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Fired by the New York Jets after a late-season meltdown, Eric Mangini might not be unemployed for long. He impressed Cleveland Browns owner...

The First Asian Open Compound tournament kicked off at the Kyaikkasan Archery Ground here Thursday with the participation of half a dozen countries. A total of 27 archers, 18 men and nine women, from six countries -- China, India, Malaysia, host Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand, are taking part in the first Asian Open Compound tournament, which is a world ranking event, scheduled on Dec. 11-13. ...

Randy Foye scored 21 points, Al Jefferson added 18 points and 14 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves won consecutive games for the first time this season, beating the Chicago Bulls 102-92 on Saturday night.

After going through his first full practice with contact since October, Eddy Curry Saturday targeted his season debut for sometime during the team's upcoming four-game road trip that starts Tuesday in Oklahoma City.

By JAN HUBBARD On many teams, inconsistent playing time leads to controversy. It can be depressing for players. They want to know what their role is.The big fear, of course, is that if a player is in nine consecutive games then misses a couple, he worries that he is out of the playing rotation.'Not around here,' Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said Saturday as the Mavericks prepared to take a plane to Memphis to meet the Grizzlies today.Carlisle continues to give consistent minutes to Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Josh Howard and Erick Dampier. He keeps everybody else guessing.Devean George started 13 consecutive games until last week against the Clippers. He did not play in that game. James Singleton played in 12 of the first 24 Dallas games, then played in seven consecutive games, and then did not play Friday against Philadelphia.Minutes have also been juggled for J.J. Barea, Brandon Bass, Shawne Williams, DeSagana Diop, Antoine Wright and Gerald Green this season.And that&rsqu

Blues G Manny Legace had to make only 20 stops and saw his team score five goals in a 5-2 win over the red hot Blue Jackets on Saturday. The win improves Legace's record to 11-8-1 on the season. However, the Blues have not been good recently, going 3-10 over their last 13 contests.

GARY WEST In his 13 seasons, Joe DiMaggio was never thrown out advancing from first to third base. And that, nearly as much as the lifetime batting average of .325 and the famous hitting streak, hints at the source of DiMaggio’s greatness: intelligent judgment, which he made vivid with athleticism.Frequently, it’s intelligence that distinguishes the great from the good athlete. Frequently, it’s intelligence that distinguishes the championship teams from the ruck.And, more than anything, it was intelligence the Cowboys lacked this year. They weren’t gutless; they were dumb. The Cowboys’ playoff hopes crashed ignominiously on the shoals and their embarrassment in Philadelphia, indeed their entire season, should have reminded them that intelligence and judgment remain just as necessary to winning as athletic talent.Years ago, George Will cited as evidence of DiMaggio’s 'genius' the Yankee Clipper’s perfect record of success in moving from fir

Speedy little Darren Sproles scooted 22 yards for the winning score 6:20 into overtime and the Chargers beat the Colts 23-17 in an AFC wild-card game Saturday night, ending Indianapolis' nine-game winning streak a day after Manning won his third AP NFL MVP award.

It had been 61 years since the Cardinals had hosted a playoff game, and almost as long since anyone had seen Edgerrin James. But James emerged Saturday...

Peyton Manning has his MVP award and nothing more, outdone again in January by the San Diego Chargers. Speedy little Darren Sproles scooted...