SPORTS INFO for THURSDAY, Feb. 03, 2011

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NFL - Though normally stingy and menacing, the Steelers' D has a glaring vulnerability. Packers favored for Super Bowl Packers, Steelers move practices indoors. Rolling outages won't affect Super Bowl.



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Orange top No. 6 UConn, snap 4-game skid. No. 5 Duke bounces back to beat Maryland. No. 14 Missouri's road woes continue. Indiana beats second straight ranked foe. No. 7 Aztecs win on Gay's late jumper. Tests await unbeaten No. 1 Ohio State. Villanova ends slide, beats Marquette. Fredette, Davies lead BYU past Wyoming.



SIXTY-ONE (61) GAMES TONIGHT



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NBA - Durant continues tear with 43 in win. Cavs lose 22nd in row, 1 from record. Mavs win sixth in row, beat Knicks.Nuggets win, Blazers lose Matthews. Rockets rally past short-handed Jazz. Hawks hand Raptors 13th loss in row.
Bucks' skid in Phoenix now at 23. Hot Bulls end Clippers' home streak at 9.



THREE (3) NBA GAMES TONIGHT



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NHL - Franzen scores 5, Wings get by Sens 7-5. Forsberg less optimistic after workout. Canucks rout struggling Coyotes 6-0. Pens G Johnson fights, helps blank Isles. Kings extend Khabibulin's skid to 12. Sharks start quick, hang on to top Ducks.Plekanec, Gionta lift Habs past Panthers.



SIX (6) NHL GAMES TONIGHT



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MLB - Reds GM Walt Jocketty's offseason moves indicate confidence that home attendance will rise along with victories.Piniella joins Giants as special assistant. Dodgers, LHP Kuo agree on 1 yr., $2.725. MClemens waives conflict with attorney.
Marlins to visit US troops overseas. Cancer-free Dave Roberts ready to coach. Yankees acquire Nationals OF Maxwell. INF Lopez agrees to contract with Rays. ChiSox, SS Ramirez agree to $32.5M deal.



GOLF - Mickelson eyes big year, less turmoil. Cold expected to delay Phoenix Open. Stricker set to make Middle East debut.



TENNIS - Clijsters to lead Belgium against US. Sharapova to make Fed Cup home debut. Defending champ Lopez falls at SA Open.Top-seeded Cilic advances in Zagreb.




NCAA FOOTBALL - Nick Saban's 21-man recruiting haul wasn't the biggest of Signing Day but Alabama won the day with quality.


2011 NCAAF TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS


All Teams ACC Big East Big Ten Mid-America Pac-12 SEC WAC Independents Big 12 C-USA Mt. West Sun Belt


Commits
School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points



1. Alabama 21 2 14 3.86 2448

2. Florida State 28 2 13 3.61 2370

3. Texas 22 1 15 3.77 2322

4. USC 30 1 14 3.47 2315

5. Georgia 25 2 11 3.56 2243

6. LSU 22 3 9 3.64 2224

7. Auburn 24 1 13 3.63 2194

8. Clemson 29 4 6 3.34 2173

9. Notre Dame 23 2 8 3.48 1976

10. Ohio State 23 1 9 3.43 1927




SOCCER - MLS - Toronto plays Partizan Belgrade to DRAW. Brazilian MF Marcos Paullo signs with Red Bulls. Charlie Davies could be loaned to DC United.



UFC - Anderson Silva is one of the all-time greats. But will he rebound from the beating he took against Chael Sonnen?


BOXING - Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander wasn't the thriller many envisioned, but nor was the evening a total loss.




NASCAR - When it comes to dethroning Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin or Kevin Harvick is often the pick. Why not Kyle Busch?




Upcoming Races Date Event Time TV



Feb 12, 2011 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona
Daytona International Speedway 8:10 p.m. FOX



Feb 17, 2011 Gatorade Duel 1 at Daytona
Daytona International Speedway 2:00 p.m. SPEED



Feb 17, 2011 Gatorade Duel 2 at Daytona
Daytona International Speedway 4:00 p.m. SPEED


Feb 20, 2011 Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway 1:00 p.m. FOX



Feb 27, 2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500
Phoenix International Raceway 3:00 p.m. FOX




HORSE RACING - Switch wins Santa Monica Stakes at Santa. Dialed In wins Holy Bull at Gulfstream. Driven by Solar wins Big A feature. St Elmo Hero wins Comples Series, 23rd in row.



POKER - Mad Money- With the creation of high roller, super high roller and invitational events, just how can we determine who deserves the top spot on the all-time money list?