Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist, then scored the decisive goal in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Tuesday night. via Northwest Florida Daily News
"Every day I get a little bit better." Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ron Springs has been hospitalized in a coma, more than seven months after receiving a kidney donated by ex-teammate Everson Walls. via Chicago Tribune
Miami Dolphins' Chris Chambers is stopped by Dallas Cowboys' Ken Hamlin and Anthony Henry during the third quarter of the football game Sunday in this file photo taken Sept. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
"I am delighted to have signed for a further season." Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has signed an extended contract which ties him to the club until the end of June 2009. via IcWalsall
"I was able to make good pitches when I needed to" CLEVELAND -- As October's curtain rose, they were unknown underdogs. Nobody's calling the Cleveland Indians anything close to that now. via The Advocate
Samuel Pahlsson scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal with 10:58 left in the third period to lead the defending champion Anaheim Ducks to a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. via Kentucky.com
Eli Manning took advantage of an early Atlanta penalty to complete a 5-yard touchdown pass to Amani Toomer and added a 43-yard scoring pass to Plaxico Burress to give the New York Giants a 21-10 lead over the Falcons in the second quarter on Monday night.Reuben Droughns also scored on a 1-yard run for the Giants.Thedrive capped by Toomer's touchdown catch was kept alive when Falcons linebacker Demorrio Williams plowed into Giants punter Jeff Feagles for a roughing penalty.That gave the Giants a first down at the Atlanta 48, and Manning completed passes of 15 yards to Plaxico Burress, 10 yards to Toomer and 10 yards to Jeremy Shockey before completing the 5-yard scoring pass to Toomer. Read more
"We won't surrender the Big 12 to Oklahoma and Texas." Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson was fired Monday, two days after the school's once-mighty football team was rocked with its worst home loss in nearly a half-century. Pederson, along with coach Bill ... via Independent Record
"This game could have went either way" Tom Brady threw for a career-high five touchdowns to keep New England undefeated with a 48-27 victory over Dallas in a highly-anticipated matchup at Texas Stadium. via Q1043.com
