bench warmer in Titans WR corps. T.O. regrets criticizing coaches. Lewis defends T.O. Eagles to start rookie Chaney



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NCAA FOOTBALL - Bowl games bring extra practices and Baylor's Art Briles, like all other coaches, will use the time to prepare for 2011. Auburn's Malzahn not rushing into head coaching. Okla. State's Holgorsen to WVU, promotion in '12.
NBA's Cuban to lobby for college playoff. Wade Phillips, Reeves in East-West Shrine Game. Status of Florida State quarterback Ponder up in air. TCU gets big commitment from local-area athlete.



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NCAA BASKETBALL - APJon Diebler hit nine 3-pointers as second-ranked Ohio State built a big first-half lead and coasted past Florida Gulf Coast 83-56. UC Santa Barbara stuns No. 22 UNLV. Diebler hits 9 3s, No. 2 Buckeyes cruise. Dunn's 24 lift No. 9 Baylor to 83-39 win. Missouri suspends PG Dixon indefinitely. Gophers overcome slow start, beat Akron. UCF improves to 9-0 as Clanton scores 28. Oklahoma freshman G Taylor to transfer. Oakland upsets No. 7 Vols in Knoxville.



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NBA - Anthony helps Nuggets beat Magic. Bynum back, Lakers top Wizards. Pistons rebound from meltdown. Scola, Rockets roll past Kings.


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NHL - Ducks deal Caps seventh straight loss. Rangers lose Callahan, defeat Penguins. Wings' Lidstrom, 40, has first hat trick. Kesler caps hat trick in OT, Canucks win. Fleischmann scores 3 in 3rd as Avs win. Stafford returns, scores 3 in
Sabres win. Flyers win fourth straight, top Habs 5-3. Devils snap 5-game skid, blank Coyotes.



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MLB - APHall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller, who died of acute leukemia, was a classic American hero. Carlos Zambrano might be the Yankees' next target. All eyes on Adrian. Heads turn to slugger Adrian Beltre with Cliff Lee finally off the board.



NASCAR - 'Ongoing process'-With 2011 around the corner, veteran Mark Martin has learned there really is no "offseason."Year-end bonus- Jimmie Johnson beat a guy who won 15 Funny Car titles for Driver of the Year.



GOLF - Two years after being ranked No. 266, Lee Westwood is now No. 1. How? Martin repeats as Dunhill champion. Johnson, Poulter win Shark Shootout. Korda, 17, finishes 2nd at LPGA Q-school.



UFC - With the final curtain about to drop on World Extreme Cagefighting, Thursday's headliners mull their place in history.Champions Ben Henderson and Dominick Cruz are headed for a sentimental evening Thursday night in Glendale, Ariz. The champs co-headline the final event staged by the company that put their names on the mixed martial arts map, World Extreme Cagefighting.



BOXING - They call undefeated Denis Douglin "Da Momma's Boy" for a reason: His mom, Saphya, is the up-and-coming fighter's trainer.



TENNIS - John Isner and Nicholas Mahut are set to meet in the Hopman Cup, the duo's first rematch since their 11-hour Wimbledon battle.



HORSE RACING - Ultra Blend wins Cat's Cradle at Hollywood. Quiet Giant wins Big A's Cheap Seats Stakes.



POKER - Multiple sources confirmed with ESPN.com Wednesday night that Senator Harry Reid's online poker legalization bill will not be addressed in 2010.