Freischaltung » yer in NFL history with 20,000 y

Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Tuesday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EST:- OXON HILL, Md. -- The Washington Nationals try to close the first big trade at the baseball winter meetings, aiming to get White Sox ace Chris Sale.- OXON HILL, Md. -- Relievers Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman pitched multiple innings in the playoffs, but dont expect managers to adopt that strategy during the season.- NASSAU, Bahamas -- Tiger Woods is back, and now hes gone again. Still to be determined is when he plays and how much.- Profiles on two Heisman Trophy finalists: quarterbacks Deshaun Watson of Clemson and Lamar Jackson of Louisville.- On a momentous night in the NBA, Klay Thompson of the Warriors scores a career-high 60 points in just 29 minutes and Russell Westbrook of the Thunder records his sixth straight triple-double.- PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby doesnt want to describe his scoring binge, just enjoy it. He has a league-leading 17 goals despite missing the Penguins first six games because of a concussion.- Villanova already faces pressure as the NCAA basketball champion. The Wildcats now face even more after rising to No. 1 in the AP rankings. They play La Salle on Tuesday night.- NEW YORK -- No. 5 Duke plays No. 21 Florida in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden, where the Blue Devils lost last month to Kansas on a shot in the finals seconds. Game starts 9:30 p.m.- SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Notre Dame women wont have to wait long to try to reclaim the No. 1 ranking they lost this week. The No. 2 Fighting Irish play No. 1 UConn at home on Wednesday.- INDIANAPOLIS -- A month ago, the Colts were desperate. Their offense was stagnant, the defense porous. Now they have won three of last four and are in a three-way tie for first in the AFC South.- PITTSBURGH -- Mike Tomlin believes in what the Steelers coach calls December football. Whatever the formula, it agrees with his team. The Steelers are 25-13 in December during his time.- HARVEY, La. -- The man accused of fatally shooting ex-NFL player Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute is arrested and charged with manslaughter. He had been released last week.- LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- A few months after the closing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, the IOC has a new tag line for South Americas first Olympics: The most perfect imperfect games.- CANASTOTA, N.Y. -- The International Boxing Hall of Fame announces its 2017 class. Announcement at 1 p.m.- The U.S. has become the world power in ice dance. For the second straight year, three American couples have made the Grand Prix Final, which starts Friday in Marseille, France.Vans Old Skool Cheap . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Vans Old Skool Pink . Newcastle dominated in the early stages but City weathered the storm and then raised its game in extra time. Negredo broke the deadlock from close range after a simple move in the 99th minute before Dzeko took the ball round goalkeeper Tim Krul to seal the victory in the 105th. http://www.vansshoesclearancesale.com/vans-sk8-hi-clearance.html . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Vans Old Skool Black . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. Vans Shoes Clearance Sale . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup.NEW ORLEANS (4-5) at CAROLINA (3-6)Thursday, 8:25 p.m. ET, NFL NetworkOPENING LINE -- Panthers by 4 1/2RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Saints 6-3, Panthers 3-6SERIES RECORD -Panthers lead 23-20LAST MEETING -Saints beat Panthers 41-38 on Oct. 16LAST WEEK -- Saints lost to Broncos 25-23; Panthers lost to Chiefs 20-17AP PRO32 RANKING -- Saints No. 21 (tie), Panthers No. 25SAINTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (21), PASS (1).SAINTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (29), RUSH (19), PASS (32).PANTHERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (12), RUSH (11), PASS (15).PANTHERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (15), RUSH (2), PASS (24).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Saints QB Drew Brees threw for 465 yards and four TDs vs. Carolina on Oct. 16. ... Brees ranks second in NFL with 2,992 yards passing and is tied for league lead in TD passes (24). Brees has 14 TD passes in last five games. ... RB Mark Ingram has four TDs (2 rushing, 2 receiving) in past three away games. ... WR Willie Snead had two TD catches vs. Denver. ... WR Michael Thomas leads all rookies in receptions (51), yards receiving (613) and TD catches (5). ... TE Coby Fleener had TD catch and TD run in Week 6 vs. Carolina. ... CB B.W. Webb had four pass breakups in last meeting. ... S Kenny Vaccaro has at least seven tackles in past four meetings with Carolina. .dddddddddddd.. Panthers are 2/3 at home after going 10-0 last season, including playoffs. ... Panthers have lost four games this season by combined 10 points. ... Panthers QB Cam Newton Is only player in NFL history with 20,000 yards passing (20,257) and 3,000 yards rushing (3,486) in first six seasons. ... WR Devin Funchess has TD catch in last two games vs. Saints. ... TE Greg Olsen has 23 receptions for 357 yards in last three games vs. Saints. ... Olsen ranks first among NFL tight ends with 50 catches for 712 receiving yards... C Ryan Kalil has missed the last two games with shoulder injury. ... DT Kawann Short has sack in last two home games. ...Rookie CB James Bradberry had career-high eight tackles in Week 10. ... Pass rush specialist Mario Addison has three sacks in last two games. ... LB Luke Kuechly is averaging 10.6 tackles per game in eight meetings with Saints. Kuechly is second in NFC with 88 tackles. Fantasy Tip: Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart ran for 85 yards and two TDs vs. Saints in last meeting and has four TDs rushing in last four meetings.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '