NBA Standings
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Press Enterprise
Mavs break 6-game skid
<p>WASHINGTON — Vince Carter scored 23 points, O.J.
Thompson lifts Gamecocks
<p>TAMPA, Fla. — Connor Shaw led No. 11 South Carolina to the brink of victory and Dylan Thompson carried the Gamecocks over the hump in the Outback Bowl.</p>
Northwestern wins first bowl game since ‘49
<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —The stuffed monkey spent the last year in storage, out of sight but still in everyone’s mind.</p>
Clemson’s Catanzaro makes most of 2nd chance
<p>ATLANTA — Chandler Catanzaro was not about to let a blocked extra point earlier in the game get in the way of his last-second, game-winning field goal.</p>
Murray’s five TDs propel Georgia
<p>ORLANDO, Fla. — Aaron Murray wanted nothing more this week than to send Georgia’s senior class out with a game to remember.</p>
Okla. St. rolls over Purdue
<p>DALLAS — So much for the idea that Oklahoma State didn’t care about playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.</p>
Regular season winners not always champions
Last 8 teams to enter playoffs with best record missed Super Bowl
<p>DENVER — The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who tied for the league’s best record at 13-3, are well aware of one of the NFL’s biggest truisms: more often than not, the regular season
And the search begins
It could take awhile for Philadelphia to name next coach
<p>PHILADELPHIA — Jeffrey Lurie’s search for the Philadelphia Eagles’ next coach began before he fired Andy Reid and could last until the Super Bowl.</p>
Arizona plans on meeting with Reid
Cardinals reach out to ex-Philadelphia coach
<p>PHOENIX — The Arizona Cardinals officially have begun their coaching search with a formal interview of defensive coordinator Ray Horton.</p>