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Baseball: Congratulations to Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia on being named AL MVP...The Cubs have re-signed Ryan Dempster to a four year deal worth $52 million...Maybe trade talk between the Braves and Padres isn't over...The Mariners have a new manager, Don Wakamatsu...Ken Griffrey, Jr. and Cal Ripken, Jr. were named the newest American Public Diplomacy Envoy. They were joined by Michelle Kwan and Fran Drescher.

Basketball: LeBron James became the youngest player to score 11,000 points, plus the Cavs defeated the Nets, 106-82. So not a bad night...Even without the suspended Kevin Garnett, the Celtics managed a 110-101 victory over the Knicks...A little SEC filing couldn't keep Mark Cuban away from his courtside perch. And his Mavs didn't disappoint, dismantling the Bobcats, 100-83.

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College Basketball: Even with a 44 point effort, Stephen Curry could not save Davidson, who fell to Oklahoma, 82-78...UNC cruised to a 77-58 victory over Kentucky...An odd intentional foul was called on Arizona's Jamelle Horne that allowed UAB's Paul Delaney III to a sink a free throw and give the Blazers a 72-71 win...Kansas raised their 2008 championship banner and brought down the house with their 85-45 massacre of Florida Gulf Coast.

College Football: Whenever Mack Brown decides to retire, Texas has a new coach in line, defensive coordinator Will Mushcamp.

Football: Pacman Jones is out of rehab and waiting to hear from the NFL about reinstatement...Giants RB Brandon Jacobs' knee checked out fine, but he could still miss Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Hockey: Shootouts were the name of the game last night, Marek Zidlicky scored the only goal in the shootout giving the Wild a 2-1 victory over the Penguins...Nikolai Khabibulin made 36 saves and then added two more in the shootout as the Blackhawks escaped the Coyotes, 3-2...The Lightning rallied with two goals in the third period only to fall to the Panthers, 4-3 in the shootout...Sergei Samsonov and Ray Whitney scored 3 1/2 minutes a part to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 win over the Canadiens...The NHL is not a fan of hits to the head and want them to end right about NOW!...Barry Melrose says its the players fault he got fired.

Best of the Rest: LPGA is planning on trimming down their schedules and their purses...Speaking of trimming down, Nascar teams have begun laying off employees.

Check this out: Hugh Jackman has been named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. Click here to see who else has been named sexy by the mag.

*NOTE: Nascar has been rolled into Best of the Rest. It will return to a more prominent feature in February 2009.