Dec. 29

• Top-ranked Syracuse beats Seton Hall 75-49

• No. 2 Ohio State beats Northwestern 87-54

• Ash leads Texas over Cal 21-10 in Holiday Bowl

• Toledo holds off Air Force 42-41 in Military Bowl

• Wade's winning shot lifts Heat over Bobcats 96-95

• Jones-Drew: Suits fuel NFL's concussion changes

• 6-time Pro Bowler Taylor to retire after season

• Panthers QB Newton not upset about Pro Bowl snub

• A's trade Bailey, Sweeney to Red Sox

• U of I recruit does in Railers at Collinsville

• Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios

Dec. 28

• Illini win 81-72 over Gophers in double OT

• Bears place Cutler, Forte on IR

• Packers make 30,000 more shares of stock available

• Lakers rout Jazz, easily avoid 0-3 season start

• Cole comes up big, Heat beat Celtics 115-107

• Payton not divulging plan for Brees in finale

• Patriots, 49ers lead Pro Bowl rosters

• Purdue beats Western Michigan 37-32 in Pizza Bowl

• Pitino: Plans to quit when contract ends in 2017

• Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini finally exterminate pesky Gophers
  By Jeff Mayfield

Dec. 27

• Brees sets passing mark, Saints top Falcons 45-16

• Curry leads Warriors to 99-91 win over Bulls

• The NFL success stories and failures of 2011

• Vikings expect Peterson back for start of 2012

• Missouri beats UNC 41-24 in Independence Bowl

• Kings open season with 100-91 win over Lakers

• Lawson, Nuggets cruise by defenseless Mavs 115-93

• Bengals trying hard to sell out final game

• Giants coach downplays injury, ready for Dallas

• Logan Lanes:

• American Bowling League

• Split N Gutter League