Missouri And Texas A&M's First Home SEC Games Set

APEX Sports Newswires

Missouri is set to play their first Southeastern Conference game at home versus Georgia. Texas A&M's first SEC game at home will be versus Florida. Both games will be played on September 8, 2012.

Munchak Tells Penn State He's Not Interested In Job

APEX Sports Newswires

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak tells Penn State that he is not interested in his alma mater's coaching job. It is thought that Munchak is the school's top choice to replace Joe Paterno who was fired during the season.

NC State Defeats Louisville In The Belk Bowl

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North Carolina State defeated Louisville, 31-24, in the Belk Bowl played in Charlotte, North Carolina at Bank of America Stadium the home of the Carolina Panthers. NC State's quarterback Mike Glennon threw 3 touchdown passes in the game.

Purdue Defeats Western Michigan In Little Caesars Bowl

APEX Sports Newswires

The Purdue Boilermakers defeated Western Michigan, 37-32, in the Little Caesars Bowl played in Detroit at Ford Field.

2012 Pro Bowl Rosters

Rosters by position

* Asterisk denotes starter

AFC Offense Position Player(s) Quarterback * Tom Brady, New England Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Philip Rivers, San Diego Running back * Ray Rice, Baltimore Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville Arian Foster, Houston Fullback * Vonta Leach, Baltimore Wide receiver * Wes Welker, New England * Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh A.J. Green, Cincinnati Brandon Marshall, Miami Tight end * Rob Gronkowski, New England Antonio Gates, San Diego Tackle * Joe Thomas, Cleveland * Jake Long, Miami D'Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets Guard * Logan Mankins, New England * Brian Waters, New England Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Center * Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets Defense Position Player(s) Defensive end * Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis * Andre Carter, New England Elvis Dumervil, Denver Interior linemen * Haloti Ngata, Baltimore * Vince Wilfork, New England Richard Seymour, Oakland Outside linebacker * Terrell Suggs, Baltimore * Von Miller, Denver Tamba Hali, Kansas City Inside/midde linebacker * Ray Lewis, Baltimore Derrick Johnson, Kansas City Cornerback * Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets * Champ Bailey, Denver Johnathan Joseph, Houston Free safety * Ed Reed, Baltimore Eric Weddle, San Diego Strong safety * Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Special teams Position Player(s) Punter Shane Lechler, Oakland Placekicker Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland Kick returner Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Special teamer Matthew Slater, New England

NFC Offense Position Player(s) Quarterback * Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Drew Brees, New Orleans Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants Running back * LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Matt Forte, Chicago Frank Gore, San Francisco Fullback * John Kuhn, Green Bay Wide receiver * Calvin Johnson, Detroit * Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Steve Smith, Carolina Greg Jennings, Green Bay Tight end * Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta Tackle * Jason Peters, Philadelphia * Joe Staley, San Francisco Jermon Bushrod, New Orleans Guard * Jahri Evans, New Orleans * Carl Nicks, New Orleans Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay Center * Ryan Kalil, Carolina Scott Wells, Green Bay Defense Position Player(s) Defensive end * Jared Allen, Minnesota * Jason Babin, Philadelphia Jason Pierre-Paul, N.Y. Giants Interior linemen * Justin Smith, San Francisco * Jay Ratliff, Dallas B.J. Raji, Green Bay Outside linebacker * DeMarcus Ware, Dallas * Clay Matthews, Green Bay Lance Briggs, Chicago Inside/midde linebacker * Patrick Willis, San Francisco Brian Urlacher, Chicago Cornerback * Charles Woodson, Green Bay * Carlos Rogers, San Francisco Charles Tillman, Chicago Free safety * Earl Thomas, Seattle Dashon Goldson, San Francisco Strong safety * Adrian Wilson, Arizona Special teams Position Player(s) Punter Andy Lee, San Francisco Placekicker David Akers, San Francisco Kick returner Patrick Peterson, Arizona Special teamer Corey Graham, Chicago

 

Rosters by team

* Asterisk denotes starter

AFC Team Player(s) Balimore (7) * Vonta Leach, fullback * Ray Lewis, inside/middle linebacker * Haloti Ngata, interior lineman * Ed Reed, free safety * Ray Rice, running back * Terrell Suggs, outside linebacker Marshal Yanda, guard Cincinnati (1) A.J. Green, wide receiver Cleveland (1) * Joe Thomas, tackle Denver (3) * Champ Bailey, cornerback Elvis Dumervil, defensive end * Von Miller, outside linebacker Houston (2) Arian Foster, running back Johnathan Joseph, cornerback Indianapolis (1) * Dwight Freeney, defensive end Jacksonville (1) Maurice Jones-Drew, running back Kansas City (2) Tamba Hali, outside linebacker Derrick Johnson, inside/middle linebacker Miami (2) * Jake Long, tackle Brandon Marshall, wide receiver New England (8) * Tom Brady, quarterback * Andre Carter, defensive end * Rob Gronkowski, tight end * Logan Mankins, guard Matthew Slater, special teamer * Brian Waters, guard * Wes Welker, wide receiver * Vince Wilfork, interior lineman N.Y. Jets (3) D'Brickashaw Ferguson, tackle Nick Mangold, center * Darrelle Revis, cornerback Oakland (3) Sebastian Janikowski, placekicker Shane Lechler, punter Richard Seymour, interior lineman Pittsburgh (5) Antonio Brown, kick returner * Troy Polamalu, strong safety * Maurkice Pouncey, center Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback * Mike Wallace, wide receiver San Diego (3) Antonio Gates, tight end Philip Rivers, quarterback Eric Weddle, free safety

NFC Team Player(s) Arizona (3) * Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver Patrick Peterson, kick returner * Adrian Wilson, strong safety Atlanta (1) Tony Gonzalez, tight end Carolina (2) * Ryan Kalil, center Steve Smith, wide receiver Chicago (5) Lance Briggs, outside linebacker Matt Forte, running back Corey Graham, special teamer Charles Tillman, cornerback Brian Urlacher, inside/middle linebacker Dallas (2) * Jay Ratliff, interior lineman * DeMarcus Ware, outside linebacker Detroit (1) * Calvin Johnson, wide receiver Green Bay (7) Greg Jennings, wide receiver * John Kuhn, fullback * Clay Matthews, outside linebacker B.J. Raji, interior lineman * Aaron Rodgers, quarterback Scott Wells, center * Charles Woodson, cornerback Minnesota (1) * Jared Allen, defensive end New Orleans (5) Drew Brees, quarterback Jermon Bushrod, tackle * Jahri Evans, guard * Jimmy Graham, tight end * Carl Nicks, guard N.Y. Giants (2) Eli Manning, quarterback Jason Pierre-Paul, defensive end Philadelphia (3) * Jason Babin, defensive end * LeSean McCoy, running back * Jason Peters, tackle San Francisco (8) David Akers, placekicker Dashon Goldson, free safety Frank Gore, running back Andy Lee, punter * Carlos Rogers, cornerback * Justin Smith, interior lineman * Joe Staley, tackle * Patrick Willis, inside/middle linebacker Seattle (1) * Earl Thomas, free safety Tampa Bay (1) Davin Joseph, guard

Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins A Star, On And Off The Court

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The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- When Skylar Diggins was younger, stepfather Maurice Scott used to tell her about Michael Jordan’s famous “Be Like Mike” commercial. One day, he’d joke, she’d have her own ad like that.

“I want to be like Sky. Sky’s the limit,” Scott said, recalling his suggested tag lines. “We’d laugh about it.”

Funny thing is, he wasn’t too far off.

Diggins is the biggest thing going in women’s basketball these days, maybe in all of women’s sports. Her smooth shot and uncanny floor vision carried Notre Dame to the national title game last year, and she’s got the third-ranked Irish poised to make another deep run. Her engaging personality and cover-girl looks have made her a crossover hit, with 130,000-plus followers on Twitter and megastar rapper Lil Wayne, one of her biggest fans, rocking her jersey at a concert last spring.

All this, and she’s only 21. MORE....

Analysis: To Rest Or Not To Rest? The Question For Green Bay Packers

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By Simon Evans

(Reuters) - Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy has a big decision to make ahead of the defending Super Bowl champions' final game of the regular season: should he stick with a winning combination or rest his key players ahead of the playoffs?

The Packers (14-1) have already secured home field advantage throughout the playoffs after clinching the NFC's top seed with a 35-21 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. STORY....

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