SCORES and SPORTS INFO for 12 17 2010

HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL FROM GLOBAL SPORTS !



NFL - Jackson has 3 TD catches, Chargers roll 34-7. Frozen field worries Vikings, Bears. NFL sends letter about sideline rules. Driver urged Rodgers to sit vs. Lions. Broncos' Tebow could make first start. Cowboys LB Spencer fined for hit on
Vick. Favre says he'll stay until season ends.



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NCAA FOOTBALL - Miami coach Golden makes first 5 hires. Paralyzed LeGrand has feeling in hands. Vanderbilt closing in on deal for coach.Some bowls struggling to sell tickets? Taking the field in a bowl isn't just a reward for players and coaches. Officials also strive to earn a postseason spot.



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Will Barton and No. 18 Memphis overcame another poor shooting performance and escaped feisty Austin Peay 70-68 in OT. No. 13 Missouri rolls without Dixon. Arizona holds off N. Arizona 63-58. Northwestern 7-0 after win over American. UC Santa Barbara wins at No. 22 UNLV. Diebler hits 9 3s, No. 2 Buckeyes cruise. Dunn's 24 lift No. 9 Baylor to 83-39 win.


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NBA - Rondo-less Celtics win 12th straight. Ginobili's defense lifts Spurs in Denver. Yao has stress fracture in ankle. Knicks set to host James, Heat on Friday. Stern: Union's offer hardly a concession. Nets snap 8-game skid behind Harris' 29




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NHL - Flames spoil Phaneuf's return to Calgary. Ward stops 45, 'Canes again rally to win. Islanders record second win in 22 games. Canadiens end 3-game slide, beat Bruins. Oilers rookies total 11 points in win. Blues overcome injuries to defeat
Kings. Rookie Couture lifts Sharks in overtime. Backup Biron helps Rangers win in SO.




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MLB - Relievers Jesse Crain and Matt Guerrier received twin three-year, $12 million deals from the White Sox and Dodgers.Tigers, Ordonez agree to 1 year, $10M. Red Sox and Jenks agree to 2 years, $12M. Wood returning to Cubs for 1 year, $1.5M.



NASCAR - Brand-new track- Faster speeds and big crashes are likely with Daytona's newly repaved surface. Johnson giving $688K in education grants. Watkins Glen gets $3M for improvements.



GOLF - 1St round in South Africa rained outAppleby voted comeback player of year.



UFC - Dominick Cruz goes into the books as the final WEC and inaugural UFC bantamweight champ.


BOXING - With a win Saturday night, 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins would break George Foreman's record for oldest world champion.



TENNIS - Dane Caroline Wozniacki has agreed to play for a Czech club, the star-studded Agrofert Prostejov, if it reaches the league finals.



HORSE RACING - Hall of Fame trainer Mack Miller dead at 89. Talktoomuch wins Hollywood Park feature. Muhaawara wins Big A's Sky Beauty.



POKER - No legalization for online poker in 2010!