"Now he'll be the answer to one of the great trivia questions: Who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history?" Max McGee, the unexpected hero of the first Super Bowl and a long-time challenge for Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, died Saturday after falling from the roof of his home, police confirmed. via St. Paul Pioneer Press
Chris Higgins scored a pair of third-period goals to lead the Montreal Canadiens over the Buffalo Sabres 4-2. Higgins scored on a two-man advantage midway through the period and an empty-netter with under a ... via WOIO
"I appreciate the way the organization has handled this" There will be no comeback this season by Trent Green, leaving the Miami Dolphins with an uncertain quarterback situation yet again. via Buffalo News
Everton finished with nine men and Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt struck two penalties to give his side victory in this dramatic Merseyside derby. via IcSuttoncoldfield
"He really shouldn't have pitched" Curt Schilling and Fausto Carmona would both like to forget about the last time they faced each other. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
Mike Cammalleri scored his NHL-leading eighth goal as part of a three-goal outburst in the second period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Friday night.Jack Johnson scored his first NHL goal and Alexander Frolov also scored during a seven-minute stretch, and Dustin Brown was credited with an empty net goal as the Kings won for the second time in three games after losing five straight.Jason LaBarbera, who replaced Jean-Sebastien Aubin for the final period of a 4-3 loss in Calgary the night before, was back in goal for Friday for just his third start of the season. He had 26 saves for his first NHL win since April 2006. It was the Kings' first road win in four tries. Read more
"Sometimes I feel like we've had some awesome runs and didn't get the publicity that we needed, but that's fine. We can understand that" David Ragan's second career Nextel Cup Series start - and his first at tight, tricky Martinsville Speedway - could hardly have gone worse. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
"He is an exceptional person with a great passion to lead" Trey Hillman was hired Friday as manager of the Kansas City Royals, taking over a long-struggling team that hasn't been to the playoffs since winning the 1985 World Series. via The Dallas Morning News
"Your behaviour was utterly disgraceful and criminally irresponsible" FIVE boys, some as young as 12, were given custodial sentences today for stoning to death a pensioner as he played cricket with his son. via News.com.au
