SCORES and SPORTS INFO for 12 02 2010

HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL!

NFL - The high stakes Jet-Patriots game doesn't need extra hype. But coach Rex Ryan is happy to pour hot sauce on it.Big Ben practices despite sore foot. WR Marshall returns to Dolphins practice. Broncos' McKinley in debt before suicide.
Steelers' Ward accuses NFL of hypocrisy, Saints RB Thomas may return vs. Bengals.


TONIGHT'S GAME - TEXANS (5-6) at EAGLES (7-4) Check out NFL FOOTBALL Odds




NCAA FOOTBALL - Florida State's Christian Ponder hopes to cap his senior season with an ACC title over Virginia Tech.NCAA clears Newton, says dad broke rules/ ESPN exec expects Gruden won't coach yet. Blackmon named Big 12 player of year.Hokies QB Taylor wins ACC player of year. Trojans remain quiet after Newton ruling. Trump wants Miami to hire Leach. No. 21 Utah to play in Las Vegas Bowl. Newton, James, Luck up for Camp award.



NCAA FB GAMES - THURSDAY (1) and FRIDAY (2)!



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Irving nets 31 as Duke defeats Spartans. Jordan, UCF upset No. 18 Florida 57-54. Johnson lifts Purdue by Hokies in OT. No. 14 Memphis gets scare before OT win. No. 3 Pitt wears down Duquesne 80-66. Barnes gets 300th victory as Texas coach. No. 17 Aztecs down Saint Mary's 69-55. Davies' career-high 24 power No. 21 BYU.



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CFL - The toast of the CFL rolled down Ste-Catherine Street on flatbed trucks, cheered by boisterous crowds. Alouettes fans are just getting used to hosting an annual Grey Cup parade, but Wednesday’s display of Montreal pride showed it’s growing on them and the appetite for making this an annual event is definitely there.



NBA - Lakers' skid stretches to 4 games. Clippers snap skid vs. Spurs. James cruises in Cavs warm-up. Hawks G Johnson out 4 to 6 weeks. Durant-less Thunder beat Nets in 3 OTs. Magic rout Bulls, spoil Boozer's debut'Melo ejected; Nuggets beat Bucks. Allen, Celts hold off struggling Blazers.



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NHL - Thomas gets fifth SO, Bruins beat Flyers. Capitals solve Halak, defeat Blues 4-1. Enforcer Parros scores 2 in Ducks' win. Raymond has hat trick as Canucks cruise. Coyotes spoil Bouchard's return to Wild. Penner rallies Oilers past Habs in
OT. Sullivan lifts Preds over Jackets in SO. Forbes: Average team values up 2 percent.



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NASCAR - Champion's Week-Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus hit Las Vegas to celebrate title No. 5.




GOLF - LPGA Tour Championship-World No. 1 status is up for grabs. So is Player of the Year, and both races could go down to the wire. Indian OpenArjun Atwal, the first Indian golfer to win on the PGA Tour, aims to win the Indian Open.



UFC - Saturday features the first live cable showdown between the UFC and Strikeforce.

BOXING - Undefeated Nigerian Lateef Kayode was swindled on his path to American boxing stardom, but now he's on the way toa title.



TENNIS - Kim Clijsters, who excelled after two years away to start a family, was named WTA player of the year for the secondtime in her career.



HORSE RACING - Favorite Broken Dreams wins Hollywood Park Feature. Rain, wind cancels racing at Aqueduct. Preakness futurein doubt after racing vote



POKER - While tournaments in Barcelona and Marrakech crowned champions overseas, New Jersey's legislature is pushing a billto legalize online poker in the state.

SCORES and SPORTS INFO for 11 11 2010

NFL - Miami benches Henne, to start Pennington. Moss not upset with Vikings. Players rip Chilly. Shanahan: McNabb better, butstill sore. Bills' Merriman injures leg. NFL on safetyEx-QB McMahon: Memory 'pretty much gone. 'Falcons' White questionable for Thursday. Concussed Colts WR Collie to miss game. Cowboys DE Spears out for year. The Chargers don't have a winning record, but they are in the postseason picture. Roddy White is the only reliable option in the Falcons' passing game on Thursday.



TONIGHT'S THURSDAY NIGHT NFL GAME -


RAVENS (6-2) at ATLANTA (6-2) at 8:20 PM ET.



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NCAA FOOTBALL - Texas set to create sports network. Arkansas eyes first BCS bowl game. Buffs' Cabral hopes to make impressionWAC to add UTSA, Texas State, Denver. Parity hurting Pac-10's bowl chances. New Mexico Bowl partnering with Pac-12. PSU QB McGloin to start vs. Ohio State.



WEDNESDAY'S GAME - MIAMI (OH) 24 and BOWLING GREEN 21.



TODAY'S NCAA FB GAME -


PITTSBURGH (5-3) at CONNECTICUT (4-4) at 7:30 PM ET.
and - EAST CAROLINA (5-4) at UAB (3-6) 8 PM ET.



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Gibbs leads No. 5 Pitt to easy 97-54 win. No. 13 Illinois starts quick, rip Toledo. Nebraska AD Osborne: Sadler's job safe. Frosh Howard saves Terps from upset. Balanced Texas rolls past Louisiana Tech. Auburn's Barbee faces tough challenge. Fisher's Aztecs in Top 25 for first time.



TODAY'S NCAA BB GAME - NO GAMES SCHEDULED TONIGHT!





CFL - Calgary leads CFL all-star list. The CFL's all-star teams were announced today, and, as usual, there were both some excellent choices and some surprising omissions. The ones who didn't make it this year are likely to wind up there some
day if they can use their CFL experience to good advantage?



CFL PLAYOFF GAMES -


EAST SEMI FINAL - TORONTO AGRONAUTS (9-9) at HAMILTON TIGERS (9-9) Sunday. Nov.14 at 1 PM ET.


WEST SEMI FINAL - BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS (8-10) at SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (10-8) at 4 PM ET.


98th GREY CUP AT EDMNONTON on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28th AT 6:30 PM ET.



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NBA - John Wall showed he can do it all, carrying the Wizards past the Rockets with his first triple-double. Jazz rally again, complete Florida sweep. Beasley's 42 help Wolves end skid. Yao leaves game with left leg injury. Bucks hand Hawks
third straight loss. Lee's 28 in MSG return lead Warriors. Nowitzki plays through injury, Mavs win. hCavs' Williams injured in loss to Nets. As mayor of Sacramento, Kevin Johnson doesn't want the Kings to leave on his watch!




TODAY THERE ARE THREE NBA GAMES!



Celtics at Miami, Warriors at Bulls and LAKERS at Nuggets!



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NHL - The Bruins scored five times in the third period to earn a 7-4 comeback win over the Penguins. NHL All-Star captains to pick teams. Sabres win in coach Ruff's 1,000th game. Bruins score 5 in 3rd, defeat Penguins. Jackets roll 8-1, end Blues'
7-game run. Ducks win 1-0, Islanders' skid reaches 8. Coyotes get past slumping Blackhawks 2-1. Panthers extend Maple Leafs'slide to 7. Avalanche missing 10 players to injuries!



TODAY THERE ARE 10 NHL GAMES!



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MLB - The same reason Derek Jeter won a fifth Gold Glove is why the Yankees will eventually re-sign the shortstop again.Yanks' Cashman in Arkansas to court Lee. Mariners broadcaster Niehaus dies. Rolen, Phillips, Arroyo win Gold Gloves. Yankees C Posada has left knee surgery. Francoeur won't return to Rangers. A's acquire OF DeJesus for 2 pitchers.



NASCAR - Jimmie Johnson is a nice guy. Polite. Earnest. Well-meaning. The biggest criticism of him during his run to a record four consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup titles is that he’s too vanilla, that he doesn’t generate any tangible emotion (love or loathe).



GOLF - Phil Mickelson is joining an elite field that is snubbing the PGA Tour and will start next season in Abu Dhabi, not stateside. Woods 4 back at Australian Masters. Mickelson 4 back at Singapore Open,Tour cards up for grabs at PGA finale.



UFC - Will Urijah Faber's WEC stardom carry over to the UFC next year? A win in his final WEC fight would provide a big boost. Nate Marquardt is on the verge of a rematch with Anderson Silva.

BOXING - Antonio Margarito should show repentance for his crimes against boxing, but his enablers keep rewarding him.




SOCCER - MLS - It's been a great year for the Galaxy's Landon Donovan, who's still in the middle of the playoffs. But whether he'll remain in L.A. afterward is up in the air.



PLAYOFFS -


EASTERN - SAT. NOV. 13 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES at COLORADO RAPIDS at 9:30 PM ET.


WESTERN - SUN. NOV. 14 FC DALLAS at LOS ANGELES GALAXY at 9 PM ET.



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TENNIS - Roger Federer said he had no involvement in alleged high-stakes gambling by an executive from his management company, but did seek the facts. Paris: Federer, Murray advance.




HORSE RACING - More Breeders' Cup - TV ratings skyrocketZenyatta still acts like champ. Break down by the splits?



POKER - A Canadian Hero-After 43 hands of heads-up action, the newest WSOP main event champion has been crowned in Las Vegas.Quebec poker professional Jonathan Duhamel said he worked a series of bad jobs before getting into cards and making his living online at tables with $5 and $10 minimums.