It’ll be Brady against Manning again for the A-F-C championship…….Denver took advantage of a Pittsburgh fumble to score the winning touchdown in a 23-16 win over the Steelers……Carolina opened up a big first half lead and hung on for a 31-24 win over Seattle. Carolina and New England are the early favourites to meet in the Super Bowl.
In the NHL, Chicago matched a franchise record with its 11th straight victory, getting two goals from Jonathan Toews to beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 5-2……Sidney Crosby scored two goals in Pittsburgh’s 5-0 win over Carolina…..Vancouver won a 2-1 shootout over the Islanders….League leading Washington downed the Rangers 5-2 as Justin Williams got three goals……Philadelphia over Detroit in a shootout 2-1…..Tampa Bay defeated Florida 3-1 and Los Angeles got by Anaheim 3-2.
In the National Basketball League, the Saint John Mill Rats improving to 7 and 4 after winning 120-103 over the Niagara River Lions at Harbour Station.
In the NBA, it was Minnesota 117 Phoenix 87……Oklahoma City 99 Miami 74…..San Antonio 112 Dallas 83…..Denver 129 Indiana 126 and Houston 112 Los Angeles Lakers 95.
