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Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving early Wednesday morning.
One year after winning a national championship, unranked LSU found renewed reason to hope for a return to glory. Charles Scott ran for three touchdowns, freshman quarterback Jordan Jefferson completed his first nine passes and LSU made big plays on special teams in a surprisingly easy 38-3 victory win over Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Wednesday night.
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After a year filled with topless golf and a Hooters run-in, John Daly has been suspended for 6 months by the PGA Tour.
Chad Pennington won the Associated Press 2008 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award Wednesday, the second time in three years he has has received the honor.
Ben Roethlisberger was on the practice field Tuesday, two days after sustaining his third concussion in as many years, but didn’t take any snaps or throw any passes. Sources described Roethlisberger’s concussion as “mild” or “low grade.”
Bill Cowher is out of the running for the New York Jets’ vacant coaching job.
The Denver Broncos have fired longtime coach and executive Mike Shanahan.
Tyler Hansbrough missed the only shot he took the first 8 minutes against Nevada, but he took over after that to help keep top-ranked North Carolina undefeated. Hansbrough finished with 22 points Wednesday night as the Tar Heels dispatched of the Wolf Pack 84-61 — their school-record 13th straight win by double figures.
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New year. New hope. And as the calendar gets set to flip to 2009, there’s one long-suffering city that’s desperate for good fortune in ’09, writes Joe Posnanski.