SCORES and SPORTS INFO for 12 29 2010

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NFL - Rookie Joe Webb threw for 195 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first career start filling in for an injured Brett Favre, and the lowly Vikings stunned Michael Vick and the NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles 24-14 in the NFL’s first Tuesday game since 1946. Polamalu's status for Sunday uncertain. McNabb: No problem with agent's comments. Vick's comeback includes Pro Bowl start. Niners interview Softli for GM position. Union: Both sides want to avoid lockout. Storm-stranded Giants return home. Jets-Bears draws record rating. Playoff scramble Things look bleak for the Giants and Jaguars in their quests for the postseason. The Cowboys were among the biggest disappointments this season.



TUESDAY NIGHT NFL - VIKINGS 24 EAGLES 14



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NCAA FOOTBALL - Marcus Coker rushed for 219 yards and two TDs as Iowa used a late pick to snap a three-game losing skid and beat Missouri 27-24. FSU's Fisher: QB Ponder 'ready to go. 'Friedgen: Last game like a 'slow death'. Undermanned Iowa outlasts No. 14 Mizzou. Wilson leads NC State past No. 22 WVU



MILITARY BOWL - E.Carolina VS. Maryland 2:30 PM ET,


TEXAS BOWL - Illinois vs. Bylor 6:00 PM ET.


ALAMO BOWL -Oklahoma State VS. Arizona 9:15 PM ET.



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Jardine helps No. 5 Orange move to 14-0. Wisconsin upends No. 14 Minnesota 68-60. Purdue pounds Michigan in Big Ten opener. Kentucky wins big in prep for Louisville. Self benches Marcus Morris for elbow. Tar Heels rout Rutgers 78-55 at MSG. Cincinnati improves to 13-0, tops DePaul. No. 6 Pitt overcomes Walker's 31, UConn.



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NBA - The Lakers' title hopes once again rest on whether Kobe Bryant wants to curb his stubbornness and trust his teammates.Spurs dump reeling Lakers, Kobe's misses. Wade's season-high 40 get Heat by Knicks. Celtics get back on track, drop Pacers.Injury-ravaged Raptors stun Mavericks. Magic hit 19 3s, stretch win streak to 4. Rose, Boozer key Bulls by Bucks 90-77. Billups helps Nuggets end 3-game skid.



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NHL - Getty ImagesThe Canucks routed the Flyers, who saw a 14-game unbeaten streak that spanned 22 years in Vancouver endon Tuesday. Crosby has 4 points, extends run to 25. Darryl Sutter resigns as Flames GM. Caps blank Habs ahead of Winter Classic. Conklin, Blues shut down Blackhawks. Kesler nets 2 as Canucks rip Flyers. Stars hand Predators fifth straight loss.Recchi scores late, Bruins top Lightning. Perry, Hiller help Ducks beat Coyotes.



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MLB - Manny Ramirez is one of several aging free-agent hitters looking for a job as a designated hitter. Will he land one or will he retire? The U.S. embargo makes a Cuban plan to allow players to leave the island country untenable.



NASCAR - No. 4 Carl Edwards broke a dry spell by winning the Kobalt Tools 500 in November, a weekend that galvanized his team. Kyle Busch ran into trouble with his bumper and his mouth, but Joe Gibbs Racing has a bright future.



GOLF - Winning is always nice, but capturing a major is still the measure of success.



UFC - Clay Guida knows he'll have his hands full at UFC 125 when he meets a revitalized "Fireball Kid," Takanori Gomi.


BOXING - A quick reminder for those who don't want to see Manny Pacquiao fight Shane Mosley: No one is forcing you to buy the fight.



TENNIS - World No. 8 Andy Roddick says he feels at full strength for the first time in more than six months after overcoming the strength-sapping illness mononucleosis.



HORSE RACING - Jeranimo wins San Gabriel at Santa Anita.Former champion 2-year-old War Pass dies.



POKER - Jonathan Duhamel's victory, the rise of "Team Mizrachi" and the passing of a poker-boom star are a few of the moments we'll remember from 2010.