SCORES and SPORTS INFO for 12 21 2010

HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL from GLOBAL SPORTS !




NFL - Favre knocked out, Bears beat Vikes 40-14 to win North. T.O. out for season after knee surgery. Manning to Giants: Focus on next game. Rodgers' status unclear for Sunday. Goodell 'following up' on Favre probe. Sanchez has MRI, shoulder should be fine. Tebow to start for Broncos vs. Texans. Steelers' Polamalu likely out Thursday.



SEE THURSDAY NIGHT NFL - PANTHERS at STEELERS - 8:20 PM ET and ODDS




NCAA FOOTBALL - Ending up in Las Vegas instead of the BCS, can Boise State avoid a letdown? What to watch. SDSU QB Ryan Lindley could make noise in the Poinsettia. Friedgen officially out- Ralph Friedgen won't coach Maryland after its bowl game.



BEEF'O'BRADY'S BOWL - SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI vs. LOUISVILLE



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Coach K ties Smith for 2nd on wins list. Pitino to coach Puerto Rico next summer. Frustrated Izzo returns from suspension. UConn tops Coppin St. in return to court. Orange move to 12-0, roll by Morgan St. Jackson scores 23 as Memphis holds on. Jacksonville upsets No. 20 Florida in OT.



Check out TODAYS SIXTY SEVEN (67) NCAA BASKETBALL GAMES and Odds



NBA - Mavericks snap Heat's win streak. Hawks beat new-look Magic, Arenas debut. Bucks PG Jennings out 4 to 6 weeks. Sloanties Riley for 3rd on wins list. Spurs beat Suns for 9th win in row. Rockets overcome Ellis' 44 in win . Dunleavy buzzer-beater lifts Pacers. Aldridge's 29 and 19 lift Blazers.



Check out TODAYS SIX (6) NBA GAMES and Odds




NHL - Vokoun, Panthers top NHL-best Flyers 5-0. Malkin's 5 points lead Penguins in rout. Ducks' Hiller stops 45 to blank Bruins. Red-hot Thrashers trounce troubled Leafs. Stamkos' 100th goal helps Lightning win. Canucks continue surge, hold off Blues. Late PP goals lift Wild by Flames again.




Check out TODAYS SEVEN (7) NHL GAMES and Odds




MLB - Nolasco, Marlins agree on $26.5M, 3 yrs. Strasburg 'on track' in elbow rehab. Crain, ChiSox finalize $13M, 3-year deal.Nats, OF Ankiel agree to 1 year, $1.5M. Kearns returns to Tribe for 1 yr., $1.3M. Giants, RHP Mota agree to contract.





NASCAR - Carl Edwards as Civil War general? HBO thinks he's the perfect fit to play Confederate General John B. Gordon in "To Appomattox." Kurt Busch made the Chase but wasn't a factor. Sam Hornish Jr. recorded one top 10. Brad Keselowski?He made highlight reels. Now a two-car stable, Penske will need a consistent Busch to succeed.



GOLF - O'Hair gets into Masters through rankingEls wins fifth South African Open titleMcDowell voted player of year by GWAA.



UFC - Anthony Pettis' buzz-worthy performance against Ben Henderson assures the UFC a new lightweight headliner for 2011



BOXING - Bernard Hopkins didn't get the title he sought, but his performance in a draw against Jean Pascal was one to
remember.



TENNIS - World No. 4 Andy Murray, who named Alex Corretja his temporary coach in July, will stick with the ex-French Open finalist for the first half of 2011.



HORSE RACING - Heavy rain forces cancels Hollywood Park. Alma d'Oro wins Big A's Forty Niner. Comma to the Top wins CashCall Futurity.



POKER - The poker world in 2010 experienced some great innovation and successes, but also faced some tough challenges that we won't be forgetting anytime soon!