Rodgers wins NFL MVP award in landslide (AP)

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. Rodgers earned 48 votes to two for New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Packers star is the first Green Bay player [...]

Denmon’s late 3s rally Mizzou by Kansas (AP)

Marcus Denmon hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the go-ahead points, as No. 4 Missouri fought off No. 8 Kansas 74-71 in Game 1 of what could be the schools’ final border showdown on Saturday night. Denmon scored 29 points, two off his career best, and ended a long-range shooting slump [...]

RB Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame (AP)

Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The star running back with the Patriots and Jets for 11 seasons was one of six players elected Saturday to the shrine. Martin once disliked playing the game, but used it to escape a neighborhood where his grandmother [...]

Without Calhoun, UConn rolls to end skid (AP)

Connecticut did just fine without ailing coach Jim Calhoun. Ryan Boatright scored 19 points, Jeremy Lamb had 17 and the Huskies beat Seton Hall 69-46 on Saturday in their first game since the school announced Calhoun was taking an indefinite leave of absence. Lamb added eight rebounds and Boatright had five assists and four steals [...]

Parker’s 42 power Spurs over Thunder (AP)

Tony Parker scored 42 points and broke the San Antonio Spurs franchise record for career assists, leading a 107-96 win over the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. The Thunder (18-5) nearly suffered their first blowout loss before closing the gap late, while the convincing win was just the springboard San Antonio needed before [...]

Hamilton calls relapse ‘weak moment’ (AP)

Josh Hamilton shed no tears, used no prepared statement as he apologized and shared few details about his relapse with alcohol. Still, it was clear he was upset by what he had done. The Texas Rangers slugger and recovering drug addict said he had “three or four” drinks during dinner at a Dallas restaurant and [...]

Calhoun taking indefinite medical leave (AP)

UConn’s Jim Calhoun doesn’t mince words when it comes to his health. So, when the Hall of Fame coach of the defending national champions, who turns 70 in May, had just about had it with his back problems, he let people know. “The bottom line is I’m going to need some work done,” Calhoun told [...]

No setbacks for Gronkowski in practice (AP)

Rob Gronkowski hasn’t had any setbacks after his first practice on his injured left ankle. Coach Bill Belichick said Friday, “I think he was OK this morning” and “we’re certainly moving in the right direction.” The All-Pro tight end practiced for the Super Bowl for the first time on a limited basis Thursday since suffering [...]

Gronkowski returns to Patriots practice (AP)

Rob Gronkowski practiced with the New England Patriots for the Super Bowl for the first time Thursday, and now coach Bill Belichick is waiting to see how the tight end’s injured ankle responds. “He did some things. He didn’t do everything,” Belichick said. “We’ll see how he is (Friday).

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Oilers’ Gagner posts rare 8-point game (AP)

Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists in the NHL’s first eight-point game in 23 years, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday night. Gagner fell two points shy of matching the mark of 10, set by Toronto’s Darryl Sittler on Feb. 7, 1976, but he tied the club record [...]

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