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| Sports Shorts By: MetroSoruce News (Undated) -- Here are the latest stories making sports headlines: The Saints beat the Colts in Super Bowl 44. Saints QB Drew Brees claims MVP honors. The Magic rally past the Celtics. The Capitals come back to clip the Pens in overtime. And, Florid >>Saints Come Back To Beat Colts For First Super Bowl Title (Miami, FL) -- Jeremy Shockey caught the go-ahead two-yard touchdown pass with 5:42 to play as the Saints overcame an early 10-0 deficit to beat the Cotls 31-17 in Super Bowl 44. Tracy Porter ran back an interception 74 yards for a TD with 3:12 left to seal the first Super Bowl win for New Orleans. >>Saints' Brees Earns MVP Honors (Miami, FL) -- Saints quarterback Drew Brees completed 32-of-39 passes for 288 yards and a pair of scores to earn Super Bowl 44 Most Valuable Player honors. Brees' 32 completions tied a Super Bowl record set by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in New England's Super Bowl 38 victory over Carolina. >>Magic Rally Past Celtics (Boston, MA) -- The Magic used a huge third quarter to rally past the Celtics 96-89 in Boston. Dwight Howard had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Orlando, which outscored Boston 36-11 in the third quarter to erase an 11-point deficit. The Magic lead the Celtics by one game for the second seed in the East. >>Ovechkin Hat Trick Helps Caps Clip Pens (Washington, DC) -- Mike Knuble [[ kuh-NEW-bull ]] scored in overtime to give the Capials a 5-4 win over the Penguins in Washington, DC. Alexander Ovechkin recorded a hat trick and an assist for Washington, which rallied from a three-goal deficit to extend it club-record winning streak to 14 games. >>Florida State Vacates 12 Football Wins (Tallahassee, FL) -- Florida State announced the vacating of wins related to last year's violations of academic fraud. The NCAA denied the school's appeal last month to overturn the vacation-of-records penalty. As a result, the football team surrendered 12 wins under former head coach Bobby Bowden. >>SUNDAY'S SCOREBOARD NFL Super Bowl ------ New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17 (Super Bowl 44 at Miami, FL) NBA ------ Toronto Raptors 115, Sacramento Kings 104 Orlando Magic 96, Boston Celtics 89 NHL ------ Washington Capitals 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 (ot) Boston Bruins 3, Montreal Canadiens 0 NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball ------ #4 Syracuse Orange 71, Cincinnati Bearcats 54 #18 Ohio State Buckeyes 68, Iowa Hawkeyes 58 NCAA Top-10 Women's Basketball ------ #1 Connecticut Huskies 84, Louisville Cardinals 38 #2 Stanford Cardinal 77, USC Trojans 39 #7 Xavier Musketeers 67, Richmond Spiders 55 #9 Ohio State Buckeyes 86, Penn State Nittany Lions 73 PGA Northern Trust Open (at Pacific Palisades, CA) ------ 1. Steve Stricker (-16) 2. Luke Donald (-14) 3. Dustin Johnson (-13) J.B. Holmes (-13) >>MONDAY'S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern) NBA ------ 8:00 p.m. - New Orleans Hornets at Orlando Magic 10:30 p.m. - Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors 10:30 p.m. - San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers NHL ------ 7:00 p.m. - San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs 7:00 p.m. - New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers 9:30 p.m. - St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche 9:30 p.m. - Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes 10:00 p.m. - Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball ------ 9:00 p.m. - #1 Kansas Jayhawks at #10 Texas Longhorns 7:00 p.m. - #2 Villanova Wildcats at #6 West Virginia Mountaineers 7:00 p.m. - #15 Butler Bulldogs host Loyola (IL) Ramblers 8:00 p.m. - #21 Pittsburgh Panthers host Robert Morris Colonials NCAA Top-10 Women's Basketball ------ 9:00 p.m. - #5 Tennessee Lady Volunteers at #22 Vanderbilt Commodores 7:00 p.m. - #6 Duke Blue Devils host #15 North Carolina Tar Heels ### Story Posted: Mon Feb 8 07:41:51 CST 2010 Created: Mon Feb 8 07:42:35 CST 2010 BACK TO HOME/NEWS This Just In... • Polar Express Passenger Train Returns to Lubbock Lubbock News & Lbk County • Tech Grant Provides College Help to Estacado Students • Tech and Partners to Power Up First Wind Research Farm • Gibson Hosting a Community Meeting • Notice of Tax Revenue Increase Updates & Developing Stories • National & International News Weather • Thursday Forecast Business • AM Business Notebook Around Texas • Governor To Take Aerial Tour Of Hermine Damage • First Hearing Held In Clemens Defamation Lawsuit • Possible Tornado Causes Damage Near I-35 In Dallas • Dallas Headlines • Austin Headlines • Houston Headlines • San Antonio Headlines This Day In History • Today In History Birthdays • Today's Birthdays Entertainment • Tonight's TV Off Beat News Of The Day • Cell Phone Thief Arrested After Sending Racy Photos Health Beat • Johnson & Johnson Announces Five-Year Aid Program Religion Today • Jewish New Year Celebrated • Southern Baptist Calls Koran Burning "Appalling" Sports • Sports Shorts |
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