Sunday, January 7, 2006

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NFL

NY Jets-Patriots

Connecticut Sports

Patriots coach Bill Belichick
said Wednesday that safety Rodney Harrison is out of Sunday’s Jets-Patriots
playoff game. Harrison, 34, who returned to the lineup Dec. 24 against the
Jaguars after missing six games with a broken shoulder blade, sustained
ligament damage to his right knee in the second quarter of a 40-23 win over the
Titans Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.

Newsday

The Jets trudged through the season, overcoming bad losses
to the Browns and Bills, earning emotional wins over the Patriots and Dolphins,
and now head into the playoffs. Finally, this team gets some respect.But then comes the nine-point spread from Vegas,
even though the two Jets-Patriots games this season were decided by an average
of five points, one of them a Jets win, and five of the last eight meetings
were decided by a touchdown or less. Following closely behind are the
statistical analyses, pointing out that the Jets are ranked 25^th in
overall offense, 20^th in overall defense and 24^th in
rushing defense.

Giants-Eagles

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Jeremy Shockey’s swollen left
ankle has improved considerably and there is a good chance the Pro Bowl tight
end will play for the New York Giants on Sunday in the NFC wild card game
against the Philadelphia Eagles. Shockey had a team-high 66 catches for 623
yards and seven touchdowns.

Gainesville Sun

A funk that lasted into late November saw Philadelphia
drop five of six to fall below .500, but more importantly, the team lost star
quarterback Donovan McNabb to a season-ending knee injury. Garcia, though, went
on to lead the Eagles to four consecutive victories – he barely played in Week
17 while Philadelphia won a fifth
straight – and a 10-6 record to win the NFC East.

CFB

Ohio-Southern Miss

Associated Press

Ohio Bobcats into their first bowl game since 1968, facing
Southern Miss in the GMAC Bowl Sunday night. The Golden Eagles are playing in a
bowl game for the fifth consecutive year and ninth time in 10 years. The Bobcats lost 31-10 to Central
Michigan in the Mid American Conference championship game to end a
seven-game winning streak. Likewise, Southern Miss fell in the Conference USA
title game, 34-20 to Houston. Ohio
turned to McRae and the ground attack after a 2-3 start, and he wound up
earning first-team All-MAC honors with 1,215 yards and 15 touchdowns. The
Bobcats are averaging 211 yards rushing in the past eight games, failing to
reach that number only in the league title game.

CBB

Michigan State-Indiana

WLIX

Tom Izzo announced Saturday that
Freshman guard Raymar Morgan
has been cleared to play for Michigan
State on Sunday afternoon in Bloomington.
Morgan has missed the last 5 weeks with a stress reaction in his shin. He will
not start and it’s not clear how much he will play. With Morgan and Maurice
Joseph back the Spartans back court depth is finally improving.

Syracuse-Marquette

Press Notes

The Orange men’s basketball team (11-4, 0-1) will play its
second straight game against a ranked opponent on Sunday, Jan. 7 when it visits
#15/21 Marquette (13-3, 0-1) for an 8:00 EST tip off at the Bradley Center.
Sunday’s game marks the second road game for the Orange
and the third away from the Carrier DomeDue to
various injuries and the departure of freshman Mike Jones,
the Orange used just seven players
against #10 Pittsburgh in the
conference opener on Jan. 4. Despite limited bodies, Coach Boeheim’s squad gave the Panthers
all they could handle, leading the entire first half before Pittsburgh
pulled away in the final minutes of the second period for a 74-66 triumph.