SCORES and SPORTS INFO for 12 22 2010

HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL from GLOBAL SPORTS !



NFL - McNabb felt 'disrespected' by benching. Vikings won't put Favre on IR. Cowboys put QB Romo on injured reserve Singletary won't reveal starting QB. 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.



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




NCAA FOOTBALL - Oregon's Kelly is AP coach of the year. Louisville rallies in Beef 'O' Brady's. Spartans WR Cunningham to miss bowl. Boise St. regroups, faces Utah in Vegas. Paterno turns 84, holds 2 practices. N. Illinois QB Grady to play
basketball. Syracuse P Long needs post-op treatment.



LAST NIGHT - BEEF'O'BRADY'S BOWL - SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 28 LOUISVILLE 31



TONIGHT'S MAACO BOWL - #20 UTAH UTES (10-2) vs. #10 BOISE STATE BRONCOS (11-1)



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Undermanned No. 11 K-State falls to UNLV. USC extends No. 19 Tennessee's skid to 3. Lighty scores 29, No. 2 Ohio State rolls. No. 7 Aztecs shaky but improve to 13-0. Fredette's 28 get BYU past Weber State. Byrd helps No. 14 Purdue beat IPFW 77-52. No. 25 Texas A&M wins eighth straight. Cincinnati moves to 11-0 as Dixon has 23.



Check out TODAYS EIGHTY EIGHT (88) NCAA BASKETBALL GAMES and Odds




NBA - Mavs top Magic, finish Fla. sweep. Bucks stun lifeless Lakers,Kobe ejected. Rockets seek cap exception with Yao out. Durant leads OKC by reeling 'Cats. Surging Bulls rout 76ers 121-76. Nets end 10-game road skid. Lakers' Jackson down on Christmas games. Ellis rallies Warriors by Kings.



Check out TODAYS NINE (9) NBA GAMES and Odds




NHL - Caps win second straight, roll by Devils. Kings cruise 5-0, stop Avs' streak at 6. Conklin, Blues cool off Thrashers. Fast start lifts red-hot Stars over Habs. Rivet returns to help Sabres beat Ducks. Garon supplants Mason, Jackets snap skid.
Couture helps Sharks win third straight.



Check out TODAYS FOUR (4) NHL GAMES and Odds




MLB - Yankees lower luxury tax bill to $18M. Counsell back with Brewers on 1-yr. deal. Jenks, Red Sox finalize 2-year contract. Mariners trade C Johnson to Padres. Blue Jays sign OF Patterson, 5 others. Yankees sign pitcher from 'Hank's Yanks 'Greinke likes Brewers' win-now attitude. Nolasco, Marlins agree on $26.5M, 3 yrs.



NASCAR - Brad Keselowski clinched the '10 Nationwide title, but drew ire along the way. Is he a scheming villain or misunderstood good guy? Drivers test repaved Daytona, say it's 'Dega-like'.



GOLF - Woods has cortisone shot in right ankle. Masters champ Immelman on the mend.



UFC - Spectacular shows and full stadiums were once the hallmark of Japanese MMA. But the industry has fallen on hard times.


BOXING - Shane Mosley is almost 40, he's slowing and his last fight was a dud. So why is he fighting Manny Pacquiao?



TENNIS - Roger Federer picked up longtime foe Rafael Nadal at the Zurich airport and carpooled to their charity match – but not before having some fun. Federer beats Nadal in Swiss exhibition.



HORSE RACING - Preakness at Pimlico endangered by MARYLAND Racing Commission. Heavy rain forces cancels Hollywood Park.Alma d'Oro wins Big A's Forty Niner.



POKER - With two WPT final tables (including one win), Andy Frankenberger has been one of the top players on tour in 2010. On Tuesday, he made yet another final table in A.C.