SAN DIEGO (AP) - Philip Rivers tossed four TD passes and the San
Diego Chargers scored 35 unanswered points in their 35-14 rout of
Denver last night. San Diego's third straight victory moves the 5-5
Chargers within one game of AFC West-leading Kansas City with the
Chiefs scheduled to travel to San Diego on Dec. 12.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Brett Favre (fahrv) says every
Minnesota Viking player, including himself, could have done more to
avoid Monday's firing of Vikings coach Brad Childress after the
team's 3-7 start. Defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier gets the
head coach's job on an interim basis, with his first game Sunday at
Washington.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Tony Dungy says he's not interested
in returning as a coach or executive to help straighten out the
Minnesota Vikings. Dungy, who has roots in Minnesota and was
defensive coordinator for the Vikes in the 1990s, tells The
Associated Press that he's happy working as an analyst for NBC and
enjoys having time to watch his son play college football at
Oregon.
NEW YORK (AP) - Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto (VAH'-toh)
won his first NL Most Valuable Player Award, ending the two-year
reign of St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz). Votto
was a first-time All-Star, finishing second in the NL with a .324
batting average, 37 home runs, 113 RBIs and a .600 slugging
percentage that led the league.
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Mets have called a morning news
conference to introduce Terry Collins as their new manager. The
62-year-old Collins, who has not managed in the major leagues in 11
years, was chosen over a group of finalists that included Wally
Backman, Chip Hale and Bob Melvin.
