Yankees general manager Brian Cashman met Thursday with agent Scott Boras and planned to get together this weekend with free-agent pitcher CC Sabathia ahead of the winter meetings.

Blake Griffin scored 11 of his 25 points after getting hit with a cheap shot elbow in the second half, and No. 6 Oklahoma staved off a rally by Southern California for a 73-72 victory Thursday night.

Hasheem Thabeet had 21 points and 18 rebounds, Jeff Adrien added 18 points, and No. 2 Connecticut survived a big scare, holding off Buffalo 66-64 on Thursday night.

Opinion: The Chargers have an immensely talented roster, but they’ve been infected with a malaise that makes last season’s run to the AFC Championship Game seem like a decade ago. We could list the reasons for the demise — put coach Norv Turner at the top — but there’s not much that can be gained from that. The real issue now is, how are they going to repair themselves for 2009?

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Antonio Pierce and the doctor who treated his New York Giants teammate Plaxico Burress after he accidentally shot himself at a Manhattan nightclub will talk to investigators Friday.

In broadcasting the world’s first live 3-D football game to theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston on Thursday evening, the NFL promises an “up close, personal, visceral” experience that could open a new revenue stream for the league.

Coaches take name out of consideration; Auburn interested in Leach

Coach stepped down Wednesday after 5-7 record in 10th season at helm

Opinion: The AFC caste system that we have become accustomed to is no more. This year, it isn’t New England, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and San Diego on one plane, and everyone else on another. The AFC is more up for grabs than it has been in quite awhile, with a large number of teams holding onto Super Bowl dreams that are not impossible ones.

Tom Curran hits the streets of Philadelphia to find out how the fickle Philly fans really feel about Donovan McNabb and the Eagles.

NBCSports.com takes the pulse on the latest rumors from around the sports world

Curran: Just which teams vying for the NFL postseason actually have a chance to reach Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Fla.? Tom Curran is here to sort out the top teams and figure out which are contenders and which are pretenders.

Celizic: If a school can snag a star coach to lead them, they should pay him willingly

Walters: Who is Charlie Weis? Can he coach? Notre Dame and Weis renewed their wedding vows on Wednesday. The four-year marriage has fallen upon rocky times of late, but in the end they chose to stay together for the reason that most married couples do: for the kids.

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NBA Expert: The Celtics are hungry, the Spurs are cockroaches, and the Clippers, well, they're still the Clippers.

Former phenom reels off four straight birdies late in second round

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