Wheeler News - Morning National Sports 12/5
Wheeler News Service - Monday, December 5, 2011 - Morning National Sports
===NFL===
Green Bay Packers 38, New York Giants 35
Tennessee Titans 23, Buffalo Bills 17
Kansas City Chiefs 10, Chicago Bears 3
Houston Texans 17, Atlanta Falcons 10
Miami Dolphins 34, Oakland Raiders 14
Denver Broncos 35, Minnesota Vikings 32
New England Patriots 31, Indianapolis Colts 24
Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Cincinnati Bengals 7
Carolina Panthers 38, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19
New York Jets 34, Washington Redskins 19
Baltimore Ravens 24, Cleveland Browns 10
Arizona Cardinals 19, Dallas Cowboys 13 (OT)
San Francisco 49ers 26, St. Louis Rams 0
New Orleans Saints 31, Detroit Lions 17
The NFC North-champion Packers were pushed to the brink and answered emphatically, as Mason Crosby booted the game-winning 30-yard field goal at the buzzer to keep Green Bay's perfect season alive with a 38-35 victory over the New York Giants. Hakeem Nicks' second touchdown grab brought the Giants within 35-33 with 58 seconds remaining in regulation, and D.J. Ware punched in the two-point conversion on a delayed draw to pull even. But Aaron Rodgers completed four straight passes to cover 68 yards and get in field goal range, allowing Crosby to come in and split the uprights to seal Green Bay's (12-0) franchise-record 18th straight win. The Packers clinched their division courtesy of Detroit's loss to the Saints on Sunday night.
Ben Roethlisberger threw a pair of touchdown passes while becoming the Steelers' all-time completions leader in a 35-7 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers remained tied atop the AFC North with the Ravens, who bested the Browns, 24-10. In another early contest of playoff hopefuls, rookie quarterback T.J. Yates and running back Arian Foster led the Texans to a 17-10 victory over the Falcons, extending their franchise-best winning streak to six games.
The 49ers clinched their division Sunday, winning the NFC West title for the first time in nine years by shutting out the St. Louis Rams, 26-0. Frank Gore became the franchise's all-time leading rusher in the blowout.
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Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte left Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a right knee injury. On a 2nd-and-7 in the first quarter, Forte ran off the left edge, but was undercut by Kansas City's Derrick Johnson around the knees. Forte stayed down on the field for a few minutes before walking off and into the locker room. Bears head coach Lovie Smith called the injury a "sprain" following the 10-3 loss.
An underwhelming Monday night contest is on the horizon, as the Chargers visit the Jaguars, who fired head coach Jack Del Rio last week following a 3-8 start. San Diego has been struggling as well, having lost six in a row for the first time since 2001.
===COLLEGE FOOTBALL===
In the end, it had always been about the SEC. College football's most powerful conference will officially send both teams to the BCS National Championship Game, as the LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide will duel on January 9, 2012 at the Superdome with the title on the line. The Tigers (13-0) won the conference in convincing fashion on Saturday with a 42-10 drubbing of Georgia to complete a remarkable undefeated season, which included eight victories over ranked opponents. They predictably finished with a perfect 1.000 BCS average in Sunday's final standings, but their opponent was still open for debate. Alabama (11-1) was a firm No. 2 in last week's standings, but Oklahoma State's emphatic 44-10 victory over Oklahoma on Saturday cast the Cowboys (11-1) as a potential foil in an all-SEC title game. Nevertheless, the Big 12 champions were overlooked by the BCS system, as 'Bama eked out the No. 2 spot by just 0.009 points, setting up a rematch of an instant classic back on November 5.
Oklahoma State was denied a trip to the BCS title game, but the Cowboys still earned a bid to the Fiesta Bowl on January 5 opposite Stanford. In the other BCS bowls: Wisconsin and Oregon will battle in the Rose Bowl, Clemson and West Virginia square off in the Orange Bowl, and the Sugar Bowl pits Virginia Tech and Michigan as at-large selections.
===COLLEGE BASKETBALL===
Wichita State 89, (18) Nevada-Las Vegas 70
Joe Ragland hit eight three-pointers and finished with 31 points, leading Wichita State to an 89-70 rout of No. 18 UNLV in a Mountain West/Missouri Valle Challenge contest. Carl Hall netted 17 points for the Shockers (5-2), who shot 59 percent and won their third consecutive game. Chace Stanback had 16 points to lead the Rebels (8-1), who had given up at least 80 points in their previous two games, but won both -- including a 90-80 victory against then-Number-One North Carolina.
Elsewhere in the Top-25:
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(7) Baylor 69, Northwestern 41
San Diego State 64, (24) California 63
===NHL===
Colorado 4, Detroit 2
Ryan O'Reilly scored twice and Gabriel Landeskog had two assists as the Colorado Avalanche took a 4-2 decision over the Detroit Red Wings at Pepsi Center. Paul Stastny and T.J. Galiardi also scored for Colorado, which ended a season-long eight-game homestand with a 5-3 record. Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves in the Avs' third straight win. Johan Franzen and Danny Cleary each lit the lamp for the Red Wings, who had their season-high seven-game win streak snapped.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
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Minnesota Wild 5, Anaheim Ducks 3
Vancouver Canucks 5, Calgary Flames 1
===BASEBALL===
The Miami Marlins have reportedly signed prized free agent shortstop Jose Reyes to a lucrative contract. According to several sources, including the Sun-Sentinel, Reyes and the Marlins have agree to a six-year deal worth a minimum of $106 million. The 28-year-old Reyes broke into the majors in 2003 and quickly became the Mets' everyday shortstop. Injuries have sapped his production over the past few years, but he hit a career-high .337 in 126 games last season, adding 39 stolen bases and 101 runs scored.
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Retired slugger Manny Ramirez has filed for reinstatement, Major League Baseball announced Sunday. Ramirez, 39, retired in April after a second violation of the league's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The violation came with a 100-game suspension, but the 11-time All Star instead chose to hang up his cleats. The Office of the Commissioner and the Players Association have decided that the suspension will be reduced to 50 games upon Ramirez's return. It will take effect when he signs with a team.
===TENNIS===
Spain captured its third Davis Cup title in the past four years on Sunday when Rafael Nadal topped Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the opening reverse singles match of the day. Nadal bounced back from a horrendous first set and earned a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7-0) triumph to give the host Spaniards an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five tie. The 10-time Grand Slam champ improved to 20-1 all-time in Davis Cup singles and an incredible 16-0 on his beloved clay. Spain won its fifth Davis Cup crown, all coming in the last 12 years. while Argentina fell to 0-4 all-time in Davis Cup finals.
===GOLF===
Tiger Woods collected his first win of any kind since the 2009 car accident that triggered a personal scandal Sunday at the Chevron World Challenge. The drought lasted 749 days, 107 weeks and 27 starts, by far the longest span in between victories for Woods. He birdied the last two holes Sunday to shoot a three-under 69, besting overnight leader Zach Johnson by just one stroke at Sherwood Country Club. Woods finished at 10-under 278.
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===NFL===
Green Bay Packers 38, New York Giants 35
Tennessee Titans 23, Buffalo Bills 17
Kansas City Chiefs 10, Chicago Bears 3
Houston Texans 17, Atlanta Falcons 10
Miami Dolphins 34, Oakland Raiders 14
Denver Broncos 35, Minnesota Vikings 32
New England Patriots 31, Indianapolis Colts 24
Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Cincinnati Bengals 7
Carolina Panthers 38, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19
New York Jets 34, Washington Redskins 19
Baltimore Ravens 24, Cleveland Browns 10
Arizona Cardinals 19, Dallas Cowboys 13 (OT)
San Francisco 49ers 26, St. Louis Rams 0
New Orleans Saints 31, Detroit Lions 17
The NFC North-champion Packers were pushed to the brink and answered emphatically, as Mason Crosby booted the game-winning 30-yard field goal at the buzzer to keep Green Bay's perfect season alive with a 38-35 victory over the New York Giants. Hakeem Nicks' second touchdown grab brought the Giants within 35-33 with 58 seconds remaining in regulation, and D.J. Ware punched in the two-point conversion on a delayed draw to pull even. But Aaron Rodgers completed four straight passes to cover 68 yards and get in field goal range, allowing Crosby to come in and split the uprights to seal Green Bay's (12-0) franchise-record 18th straight win. The Packers clinched their division courtesy of Detroit's loss to the Saints on Sunday night.
Ben Roethlisberger threw a pair of touchdown passes while becoming the Steelers' all-time completions leader in a 35-7 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers remained tied atop the AFC North with the Ravens, who bested the Browns, 24-10. In another early contest of playoff hopefuls, rookie quarterback T.J. Yates and running back Arian Foster led the Texans to a 17-10 victory over the Falcons, extending their franchise-best winning streak to six games.
The 49ers clinched their division Sunday, winning the NFC West title for the first time in nine years by shutting out the St. Louis Rams, 26-0. Frank Gore became the franchise's all-time leading rusher in the blowout.
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Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte left Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a right knee injury. On a 2nd-and-7 in the first quarter, Forte ran off the left edge, but was undercut by Kansas City's Derrick Johnson around the knees. Forte stayed down on the field for a few minutes before walking off and into the locker room. Bears head coach Lovie Smith called the injury a "sprain" following the 10-3 loss.
An underwhelming Monday night contest is on the horizon, as the Chargers visit the Jaguars, who fired head coach Jack Del Rio last week following a 3-8 start. San Diego has been struggling as well, having lost six in a row for the first time since 2001.
===COLLEGE FOOTBALL===
In the end, it had always been about the SEC. College football's most powerful conference will officially send both teams to the BCS National Championship Game, as the LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide will duel on January 9, 2012 at the Superdome with the title on the line. The Tigers (13-0) won the conference in convincing fashion on Saturday with a 42-10 drubbing of Georgia to complete a remarkable undefeated season, which included eight victories over ranked opponents. They predictably finished with a perfect 1.000 BCS average in Sunday's final standings, but their opponent was still open for debate. Alabama (11-1) was a firm No. 2 in last week's standings, but Oklahoma State's emphatic 44-10 victory over Oklahoma on Saturday cast the Cowboys (11-1) as a potential foil in an all-SEC title game. Nevertheless, the Big 12 champions were overlooked by the BCS system, as 'Bama eked out the No. 2 spot by just 0.009 points, setting up a rematch of an instant classic back on November 5.
Oklahoma State was denied a trip to the BCS title game, but the Cowboys still earned a bid to the Fiesta Bowl on January 5 opposite Stanford. In the other BCS bowls: Wisconsin and Oregon will battle in the Rose Bowl, Clemson and West Virginia square off in the Orange Bowl, and the Sugar Bowl pits Virginia Tech and Michigan as at-large selections.
===COLLEGE BASKETBALL===
Wichita State 89, (18) Nevada-Las Vegas 70
Joe Ragland hit eight three-pointers and finished with 31 points, leading Wichita State to an 89-70 rout of No. 18 UNLV in a Mountain West/Missouri Valle Challenge contest. Carl Hall netted 17 points for the Shockers (5-2), who shot 59 percent and won their third consecutive game. Chace Stanback had 16 points to lead the Rebels (8-1), who had given up at least 80 points in their previous two games, but won both -- including a 90-80 victory against then-Number-One North Carolina.
Elsewhere in the Top-25:
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(7) Baylor 69, Northwestern 41
San Diego State 64, (24) California 63
===NHL===
Colorado 4, Detroit 2
Ryan O'Reilly scored twice and Gabriel Landeskog had two assists as the Colorado Avalanche took a 4-2 decision over the Detroit Red Wings at Pepsi Center. Paul Stastny and T.J. Galiardi also scored for Colorado, which ended a season-long eight-game homestand with a 5-3 record. Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves in the Avs' third straight win. Johan Franzen and Danny Cleary each lit the lamp for the Red Wings, who had their season-high seven-game win streak snapped.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
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Minnesota Wild 5, Anaheim Ducks 3
Vancouver Canucks 5, Calgary Flames 1
===BASEBALL===
The Miami Marlins have reportedly signed prized free agent shortstop Jose Reyes to a lucrative contract. According to several sources, including the Sun-Sentinel, Reyes and the Marlins have agree to a six-year deal worth a minimum of $106 million. The 28-year-old Reyes broke into the majors in 2003 and quickly became the Mets' everyday shortstop. Injuries have sapped his production over the past few years, but he hit a career-high .337 in 126 games last season, adding 39 stolen bases and 101 runs scored.
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Retired slugger Manny Ramirez has filed for reinstatement, Major League Baseball announced Sunday. Ramirez, 39, retired in April after a second violation of the league's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The violation came with a 100-game suspension, but the 11-time All Star instead chose to hang up his cleats. The Office of the Commissioner and the Players Association have decided that the suspension will be reduced to 50 games upon Ramirez's return. It will take effect when he signs with a team.
===TENNIS===
Spain captured its third Davis Cup title in the past four years on Sunday when Rafael Nadal topped Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the opening reverse singles match of the day. Nadal bounced back from a horrendous first set and earned a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7-0) triumph to give the host Spaniards an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five tie. The 10-time Grand Slam champ improved to 20-1 all-time in Davis Cup singles and an incredible 16-0 on his beloved clay. Spain won its fifth Davis Cup crown, all coming in the last 12 years. while Argentina fell to 0-4 all-time in Davis Cup finals.
===GOLF===
Tiger Woods collected his first win of any kind since the 2009 car accident that triggered a personal scandal Sunday at the Chevron World Challenge. The drought lasted 749 days, 107 weeks and 27 starts, by far the longest span in between victories for Woods. He birdied the last two holes Sunday to shoot a three-under 69, besting overnight leader Zach Johnson by just one stroke at Sherwood Country Club. Woods finished at 10-under 278.
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