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MIAMI—There have been a few exciting Super Bowls here in South Florida,dating back to Superbowl III(Joe Namath and his Jets upsetting the Baltimore Colts in the Orange Bowl),and the now Indianapolis Colts tasted an upset defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Saints,who were in their first ever Super Bowl. Game MVP Drew Brees hit Jeremy Shockey with a 2 yard TD pass with 5:42 left in the game and that put the Saints ahead for good in their 31-17 upset win over the Colts. What followed would... (more...)

An unlikely duo helped the Phoenix Coyotes extend their winning streak to a season-high six games. Stay-at-home defenseman Adrian Aucoin scored the deciding goal in the shootout for the second straight game to give Phoenix a 2-1 victory over the Backhawks.Meanwhile, backup goalie Jason LaBarbera made 28 saves through overtime, then stopped two of three Blackhawks in the shootout in his ninth start and 12th appearance this season.Frmer Hawk, RobertL Lang also connected in the shootout, and Radim... (more...)

ATLANTA—Josh Smith posted his second career triple-double and the Atlanta Hawks recovered in the fourth quarter to beat the Bulls 91-81 on Friday night.Smith had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists as the Hawks recovered after trailing by six to open the final period. The Hawks took the lead with two 8-0 runs in the fourth.Joe Johnson had 18 points and Jamal Crawford added 17 for Atlanta.Smih set up a jumper by Mike Bibby with 2:13 remaining for his 10th assist, matching his career high.Luol... (more...)

FT.LAUDERDALE—***The Who,taking a page out of what Prince did here in South Florida,not only held their Super Bowl Half Time News Conference at the Broward County Convention Center,but in the compact ballroom, they JAMMED. Pete Townsend and Roger Daltry performed BEHIND BLUE EYES, PINBALL WIZARD and WE WON’T BE FOOLED AGAIN in order. No word if any of those three will be performed Sunday night. ***Townsend was asked about his recent child abuse incident,and answered it without issue. ***Pre... (more...)

FT.LAUDERDALE***As this Super Bowl week winds down,the biggest question is whether the Colts Dwight Freeney will play Sunday,or even be active. Freeney has torn ligaments in his ankle,and has not practiced all week.Each Colt player I talked to on Wednesday said that they pretty much all are NOT expecting Freeney to play. ***The neat local angle here has a pair of Chicagoans and former Fighting Illini teammates set to play against one another for the first time on any level. Kelvyn Hayden of Indianapolis... (more...)

The St. Louis Blues played like a much different team than the one the Blackhawks saw a month ago on the night Davis Payne took over as interim coach.Catching the Blackhawks in their first home game since a two-week, eight-game road trip, the Blues got two goals from David Backes and scored three times in the second period to beat the Hawks 3-2 Wednesday.Chris Mason had 32 saves as St. Louis improved to 8-5-3 since Payne replaced Andy Murray.St. Louis scored three times in the final 8:26 of the... (more...)

PHILADELPHIA—Andre Iguodala wasn’t bothered by his first five misses from 3-point territory.So he went to his favorite spot on the floor for his sixth attempt.Elton Brand scored 26 points, and Iguodala had 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally for a 106-103 overtime victory over the Bulls on Wednesday night.Iguodala’s clutch 3-pointer from the top of the key gave the Sixers a 101-98 lead they would not relinquish.Willie Green added 15... (more...)

FT.LAUDERDALE—*** After a few days of heavy rains,the NFL moved the annual meat market,know as Media Day indoors at the Dolphins Stadium.They used the concourse for the interviews.   ***As usual, there were some very stupid questions asked by foreign reporter who know nothing about Football. There was also a scuffle between a couple of reporters as tempers flared.   ***Colts defensive end Dwight Freeny says he “hopes to play” Sunday despite torn ligaments kin his right ankle.   ***This... (more...)

EVANSTON—Drew Crawford scored 17 points, John Shurna added 15 and Northwestern went on a 21-4 second-half run to pull away from Michigan for a 67-52 victory Tuesday night.The Wildcats (15-7, 4-6 Big Ten) led by five at the half, but Northwestern limited Michigan to 22 points and just six field goals in the second half.Manny Harris, the Big Ten’s leading scorer, was held to 11 points – eight below his average. He was only 4 for 14 from the field for the Wolverines (11-11, 4-6),... (more...)

FT.LAUDERDALE—*** After a few days of heavy rains,the NFL moved the annual meat market,know as Media Day indoors at the Dolphins Stadium.They used the concourse for the interviews.   ***As usual, there were some very stupid questions asked by foreign reporter who know nothing about Football. There was also a scuffle between a couple of reporters as tempers flared.   ***Colts defensive end Dwight Freeny says he “hopes to play” Sunday despite torn ligaments kin his right ankle.   ***This... (more...)