S.B. Free Press Sports
ND Scores: Basketball, ND Women--(12) ND 59, (20) Vanderbilt 57; Saint Mary’s--Blackburn 66, SMC 54.
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Saturday--Falcons at Cardinals (4:30 p.m., NBC); Colts at Chargers (8 p.m., NBC); Sunday--Ravens at Dolphins (1 p.m., CBS); Eagles at Vikings (4:30 p.m., Fox). Titans, Panthers, Giants, and Steelers get byes.
NFL Notes: Broncos--Broncos fire Mike Shanahan after 8-8 season; won two Super Bowls but missed playoffs last three seasons; Seattle--Mike Holmgren announces he’s taking a sabbatical from coaching; has more wins than any active coach; Falcons--QB Matt Ryan is AP Offensive Rookie of the Year; Browns--Browns to interview recently-fired Jets coach Eric Mangini.
NCAA Football Scores, Bowls: Humanitarian--Maryland 42, Nevada 35; Texas--Rice 38, Western Michigan 14; Holiday--(15) Oregon 42, (13) Oklahoma St. 35.
NBA Scores: Hawks 110, Pacers 104; Knicks 93, Bobcats 89; Heat 104, Cavaliers 95; Suns 101, Grizzlies 89; Hornets 97, Wizards 85; Bucks 100, Spurs 98; Mavericks 107, Timberwolves 100; Kings 92, Clippers 90; Trailblazers 91, Celtics 86.
NHL Scores: Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 0 (Blackhawk win streak ends at nine); Capitals 4, Sabres 2; Bruins 5, Penguins 2; Canadiens 2, Lightning 1 (SO); Maple Leafs 4, Thrashers 3 (OT); Devils 4, Blues 3; Senators 3, Oilers 2; Flyers 3, Canucks 2;
College Basketball Scores: Men--Bethel 73, Florida Memorial 59; Siena Heights (MI) 88, IUSB 69; Illinois 71, (9) Purdue 67 (OT); (25) Butler 72, UAB 68; Valparaiso 78, North Park 47; (6) Wake Forest 83, Radford 61; (13) Syracuse 100, Seton Hall 76; (20) Clemson 98, South Carolina 87; Arkansas 96, (4) Oklahoma 88; Women--Bethel 75, Evangel (MO) 62; Alabama 81, Ball St. 75; Valparaiso 58, North Florida 49; Kentucky 82, IUPUI 60; (2) UNC 93, Austin Peay 61; (14) Maryland 80, Mississippi St. 73; (23) Georgia Tech 77, Florida A&M 42; (5) Oklahoma 87, St. Louis 61; (19) Pittsburgh 93, Western Kentucky 50; (10) Louisville 82, New Hampshire 40; (9) Auburn 68, Miami (FL) 53; (18) Florida 75, Miami (OH) 56; (22) Kansas St. 73, Washington 60; (8) Tennessee 77, Gonzaga 58; (3) Texas A&M 83, (25) New Mexico 51; San Diego St. 60, (4) Texas 55.
MLB: Rays--Rays sign reliever Joe Nelson to $1.3-million, 1-year deal; Diamondbacks--Diamondbacks sign C Chris Snyder to 3-year deal; Nationals--Nats sign P Daniel Cabrera to 1-year, $2.6-million deal; Reds--Reds sign OF Willy Taveras to 2-year contract.
High School Basketball: T-Mobile Invitational--Washington High School Lady Panthers (10-0) beat Bob Jones High School (AL) 64-55 to win tournament of nation’s best at Ball St.; beat Detroit Martin Luther King 70-35 in early round.
Local
Local Headlines: Overcharge--Macy’s overcharges debit cards; people who shopped at Macy’s with debit card Saturday before Christmas should check bank statement; Macy’s says overcharges will be refunded.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--Obama to seek quick economic rescue bill; atheists sue to get prayer, God out of Obama’s swearing-in; Obamas move to Washington this weekend; will stay in hotel suite since official guest house is unavailable; Obama will hold meetings in Washington next week on how to revive the faltering economy; Illinois--embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich picks former state Attorney-General Roland Burris, 71, to fill President’elect Obama’s old U.S. Senate seat; Illinois Secretary of State Jessie White says he will not certify pick; Blagojevich is charged with trying to sell the Senate seat; Senate Democrats, including Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, say they will refuse to seat Blagojevich’s pick; Madoff--Bernie Madoff, who cheated investors out of $50-billion dollars, will file list of assets today; actor Kevin Bacon and actress wife Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”) are among those who lost money investing with Madoff; China--head of Chinese dairy pleads guilty in melamine deaths from tainted milk; GM--GM, GMAC ease lending rules to entice car buyers.
Deaths: Jazz musician Freddie Hubbard, 70; vigilante killer Ellie Nessler, 56; her fatal shooting of son’s accused molester in a courtroom was made into TV movie; was diagnosed with cancer while serving sentence.
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