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Joe Mauer sat behind a table on a podium in a conference room at the Metrodome when Justin Morneau shouted out the last question of the day. "Are you finally going to buy dinner now?" Morneau said to his teammate from the audience, one MVP to another. Mauer became only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing first in a near-unanimous...


]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:12:42 PST top urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-almvp:1 Texans lead Titans 7-0 after 1 quarter (AP) Matt Schaub threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Steve Slaton to give the Houston Texans a 7-0 lead over the Tennessee Titans after one quarter in a key AFC South game Monday night. The Texans (5-4) started their second series at the Tennessee 36 after a short punt by Brett Kern. On first down, Schaub found Andre Johnson across the middle for a 15-yard gain. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:36:59 PST top urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nfl,article,ap-titans-texansrunning:1 Ryan 'disrespected' by Pats' late throw (AP) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:50:44 PST top urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nfl,article,ap-jets-ryan-patriots:1 Meyer squashes Notre Dame speculation (AP) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:52:47 PST top urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaaf,article,ap-t25-florida-meyer:1 AP Packers lose Harris, Kampman for season (AP) FILE - These are 2009 file photos showing Green Bay Packers football players Al Harris(notes), left, and Aaron Kampman(notes). Green Bay cornerback Al Harris and linebacker Aaron Kampman will both have season-ending knee surgery. Coach Mike McCarthy said Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, that losing the two veterans will be a major challenge to the Packers, who have a 6-4 record and are in the middle of the NFC wild card race after Sunday's victory over San Francisco.

The Green Bay Packers feared the worst after watching two of their top defensive players get carted to the locker room Sunday, and things didn't look any better the next morning. Cornerback Al Harris and linebacker Aaron Kampman will both have season-ending knee surgery. Coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that losing the two veterans will be a major challenge to the Packers (6-4), who are in the...


]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:44:47 PST top urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nfl,article,ap-packers-injuries:1 Syracuse goes from unranked to No. 10 (AP) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:36:54 PST top urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaab,article,ap-t25-collegebkbpoll:1 AP Cardinals QB Warner could play Sunday (AP) FILE - In this photo taken on Nov. 15, 2009, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner(notes) (13) talks to the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, Ariz. In the last two games _ victories over Chicago and Seattle _ Warner has completed 51 of 69 passes (74 percent) for 601 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions.

Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt says he had a long talk with Kurt Warner on the flight home, and the quarterback was "very upbeat and alert" following a blow to the head in Sunday's' victory over St. Louis. Still, Warner's availability to practice this week or play Sunday at Tennessee will depend on how he does in the mandatory "baseline test" of his cognitive...


]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:36:52 PST top urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nfl,article,ap-cardinals-warner:1 No. 11 UNC bounces back with rout (AP) Deon Thompson scored 22 points to help No. 11 North Carolina bounce back from its first loss and beat Gardner-Webb 93-72 on Monday night. Tyler Zeller added 16 points for the Tar Heels (5-1), who led by double digits most of the way and had little trouble beating the instate Big South Conference program. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:48:51 PST top urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaab,article,ap-200911230413.galnav.recap:1 Lions QB Stafford, WR Johnson may sit (AP) Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson played the game Sunday that Detroit Lions fans had been waiting all season to see. Stafford set an NFL rookie passing record with 422 yards in a 38-37 victory over Cleveland and became the youngest player to throw five touchdown passes in a game. Johnson had seven catches for a career-best 161 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:40 PST top urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nfl,article,ap-lions-stafford:1 AP Northeastern ends football program (AP) FILE - This is a Nov. 7, 2009, file photo showing Northeastern quarterback Alex Dulski geting sacked by Massachusetts' Anthony Monette during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Amherst, Mass. Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain. President Joseph Aoun and the board of trustees endorsed the move Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, after a two-year review of the Boston school's sports programs by athletic director Peter Roby.

Northeastern University is ending its football program after 74 seasons because the investment required to make it competitive was too high. The school announced the decision Monday after president Joseph Aoun and the board of trustees endorsed on Friday the recommendation by athletic director Peter Roby after a two-year review of the Boston school's sports programs.


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