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There may be two minutes left in the game, but the Cowboys' season is over, so I've got a few things you need to get through your chrome... Jason Garrett is not going to lead this team to a Super Bowl. You need fire from your head coach in Dallas, passion, give a damn. Garrett shows me none...

ESPN.com LAS VEGAS (AP)-- Brock Lesnar took one last kick to his stomach and crumpled at the side of the cage, unable to fight back when Alistair Overeem pounced. Lesnar had been finished by a 6-foot-5 Dutch kick boxer in the first round at UFC 141. A few minutes later, the UFC's former...

Mr. Brady, You could have easily sent me on my way to a league championship. All you needed to do was get Wes Welker his usual dose of fantasy scoring. Heck, you've done it hundreds of times, I wouldn't have thought it would be difficult. But no, of all the weeks to help Aaron Hernandez to...

NFL.com Published: Dec. 18, 2011 at 02:19 a.m. Updated: Dec. 18, 2011 at 08:11 a.m. Though Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison did not have a stake in Saturday night's game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the recently suspended defender found reason to protest...

Fox Sports December 17, 2011 The NFL's hottest story the past two months has been the amazing ride of Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. But not everyone is onboard the Tebow Express. For every diehard fan of the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback, who has gone 7-1 in his eight starts this...

ESPN.com news services The Miami Dolphins fired coach Tony Sparano on Monday, a source confirmed to ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross plans to hire Carl Peterson, former president of the Kansas City Chiefs, to fill the role of executive vice president of...

By Bruce Levine ESPNChicago.com It took 32 years, but Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo was elected posthumously to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday with 93.8 percent of the vote from the Golden Era committee. Nominees needed at least 75 percent of the vote to be elected (12 or more)...

Gazette news partner WSOC A Gastonia mother says her son was suspended for calling a teacher “cute.” Chiquita Lockett said her 9-year-old son, Emanyea, spent the last two days at home. Lockett said the principal of Brookside Elementary called her Wednesday to say the incident was a form of...

NEW YORK (AP)-- NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season on Christmas Day. Neither side provided many specifics but said the only words players and fans wanted to hear. "We want to play basketball," NBA...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP)-- Mike Krzyzewski hustled off the court, just as he has done so many times during three-plus decades at Duke. The Hall of Fame coach tried to turn this one into just another victory, and it didn't work. This time, Coach K caught his college coach on the career wins list...

By John Clayton ESPN.com Saints center Olin Kreutz has left the team because he has lost his passion for the game of football, leaving a hole in middle of New Orleans' offensive line. "He loves the games," said his agent, Mark Bartelstein. "He has to love the game. He just hasn't been feeling...

ESPN.com news services Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier informed Christian Ponder Tuesday afternoon that he will start against the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen. Frazier also informed Donovan McNabb that he was being demoted. NFL Network first reported the...

ESPN.com news services \David Garrard has a herniated disk and is going to schedule back surgery this week, he told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. The Oakland Raiders had reached out to the free-agent quarterback in the wake of Jason Campbell's broken collarbone but Garrard informed...

ESPN.com news services Brandon Lloyd, who led the NFL in receiving yards last season, is not the only Denver Broncos wide receiver who's on the trade block. Eddie Royal also is, and he is generating as much, if not more, interest around the league than Lloyd, league sources tell ESPN NFL...

ESPN.com news services Redskins tight end Chris Cooley suffered a hand injury and left Washington's game against Philadelphia on Sunday. His return is questionable. Cooley took a big hit from Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha in the first quarter. Cooley went to the locker room after the hit...

By DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP)—Is it possible, or part of NFL protocol, to teach an old quarterback new tricks? The Vikings have been evaluating Donovan McNabb’s(notes) mechanics this week, a response to some inaccuracy issues that have bogged down the...

It's true. Isn't catching, isn't blocking, can't even attempt to hold with any attempt at being sneaky about it; the only time his name comes up in big situations is when he's making a mistake. Why is he still here?

ESPN.com news services Peyton Manning will return to the Colts in the press box Sunday when they face the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers, hoping to help them to their their first win of the season. Manning, speaking to The Indianapolis Star, said he will sit next to quarterbacks coach Ron Turner...

ESPN.com news services If the University of Oklahoma is to stay in the Big 12, it will do so only if the conference adds regulations on ESPN's Longhorn Network and ousts commissioner Dan Beebe, according to a report in The Oklahoman Tuesday. The Oklahoman, citing a high-ranking Big 12...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)-- Twins catcher Joe Mauer is likely to miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia. Mauer received the diagnosis at the Mayo Clinic on Thursday and doctors recommended medication and two weeks' rest. The Twins have 14 games remaining before...