Weekend Sports Wrap

Taking a quick look back at this weekends hottest sports stories.

NFL Rodgers leads Packers over Vick, Eagles 21-16 Aaron Rodgers simply threw his hands in the air and pumped his fist. No, he doesn’t celebrate like Brett Favre. Rodgers doesn’t have to worry about the ghost of Favre anymore. He’s made his own … [Read More...] Flacco and Ravens slap young Chiefs around 30-7 Ray Lewis knows a championship defense when he sees one. Now the Kansas City Chiefs do, too. Lewis and Baltimore’s tough and savvy defense overwhelmed the young Chiefs on Sunday, sacking Matt … [R[Read More...] Chiefs highlight. Jamal Charles breaks free The season didn’t end as the Chiefs had hoped, but at least Chiefs fans have one highlight to watch over and over again while thinking what might have been had Charlie Weiss not left for Florida somewhere around halftime… [Read More...] Folk’s 32-yard FG sends Jets past Colts 17-16 as time expires Nothing personal, Peyton. Rex Ryan and the New York Jets finally got the made-for-TV ending they wanted—they beat you. The coach who earlier this week made the game a coach vs. quarterback matchup … [Read More...] Seattle stuns the world, defeats New Orleans 41-36 In a scene straight out of college, Pete Carroll stood in the middle of a pile on the midfield logo, jumping up and down with his players celebrating in unison. The labels stuck on the seven-win … [Read More...]

NBA The NBA Daily Zap The Daily Zap takes you on the express tour through all the NBA action from Sunday night. … [Read More...] Sunday’s NBA Top 10 It's the best 10 plays from Sunday's NBA action right here on video. … [Read More...] Sacramento 112, Toronto 118 Golden State 91, LA Clippers 105 Minnesota 91, San Antonio 94 Cleveland 100, Phoenix 108 New Orleans 96, Denver 87 Miami  107, Portland 100 (OT) New York 87, LA Lakers 109 NHL Tom Kostopoulos has been suspended for six games Calgary Flames forward Tom Kostopoulos has been suspended for six games and will forfeit $29,569.92 in salary for delivering a blow to the head of Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brad Stuart in NHL game … [Read More...] Jan. 9 Atlanta 3, Carolina 4 (OT) Tampa Bay 3, New Jersey 6 Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 NY Islanders 0, Chicago 5 San Jose 0, Anaheim 1 Golf 2011 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Round 4 Recap Jonathan Byrd defeats Robert Garrigus after 2 playoff holes to take home the trophy at the 2011 Hyundai Tournament of Champions. … [Read More...]

Friday Sports Wrap

An incredibly busy Friday as we predict the wild card NFL weekend, have Cotton Bowl highlights, 11 NBA games, 7 NHL games, MLB and NHL trades go down, we look at the top ten plays of the NHL’s first half, and we preview the third round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

NFL NFL Predictor: Wild Card Weekend Time for the computer to predict the action for this weekends slate of Wild Card games. When we saw these predictions, lets just say we were quite surprised. (Most especially by the Chiefs easy … [Read More...] Inside Call: Wild Card Weekend Brian Billick and the NFL on Fox crew preview wild card weekend as we listen in on their call. Video: Inside Call: Week 18 … [Read More...] 49ers hire Stanford’s Jim Harbaugh as next head coach Jim Harbaugh's next stop is San Francisco. The Stanford head coach will turn pro and join the 49ers. He signed a contract with the team on Friday afternoon and the 49ers scheduled a news conference … [Read More...] MLB Cubs Deal for Matt Garza The Chicago Cubs have landed Matt Garza for a number of prospects. Danny Knobler joins Lauren Shehadi to talk about what this means for the Cubs as well as the Rays     … [Read More...] Golf PGA TOUR Today: January 8, 2011 John Swantek previews the third round of the season opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, where Robert Garrigus carries a one shot lead into the weekend. … [Read More...]

NCAA Football Cotton Bowl Highlights Highlights of LSU’s 41-24 Cotton Bowl victory over the Texas A&M Aggies.   Video: Highlights: Cotton Bowl … [Read More...] NBA The NBA Daily Zap See highlights from all 11 games on Friday night in just two and a half minutes. … [Read More...] Friday’s NBA Top 10 See the ten best assist, blocks, dunks and facials from Friday night. … [Read More...] Chicago 99, Philadelphia 105 San Antonio 90, Indiana 87 New Jersey 77, Washington 97 Toronto 102, Boston 122 Utah 99, Memphis 110 Portland 108, Minnesota 98 Houston 95, Orlando 110 Miami 101, Milwaukee 95 (OT) New York 121, Phoenix 96 New Orleans 97, LA Lakers 101 Cleveland 98, Golden State 116 NHL Top 10 Plays of the First Half NHL Overtime lines up the top 10 plays of the first half of the 2010-11 season. … [Read More...] Langenbrunner Returns to Dallas Ralph Strangis sits down with newly traded Dallas Star Jamie Langenbrunner to discuss his trade … [Read More...] Toronto 9, Atlanta 3 Carolina 5, Florida 3 NY Rangers 3, Dallas 2 (SO) Ottawa 2, Chicago 3 (SO) Detroit 5, Calgary 4 (SO) Edmonton 1, Vancouver 6 Columbus 0, Anaheim 6

Thursday Sports Wrap

Get a load of Thursdays action including NBA and NHL action, Jason Garrett takes the Cowboys reigns full time, and we take a look at what the sports world is saying about this weekends NFL wild card playoff games

NFL Cowboys make Garrett official Head Coach About 10 minutes into his tenure as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Jason Garrett had to step aside. Team owner Jerry Jones had something to say. Garrett had been asked how much authority he would have … [Read More...] Packers–Eagles Wild Card Matchup Video Previews With both teams finishing the regular season with 10 wins, the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles will square off for the NFC Wild Card Playoff on Sunday.  … [Read More...] Chiefs–Ravens Wild Card Matchup Video Previews Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens will prepare to take on Matt Cassel and the Kansas City Chiefs for the AFC Wild Card Playoff on Sunday. … [Read More...] Jets–Colts Wild Card Matchup Video Previews After a successful season for the New York Jets, they will prepare to take on Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts for the AFC Wild Card Playoff on Saturday night. … [Read More...] Saints–Seahawks Wild Card Matchup Video Previews The New Orleans Saints will take on the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday for the NFC Wild Card Playoff. Who will advance and who will go home? … [Read More...]

NCAA Football Andrew Luck to Return to Stanford Widely considered the number one prospect in the NFL draft, Andrew Luck has decided to wait on the draft and return to school. Dennis Dodd and Pete Prisco join Lauren Shehadi to discuss the decision … [Read More...] NBA The NBA Daily Zap Take a look at both of Thursday’s NBA games with this quick recap and highlight reel … [[Read More...] Oklahoma City 99, Dallas 95 Denver 102, Sacramento 122 NHL Minnesota 3, Boston 1 Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 2 St. Louis 5, Toronto 6 (SO) Pittsburgh 1, Montreal 2 (SO) Phoenix 2, Colorado 0 NY Islanders 1, Edmonton 2 Buffalo 3, San Jose 0 Nashville 5, Los Angeles 2

Wednesday Sports Wrap

Relive a busy sports Wednesday with NFL news, baseball hall of fame picks and a big Texas signing, plenty of NBA and NHL action, and lots more.

MLB Adrian Beltre signs with Rangers The Rangers and free agent third baseman Adrian Beltre have come to terms on a six-year, $96 million deal. According to the AP, Beltre gets $14 million this year, $15 million in 2012, $16 million in … [Read More...] Alomar, Blyleven Elected to Hall of Fame Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven are the latest players elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Danny Knobler joins Lauren Shehadi to discuss their careers as well as those who fell short. … [Read More...] NCAA Football Michigan fires Rodriguez Michigan hired Rich Rodriguez to take college football's winningest program to another level. He did just that, and it cost him his job. Rodriguez was fired Wednesday after going 15-22 in three … [Read More...] NHL NHL News On the Fly On the Fly talks with insider Darren Dreger about news from around the NHL. … [Read More...] Jan. 5th Carolina 1, NY Rangers 2 (OT) Tampa Bay 1, Pittsburgh 8 Atlanta 3, Florida 2 Dallas 4, Chicago 2 Nashville 4, Anaheim 1 Calgary 1, Vancouver 3

NFL Vince Young no longer wanted in Tennessee Tennessee owner Bud Adams says in a statement that it's time for the team to find a new quarterback and adds that he expects to make a decision on the coaching staff soon. The Titans released a … [Read More...] NBA NBA Drive: 1/5 What will be the fallout from the O.J. Mayo-Tony Allen altercation? How will the Mavericks adjust to losing Caron Butler for the season? Ken Berger and Matt Moore join Lauren Shehadi to cover these … [Read More...] How should Phil Jackson handle the Lakers and all the turmoil? Phil Jackson isn't getting along with his players these days. Ken Berger shares his thoughts on how Jackson should handle the turmoil around the Lakers. … [Read More...] The NBA Daily Zap Rewind a busy Wednesday night in the NBA with highlights from 11 games in less than three minutes. … [Read More...] Wednesday’s NBA Top 10 Check out the top 10 plays of this exciting 11 game NBA Wednesday night. … [Read More...] Milwaukee 87, Orlando 97 Washington 97, Philadelphia 109 Chicago 94, New Jersey 96 Toronto 120, Cleveland 105 San Antonio 103, Boston 105 Charlotte 108, Minnesota 105 Golden State 110, New Orleans 103 Portland 103, Houston 100 Atlanta 110, Utah 87 Denver 93, LA Clippers 106 LA Lakers 99, Phoenix 95

Tuesday Sports Wrap

We have a ton of sports today from Sugar Bowl to NHL and NBA action as well as news from the land of the weird as Al Davis fires yet another coach, a quick look at 5 baseball rookies, and more.

NFL Raiders not keeping Tom Cable The Oakland Raiders have told coach Tom Cable they are not picking up his option to bring him back next season. The team announced the decision Tuesday night. Cable's agent Don Yee says other teams … [Read More...] Coach Speak: Wild Card Weekend Mike Pereira, John Harbaugh, and Marvin Lewis join Brian Billick for this wild card weekend edition of Coach Speak  … [Read More...] NCAA Football Buckeyes win Sugar Bowl 31-26 The Ohio State Buckeyes proved they can compete with the elite teams of the SEC as they defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks by the final of 31-26 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Tuesday. Terrelle Pryor … [Read More...] MLB Time for rookies to show what they have Jim Bowden has his top 5 rookies that need to have a good spring training. Video: Bowden: Time to show promise … [Read More...]

NBA The NBA Daily Zap Check out a recap of Tuesday night action around the NBA. … [Read More...] San Antonio 115, New York 128 Milwaukee 89, Miami 101 Toronto 91, Chicago 111 Oklahoma City 105, Memphis 110 Portland 81, Dallas 84 Atlanta 108, Sacramento 105 Detroit 83, LA Lakers 108 NCAA Basketball Bracketology with Jerry Palm: 1/4 If the NCAA Tournament started today, would Cincinnati be worthy of an at-large bid? Jerry Palm joins Lauren Shehadi to talk about his latest bracket. … [Read More...] NHL Minnesota 2, New Jersey 1 Tampa Bay 1, Washington 0 (OT) Detroit 5, Edmonton 3 Columbus 2, Phoenix 4 Buffalo 3, Colorado 4 (OT)

Monday Sports Wrap

A fantastic Monday of sports as we have NBA and NHL action, the Orange Bowl, NFL weekend wrap ups and coaching changes, we catch up with young Sam Bradford, and we start looking ahead to the big wild card weekend.

NFL The After Party: Week 17 Jay Glazer is joined by  Mike Tomlin, AJ Hawk, and Terence Newman as they discuss the NFL, the post season, the coaching carousel and more   … [Read More...] Catching up with Sam Bradford The Rams did not make the playoffs, but Sam Bradford had a rookie season for the ages. Now, Rams QB Sam Bradford tells Al Michaels about being selected first overall in the draft, his rookie season … [Read More...] Chiefs, Seahawks in trouble Kansas City and Seattle were lucky to qualify for the playoffs, and will be lucky to survive Wild Card weekend according to Tiki Barber. … [Read More...] Browns fire Mangini after 5-11 season The Cleveland Browns fired head coach Eric Mangini on Monday after finishing its second straight 5-11 season under his tenure. Team president Mike Holmgren met with Mangini and relieved him of his … [Read More...] Florida makes Weiss hiring official Florida officially announced Monday that Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Charlie Weis has taken the same position with the Gators under new head coach Will Muschamp. "Charlie was a … [Read More...] 2011 pre playoff NFL Draft order Here is the draft order for the 2011 NFL draft as of the end of the regular season. This will change throughout the playoffs for teams 21-32 based on the criteria as outlined below. 2011 FIRST ROUND … [Read More...] Vikings make Frazier New Head Coach The Vikings and Leslie Frazier have reached an agreement that will make him the eighth head coach in franchise history. Team co-owner Mark Wilf said about newly hired coach Leslie Frazier: … [Read More...]

NBA NBA: The Starting Five Facts and Rumors blogger Ben Golliver joins Adam Aizer and Greg Urbano to talk about five major stories going on when it comes to the NBA  … [Read More...] Top 10 Dunks of December Blake Griffin, DeMar DeRozan and J.R. Smith represent the Top 10 Dunks of December. … [Read More...] Jan. 3rd The Daily Zap A busy six-game night in the NBA is wrapped up in today's Daily Zap in two and a half minutes. … [[Read More...] Monday’s NBA Top 10 Check out the top 10 plays of Monday night. … [[Read More...] Miami 96, Charlotte 82 Golden State 90, Orlando 110 Minnesota 93, Boston 96 Philadelphia 77, New Orleans 84 Houston 106, Denver 113 Detroit 97, Utah 102 NCAA Luck leads Stanford to 40-12 Orange Bowl rout of Virginia Tech No. 5 Stanford rolled in the second half to beat the 12th-ranked Hokies 40-12, the 23rd straight time that Virginia Tech has faced a team ranked in the top 5 of The Associated Press poll away from … [Read More...] NHL Jan. 3rd Boston 2, Toronto 1 Florida 4, Carolina 3 (OT) Chicago 4, Los Angeles 3 NY Islanders 5, Calgary 2 Vancouver 4, San Jose 3

Weekend Sports Wrap

Wow what a New Years Weekend of sports. NFL action, bowl games, NHL and NBA action and UFC 125 make for a busy sports wrap.

NFL

NFC Playoff Picture
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AFC Playoff Picture
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Brady’s 2 TD passes cap record year, Pats win 38-7
Tom Brady usually finds his targets. Now he can finally set his sights on playoff success. The record-shattering star of the New England Patriots extended his streak to 11 games without an … [Read More...]

Favre sits out final game as Lions top Vikings 20-13;
Brett Favre lingered on the sideline during what was likely the last game of his 20-season career, often looking like he’d rather be lounging on a couch back home in Mississippi. Now, he can. The … [Read More...]

Falcons beat Panthers 31-10, win home-field edge
The Atlanta Falcons, No. 1 in the NFC, embraced home-field advantage in the playoffs. The Carolina Panthers, No. 1 in the NFL draft, said goodbye to their coach. Matt Ryan and the Falcons put a … [Reead More...]

Bush, Campbell lead Raiders past KC 31-10
If this turns out to be Tom Cable’s last year as Oakland’s head coach, at least he’ll know he made history. After beating Kansas City 31-10 Sunday in their regular-season finale, the 2010 … [Read More...]

Steelers pound Browns 41-9
There are steps, some big, some small, teams must take before they can be Super Bowl champions. The Pittsburgh Steelers know the uphill path well. On Sunday, they quickened their pace. Ben … [Read More...]

Backups lead playoff-bound Jets past Bills 38-7
Mark Sanchez handed the ball off to his running backs and then got out of the way. Nine times—without a throw. Then, the New York Jets quarterback called it a day. “I was keeping the streak … [Read More...]

Bucs top Saints 23-13, but still miss playoffs
Josh Freeman and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can at least take pride in more than doubling last season’s win total and beating the defending champs on their own turf. Freeman passed for two touchdowns … [Read More...]

Ravens hold on to beat Bengals 13-7
The Baltimore Ravens were already in the playoffs, so their focus on the final day of the regular season was to gain momentum and hope for a little luck. They took care of the first part—albeit … [Read More...]

Packers beat Bears 10-3, clinch playoff berth
There’s no such thing as an ugly win when it clinches a playoff berth. Especially when it comes against a division rival playing all-out for a knockout. The Green Bay Packers are in the playoffs … [Read More...]

Somber win: Giants top Redskins 17-14 but miss playoffs
Chants of “Green Bay won!” started to spread in the stadium in the game’s final minute, taunting a New York Giants team in no mood to celebrate a victory of its own. The Giants got the win they … [Read More...]

Foster wins rushing title to lift Texans past Jags 34-17
Texans owner Bob McNair will meet with coach Gary Kubiak on Monday to assess what went wrong this season. On Sunday, the spotlight belonged to Arian Foster. The undrafted free agent ran for 180 … [Read More...]

McGee leads Cowboys to late 14-13 win over Eagles
Jason Garrett completed his audition and now Jerry Jones has to decide if he’s the man to lead the Dallas Cowboys. Stephen McGee threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten with 55 seconds left … [Read[Read More...]

Manning’s drive leads Colts past Titans 23-20
The Indianapolis Colts are back in the playoffs. And they look like they’re ready to defend their AFC championship, too. Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes, the defense limited Chris … [Read More...]

Mathews, Kaeding lead Chargers past Broncos 33-28
No team could have been happier to see the calendar turn to 2011 than the Denver Broncos. They couldn’t escape a dark cloud on or off the football field during a franchise-worst 12-loss season. … [Read More...]

49ers top Cards 38-7; Arizona last in NFC West
With all the pressure off, the San Francisco 49ers decided to just have fun. Fired-up, fill-in coach Jim Tomsula had a lot to do with that. The Niners wound up with the kind of performance in their … [Read More...]

Seahawks take NFC West with 16-6 win over Rams
Pulled over his dapper shirt-and-tie combo, Leon Washington proudly wore a blue NFC West division champion T-shirt and hat. Pete Carroll thought it was “pretty cool” to be going to the playoffs … [Read More...]

NCAA Football

TCU defeats Wisconsin 21-19 in Rose Bowl
Mark Morgan recaps what turned out to be a thriller, as TCU defeated Wisconsin 21-19 in the 97th edition of the Rose Bowl. … [Read More...]

Sooners cruise to Fiesta Bowl victory 48-20 over Connecticut
No more BCS losing streak for the Oklahoma Sooners. They busted it up in a big way. Landry Jones threw for a school bowl-record 429 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 9 Oklahoma ended a five-game … [Read More...]

UFC 125 Highlights
Highlights of all the UFC 125 action Video: Highlights: UFC 125 … [Read More...]

NBA Jan. 2nd The NBA Daily Zap Get your NBA fix with all of Sunday’s action in less than three minutes with the Daily Zap. … [Read More...] Sunday’s NBA Top 10 Check out the top 10 plays from an amazing night in the NBA. … [Read More...] Indiana 92, New York 98 Atlanta 107, LA Clippers 98 Boston 93, Toronto 79 Dallas 104, Cleveland 95 Houston 85, Portland 100 Phoenix 89, Sacramento 94 Memphis 104, LA Lakers 85 Jan. 1st The NBA Daily Zap All of the NBA action from the first day of the new year rolled up in two minutes. … [Read More...] Saturday’s NBA Top 10 It's the best of the best from the first day of 2011 in Saturday's Top 10 NBA plays. … [Read More...] Cleveland 91, Chicago 100 New Orleans 92, Washington 81 Golden State 107, Miami 114 New Jersey 88, Minnesota 103 Oklahoma City 74, San Antonio 101 Sacramento 86, Denver 104 Dallas 87, Milwaukee 99 Memphis 92, Utah 98

Specials In Depth: Mike Krzyzewski Krzyzewski tells Graham Bensinger about the Olympics, LeBron, Michael Jordan, retirement, turning down the NBA, coaching psychology, lessons from his parents, and what led to him offering his … [Read More...] NHL Jan. 2nd Atlanta 4, Montreal 3 (OT) NY Rangers 0, Florida 3 Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2 Phoenix 5, Minnesota 6 (OT) Columbus 1, Nashville 4 Dallas 4, St. Louis 2 Chicago 1, Anaheim 2 Vancouver 2, Colorado 1 Jan. 1st New Jersey 3, Carolina 6 Toronto 5, Ottawa 1 Boston 6, Buffalo 7 (SO) NY Rangers 1, Tampa Bay 2 (OT) Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1 San Jose 1, Los Angeles 0 Calgary 2, Edmonton 1 Winter Classic: Rink building time lapse A special look at how the ice rink was built in Pittsburgh for the 2011 Winter Classic. … [Read More...]

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