SCORES and SPORTS INFO for 01 06 2011

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NFL - Brett Favre was supposed to heal the Vikes' numerous ills. Instead, the franchise continues to hurt as he moves on.Vulnerable bunch- QB Peyton Manning and the Colts could be ripe for the picking. Titans parting ways wth QB.The owner says Vince Young won't be with the team next season. Stanford's Harbaugh meeting with 49ers. Saints RB Thomas out for playoffs.Texans hire Phillips to run defense. Carroll mum on Seahawks starting QB. Chiefs WR Bowe, G Waters miss practice. Jets appeal $100,000 fine for tripping. Dolphins' Bowles interviews with Cowboys.



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SATURDAY JAN.08, 2011 - SAINTS vs. SEAHAWKS and NY JETS vs. COLTS !



SUNDAY JAN. 09,2011 - RAVENS vs. CHIEFS and PACKERS vs. EAGLES!




NCAA FOOTBALL - Center of attention-Everywhere he goes, Auburn QB Cam Newton is getting the rock-star treatment.Miami (9-4), which shockingly won the MAC title one season after finishing 1-11, meets Middle Tennessee (6-6) in Thursday night's GoDaddy.com Bowl, which until this season was known as the GMAC Bowl.




TONIGHT- GODADDY.COM BOWL - MID.TENN.ST. vs. MIAMI (OH) at 8:00 PM ET.




FRIDAY - COTTON BOWL JAN.07,2011 -#11 LSU (10-2) vs. #18 TEXAS A & M (9-3) at 8:00 PM ET.



SATURDAY- COMPASS BOWL JAN.08,2011 - PITTSBURG vs. KENTUCKY at 12:00 PM ET.



SUNDAY - FIGHT HUNGER BOWL - NEVADA vs. BOSTON COLLEGE at 9:00 PM ET.




MONDAY - BCS BOWL JAN.10,2011 - #2 OREGON (12-0) vs. # 1 AUBURN (13-0) at 8:30 PM ET.





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NCAA BASKETBALL - Texas A&M has surprised the Big 12 – as well as coach Mark Turgeon – with its 13-1 start heading into league play. Singler nets 2,000th point as Duke rolls. No. 6 San Diego State wins 16th straight. Fredette's 39 spark No. 15
BYU by UNLV. Washington starter Gaddy out for season. Johnson's 15 and 15 power No. 11 Purdue. Jordan has 26, No. 19 UCF stays unbeaten. Vols win Pearl's final game before ban. Kansas notches 68th straight home win.



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NBA - Rajon Rondo towered over the Spurs, delivering a triple-double to help the Celtics win the heavyweight fight.Magic hold on for 7th straight win. Lakers dominate boards, top Suns. Nets end Bulls' run on late basket. Hawks sink 14 3s, roll at Utah. Clippers snap Nuggets' 4-game win streak.



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NHL - Don't look now, NHL, but the Penguins have another star-in-the-making in d-man Kris Letang! Pens score 7 seconds in,beat Tampa 8-1. Canucks stretch winning streak to 7. Ducks' Getzlaf likely out until February. Zuccarello lifts Rangers by 'Canes in OT. Ribeiro gets 2 on PP as Stars top 'Hawks. Rinne stops 40, Predators defeat Ducks. Peverley, Pavelec power Atlanta to win. Crosby leads NHL All-Star fan voting.



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MLB - Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar Jr.'s induction into the Hall of Fame reflects how much the game has grown … and fallen. Beltre, Rangers have 6-year, $96M deal. Red Sox add reliever, former SS Pena Jr. Braves, 2B Uggla agree on 5 years, $62M. Nats, LaRoche agree on 2-year contract. O's, Gregg agree on $10M, 2-year deal.



NASCAR - Good news on the sponsorship front: Best Buy has re-upped with Richard Petty Motorsports, agreeing to sponsor AJAllmendinger for another season. Junior Johnson kicks off new race team for his son. The elder Johnson, who was enshrined in NASCAR's Hall of Fame as a member of its inaugural 2010 class of inductees, will run Junior Johnson Racing from shops on his 278-acre estate in Hamptonville, N.C.



GOLF - Poulter exploded onto the international golf scene last season with his stellar play and amusing tweets. Now he's eying a major.



UFC - Cain Velasquez is hurt and Brock Lesnar's future is a question mark, but MMA's 2011 heavyweight scene holds much promise.


BOXING - One of the main reasons James "Lights Out" Toney has lasted so long is because of his unreal ability to take a punch.




TENNIS - Maria Sharapova struggled with her serve in her first tournament since October and was ousted in Round 3 in Auckland. Nadal, Federer advance to Qatar quarters. Roddick reaches Brisbane quarters.Wozniacki defeats Li in Hong Kong.



HORSE RACING - Rosario rides Final Mesa to Gulfstream win. Super Espresso wins Big A feature. Former New York RacingAssociation executive Philip Dunn has died. He was 81.



POKER - In his second SuperStar Showdown, the Swedish Isildur1 defeated Tony G to the tune of $44,280. Tony G wants arematch, but this time, it would be on his home turf.