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Griner, No. 1 Baylor women beat No. 2 UConn 66-61 (AP)
WACO, Texas – Brittney Griner scored 12 of her 25 points during the closing run that pushed top-ranked Baylor past No.
Rough week for Browns ends with frustrating loss (AP)
[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP – A difficult week came to a frustrating end for the Cleveland Browns, and a bad season got worse.
Top 25 Women’s Capsules (AP)
WACO, Texas – Brittney Griner scored 12 of her 25 points during a closing run that pushed top-ranked Baylor past No. 2 Connecticut 66-61 on Sunday night. The Lady Bears (11-0) won their second No.
Packers’ perfect season ends with 19-14 loss to KC (AP)
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Durant leads Thunder over Mavs in preseason (AP)
DALLAS – Kevin Durant scored 21 points and reserve James Harden added 16 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-92 victory over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night in the preseason opener for both teams. Durant, the NBA scoring leader last season at 27.7 points a game, went 13 for 14 from the free throw line.
Column: Loss doesn’t mean it’s not still Tebowtime (AP)
Midway through a not-so-funny “Saturday Night Live” sketch, an actor playing Jesus was in the locker room discussing the Denver winning streak with what was supposed to be Tim Tebow and his teammates. After taking credit for helping the Broncos win six in a row, he was told the New England Patriots were coming to town next. “Oh, boy.
Brady, Pats slow down Tebow, Broncos 41-23 (AP)
DENVER – Not this time, Tim Tebow. Not with Tom Brady on hand. Brady threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and the New England Patriots shut down Tebow’s late-game heroics and clinched a playoff berth with a 41-23 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
Strange Sunday: Packers lose, Colts win (AP)
NFL Sundays in 2011 haven’t been any stranger than this one: Green Bay loses and Indianapolis wins.
AP sources: Rollins, Phils agree on 3-year deal (AP)
PHILADELPHIA – Jimmy Rollins is bringing his swagger back to the Phillies.
Hornets, Clippers agree on trade for PG Chris Paul (AP)
NEW ORLEANS – Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time — to the Clippers, not the Lakers. The Hornets traded Paul to the Clippers for guard Eric Gordon, forward Al-Farouq Aminu, center Chris Kaman and a first-round draft choice. The deal required the approval of NBA Commissioner David Stern because the Hornets are owned by the league.