SPORTS
Games Played Tuesday January 6, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mark Teixeira and the New York Yankees have completed their $180 million, eight-year contract.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Drew Brees has won The Associated Press 2008 NFL Offensive Player of the Year award after nearly setting a passing record for yards.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball announced today that Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor league pitcher Sergio Mitre (MEE'-tray) have been suspended for the first 50 games of the 2009 season after testing positive for a banned substance.
BOSTON (AP) -- More than a dozen of the Red Sox' top prospects are in Boston for a two-week Rookie Program.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The Patriots are declining comment on a report that the team plans to put the franchise tag on quarterback Matt Cassel.
ORONO, Maine (AP) -- The University of Maine women's basketball team heads to Durham, N.H., for a game (at 7 p.m.) tonight.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Former NBA player Antoine Walker has been charged with suspicion of drunken driving in Miami Beach.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers have cleaned house, releasing defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and five other assistant coaches.
BOSTON (AP) -- The Bruins resume practice Monday, two days after the Buffalo Sabres snapped Boston's longest winning streak in 36 years.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wilson Chandler scored a career-high 31 points to help the New York Knicks snap an eight-game losing streak against the Boston Celtics, 100-88.
The Maine hockey team gave up three goals in the final seven minutes in losing a heartbreaker to rival New Hampshire.
High School Basketball Scores 1-3-09
Games Played Friday January 2, 2009
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cleveland Browns' courtship with New England Patriots executive Scott Pioli is continuing.
BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics will look to rebound from their disappointing trip and win their 13th straight home game when they host the Washington Wizards Friday.
BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Bruins have moved into the top spot in the NHL standings with 62 points following a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Peyton Manning has joined Brett Favre as the only three-time winners of The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award.
(AP) -- John Daly says he has been suspended for six months by the PGA Tour for conduct that included spending a night in a jail to sober up.
ORONO (AP) -- The University of Maine women's basketball team is hoping to start 2009 on a winning note when the Black Bears face Holy Cross on Friday in Worcester, Mass.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Marc Savard scored a power-play goal, then set up Boston's next two goals with excellent playmaking, and the streaking Bruins ran their longest winning streak in nearly 26 years to nine games by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 Tuesday night.
BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron, who has not played since suffering a concussion on Dec. 20, has been placed on injured reserve, meaning he will miss at least another week.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The NFL has confirmed that next season's Pro Bowl will be played in Miami's Dolphin Stadium a week before the Super Bowl is played at the same venue.
ORONO (AP) -- Maine's basketball team returns to action Tuesday following the Christmas break.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins captured the Eastern Conference title last season -- and they figure to contend for that crown for years to come.
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