Arts Celebration - community day featuring food, entertainment, art exhibits, Pope House Tours at the Tallac Site in South Lake Tahoe; this is the kickoff for the Valhalla Arts & Music Festival; The Tallac Historic Site is located next to beautiful Lake Tahoe on Hwy. 89, 2 miles north of the south "Y." Call the Tahoe Heritage Foundation, 530-544-7383
The Oklahoma City Thunder, off to a league-worst 1-12 start in their new home town, have fired coach P.J. Carlesimo, according to multiple media reports.
Patrick Roy heard cheers again in Montreal, more than a decade after his bitter divorce from the Canadiens. All the hard feelings were gone Saturday night, when the storied franchise retired the Hall of Fame goalie's famous No. 33.
Sam Bradford threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns, and DeMarco Murray and Chris Brown combined to run for five more scores as the fifth-ranked Sooners brought an unceremonious end to No. 2 Texas Tech's run toward perfection in a 65-21 blowout Saturday night.
Utah isn't in a BCS conference, but the No. 8 Utes will play in a BCS bowl for the second time in five years after routing No. 16 BYU 48-24. It's just a shame the Utes won't get at least a shot at a BCS title, Gary Parrish says.
Linebacker Channing Crowder ranks the rookie scouting combine as his biggest moment on an NFL stage. That's because his four seasons with the Miami Dolphins have been largely forgettable.
The Jets and Cards have enjoyed upward mobility. Now they seek credibility when New York visits unbeaten Tennessee and Arizona hosts the Super Bowl champs, Clark Judge says in Peek at the Week.
Penn State coach Joe Paterno says he plans to return in 2009 after leading the seventh-ranked Nittany Lions to a Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl berth with a 49-18 victory over No. 17 Michigan State.
Justin Kahut hit a 24-yard field goal as time expired, and No. 21 Oregon State rallied to defeat Arizona 19-17 on Saturday night and move within one victory of its first Rose Bowl trip since 1965.
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