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  • Paul unsure Hornets had to fire Scott (AP)

    Chris Paul's loss was Tim Floyd's gain. From here on into the foreseeable future, they'll win and lose together. Paul said he was not sure firing Byron Scott as head coach was the change the struggling New Orleans Hornets needed to make. Floyd said the opportunity to rejoin the club as a top assistant "seemed like a perfect scenario for me." Floyd, a former head coach for New…

  • Steelers’ 2 defensive TDs do in Vikings (AP)

    Minnesota Vikings Adrian Peterson (28) is tackled by Troy Polamalu(notes) (43) in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in Pittsburgh.

    Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings were anything but perfect. The Vikings couldn't gain a half-yard when it might have turned the game, then watched the Steelers' big-play defense end their unbeaten season with two long touchdown returns in the final 6 1/2 minutes. LaMarr Woodley's 77-yard fumble return and Keyaron Fox's 82-yard interception return on turnovers…

  • Marlins rally against Lidge, beat Phils (AP)

    Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Brad Lidge(notes), left, talks to catcher Paul Bako(notes) after Florida Marlins' Jorge Cantu(notes) hit a single driving in Ross Gload(notes), tying the game 6-6, the ninth inning of a baseball game in Miami, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. The Marlins won 7-6.

    Brad Lidge's latest late-inning failure helped the Florida Marlins gain ground in the National League wild-card race. Pinch-hitter Brett Carroll capped a two-run rally against closer Lidge in the ninth with an RBI single, giving the Marlins a 7-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.