NEW YORK (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies are the big winners in
the Cliff Lee sweepstakes. A person familiar with the negotiations
tells The Associated Press that Cliff Lee has reached a preliminary
agreement on a five-year, $100 million deal with the Phillies,
subject to the 32-year-old left-hander passing a physical
DETROIT (AP) - The New York Giants sacked Brett Favre's (fahrvz)
replacement, Tarvaris Jackson, four times and defeated the
Minnesota Vikings 21-3. In a game moved to Detroit from Minneapolis
because of a snowstorm, the Giants racked up 213 rushing yards and
pulled into a first-place tie with Philadelphia atop the NFC East
at 9-4.
DETROIT (AP) - When Tarvaris Jackson stepped in under center
last night as Minnesota Vikings quarterback, that ended Brett
Favre's (fahrvz) streak of 297 games as starting quarterback in the
NFL, dating back to 1992. That leaves Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton
Manning first on the iron man list currently with 205 straight
starts at QB.
HOUSTON (AP) - Josh Wilson intercepted Matt Schaub's pass and
returned it 12 yards for a touchdown in overtime to give the
Baltimore Ravens a 34-28 win over the Houston Texans last night.
The 9-4 Ravens stayed one game behind Pittsburgh in the AFC North
and are tied with the New York Jets in the AFC wild card.
DALLAS (AP) - Brandon Jennings had 23 points and 10 assists, and
the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 20-point second-quarter deficit
for a 103-99 victory over Dallas to end the Mavericks' 12-game
winning streak. Andrew Bogut had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the
Bucks, who won their fourth in five games.
