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Washington D Mike Green scored a goal and added an assist in the Capitals 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Green scored his 9th goal of the season in the 1st period to make the score 3-0 Capitals and later assisted on Chris Clark's goal in the 3rd. That one made it 6-4.

Tampa Bay fell on New Year's Day to Washington 7-4 but C Vincent Lecavalier did his best to avoid that fate. Lecavalier scored two goals in the game. He picked up his 15th of the season in the 2nd period to cut the lead to 3-1 and then scored later in the period for his 16th to make it 4-3.

PASADENA - You can get just about anything for a bargain this holiday season, and that includes Rose Bowl tickets on New Year's Day.

Defenseman Mattias Ohlund scored a goal in the Canucks' 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Ohlund tabbed his third of the season in the 1st period to make it 1-0. Later, he picked up two minutes in the box for slashing.

Road teams won only 42.8 percent of the 256 NFL games this season — yet all four road teams (all wild cards) in this weekend's playoffs are favored over four division champions. Three of the 2008 wild cards won at least 11 games. Only one of the four division winners hosting games this weekend won as many as 11. This year's wild cards include the NFL's No. 2 defense (Baltimore's), the No. 2 rushing attack (Atlanta's), a two- time MVP (Peyton Manning of Indianapolis) and the NFC's winningest team since 2000 (Philadelphia). The Dallas Morning News

By JEFF WILSON Derrick Turnbow became an All-Star closer under the watchful eye of Mike Maddux only a few seasons ago, and now the right-hander is seeking to resurrect his career under Maddux’s new team.The Texas Rangers signed Turnbow and two others to minor-league contracts Thursday with invitations to spring training. Terms weren’t disclosed, but a source said Turnbow could make $1.5 million if he makes the big-league roster and meets all contract incentives.He is coming off an injury-shortened 2008 campaign in which he had a 15.63 ERA in 6 1/3 innings — all in April. Turnbow, who saved 39 games in 2005 and was an All-Star in 2006, missed the rest of the season with a slight tear in his rotator cuff that did not require surgery.The addition of Turnbow follows a trend the past two off-seasons. The Rangers have sought quality players coming off injuries who could be had affordably. Eddie Guardado, Milton Bradley and Jason Jennings fell into that category last year.

MINNEAPOLIS — Kelenna Azubuike put up solid numbers when the Warriors were using an isolation-type of offense during the first five-plus weeks of the season.

Team owner Woody Johnson has stated clearly that he wants Brett Favre to be the New York Jets' quarterback next season, but some players are bristling at the thought.

From Chase Budinger's perspective, the Arizona Wildcats' Pac-10 prospects have never changed this season.

The Atlanta Falcons might run away with a wild-card victory over Arizona on Saturday, if regular-season history means anything. The Falcons, led by...