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Dawson's 56-yard FG helps lift Browns (AP) ...more »

Phil Dawson wasn't about to quit during Cleveland's latest fourth-quarter meltdown. Turned out, neither did the rest of the Browns. With a confident nod to coach Romeo Crennel, Dawson went out and calmly hit a career-long 56-yard field goal with 1:39 left that sent Cleveland to a 29-27 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night Dawson's fifth field goal of the game capped a wild finish.

Cards' Pujols wins second NL MVP award (AP) ...more »

Albert Pujols views MVP voting a little differently these days. "You have to consider everything. You have to put all the numbers together," the St. Louis star said Monday after powering past Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard to win the award for the second time. Pujols won despite the Cardinals finishing in fourth place, the lowest spot for an NL MVP winner since Andre Dawson and Chicago Cubs wound...

SEC charges Cuban with insider trading (AP) ...more »
Federal regulators on Monday charged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with insider trading for allegedly using confidential information on a stock sale to avoid more than $750,000 in losses. Cuban disputed the Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations and said he would contest them. In a civil lawsuit filed in federal court in Dallas, the SEC alleged that in June 2004, Cuban was invited to...

McGrady reinjures knee in Rockets' win (AP) ...more »

Tracy McGrady feels like he's back to square one with a troublesome left knee that gave out on him again. At least his Houston Rockets seem able to pick up the slack if he's going to be sidelined. Luis Scola scored 23 points, Yao Ming added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Houston made a second-half surge without its injured seven-time All-Star to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-89 on Monday...

Hall of Fame hoops coach Newell dies (AP) ...more »

Pete Newell coached his last game nearly a half-century ago, but his impact on basketball is felt at the game's highest level even today. The beloved Hall of Fame coach, who won an NCAA championship and an Olympic gold medal, and who later tutored some of the game's greatest big men, died Monday. He was 93.

Austrie, Walker help No. 2 UConn roll (AP) ...more »
With starting point guard A.J. Price sitting out to rest a sprained ankle, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun was hoping another leader would step forward for the second-ranked Huskies against Hartford. Craig Austrie did that in a literal way Monday, stepping into the gaps in the Hawks' zone defense and hitting 15-foot jump shots.

3 Vikings DL facing suspensions (AP) ...more »
As three Minnesota defensive linemen travel to New York this week to meet with the NFL, they could be bringing the Vikings' playoff fate with them. Jared Allen, Pat Williams and Kevin Williams all will meet with league officials in hopes of avoiding suspensions that would gut the team's biggest strength.

NJIT suffers record 35th straight loss (AP) ...more »
The New Jersey Institute of Technology suffered its 35th straight loss, the most of any Division I team, falling to Penn State 74-47 on Monday in the Philly Hoop Group Classic. The Highlanders' 35th straight defeat passed the previous NCAA Division I record for consecutive losses set by Sacramento State between Dec.

9-time Pro Bowl S Lynch retires (AP) ...more »

No more bone-jarring tackles for John Lynch. The hard-hitting, nine-time Pro Bowl safety retired Monday, saying it was time to begin a new phase of life after 11 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and four more with the Denver Broncos. He felt so strongly about the relationships he built with both clubs that he decided against stepping down in the colors of either team.

BCS close to deal with ESPN (AP) ...more »
The Bowl Championship Series is close to an agreement with ESPN to televise college football's championship game and biggest bowls -- a deal that would throw up a huge barrier to any playoff system for at least six years. The title game and BCS bowls, save the Rose, are currently on broadcast network Fox and would be going to cable for the first time since the system was implemented in 1998.

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