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Andrew Luck staying at Stanford By Ted Miller ESPN.com Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, the odds-on favorite to be the No. 1 pick in this spring's NFL draft, announced Thursday he will stay in school and play his redshirt junior season. "I am committed to earning my degree in architectural design from Stanford University and am on track to accomplish this at the completion of the spring quarter of 2012," Luck said in a statement. The school announced Luck wouldn't be made available for comment.

John Fox won't return to Panthers By Pat Yasinskas ESPN.com The Carolina Panthers announced Friday that coach John Fox will not return next season. The team also said the contracts of Fox's assistant coaches will not be renewed. "I appreciate the opportunity [Panthers owner] Mr. [Jerry] Richardson gave me to be a head coach in the National Football League nine years ago and to be a part of this organization," Fox said in a statement. "I have formed many close relationships and I have many great memories. I particularly want to thank the players for their efforts throughout the years....

2010 NFL WEEK 16 LIVE THREAD Thursday, December 23rd 8:20PM ET @ Saturday, December 25th 7:30PM ET @ Sunday, December 26th 1:00PM ET @@@@@@@ 4:05PM ET @@@ 4:15PM ET @@ 8:20PM ET @ Monday, December 27th 8:30PM ET @

2010 NFL WEEK 15 LIVE THREAD Thursday, December 16th 8:20PM ET @ Sunday, December 19th 1:00PM ET @@@@@@@@@@ 4:05PM ET @ 4:15PM ET @@ 8:20PM ET @ Monday, December 20th 8:30PM ET @

2010 NFL WEEK 14 LIVE THREAD Thursday, December 9th 8:20PM ET @ Sunday, December 12th 1:00PM ET @@@@@@@ 4:05PM ET @@ 4:15PM ET @@@@ 8:20PM ET @ Monday, December 13th 8:30PM ET @

Red Sox close in on Padres All-Star The Red Sox finally are on the verge of acquiring Adrian Gonzalez. After more than a year of discussion and anticipation, the Sox are close to completing a trade for the Padres’ first baseman, according to several published reports. The deal would be accomplished without the Red Sox giving up any major-league players, the North County Times reported early Saturday morning. The Padres would receive a package of prospects for Gonzalez, who also was targeted by the Cubs and several other clubs. Right-hander Casey Kelly, the top young pitcher in the Boston organization,...

2010 NFL WEEK 13 LIVE THREAD Thursday, December 2nd 8:20PM ET @ Sunday, December 5th 1:00PM ET @@@@@@@@ 4:05PM ET @ 4:15PM ET @@@@ 8:20PM ET @ Monday, December 6th 8:30PM ET @

2010 NFL WEEK 12 LIVE THREAD Thursday, November 25th 12:30PM ET 8-2@2-8 4:15PM ET 7-3@3-7 8:20PM ET 2-8@8-2 Sunday, November 28th 1:00PM ET 3-7@5-5 7-3@8-2 1-9@3-7 5-5@4-6 6-4@6-4 7-3@2-8 4:05PM ET 6-4@5-5 5-5@5-5 4:15PM ET 4-6@3-7 7-3@7-3 7-3@7-3 8:20PM ET 5-5@6-4 Monday, November 29th 8:30PM ET 3-7@3-7

2010 NFL WEEK 11 LIVE THREAD Thursday, November 18th 8:20PM ET 6-3@5-4 Sunday, November 21st 1:00PM ET 6-3@1-8 4-5@7-2 1-8@2-7 3-6@5-4 6-3@3-6 4-5@5-4 3-6@5-4 2-7@2-7 5-4@6-3 4:05PM ET 5-4@6-3 6-3@3-6 7-2@4-5 4:15PM ET 6-3@7-2 8:20PM ET 6-3@6-3 Monday, November 22nd 8:30PM ET 3-6@4-5

Agent: $78M deal for Donovan McNabb ESPN.com news services The Washington Redskins and quarterback Donovan McNabb have agreed to a contract extension. McNabb's agent, Fletcher Smith, told The Associated Press that the extension is worth $78 million over five years, with $40 million of the deal guaranteed. A source told ESPN NFL Insider Michael Smith, who first reported the agreement, that McNabb's contract could be worth $88 million if incentives in the contract are reached. McNabb, who will turn 34 later this month, agreed to an extension just two weeks after he was benched at the end of a loss...

2010 NFL WEEK 10 LIVE THREAD Thursday, November 11th 8:20PM ET 6-2@6-2 Sunday, November 14th 1:00PM ET 2-6@0-8 1-7@5-3 3-5@5-3 4-4@4-4 5-3@4-4 6-2@3-5 2-6@5-3 4:05PM ET 5-3@2-6 4:15PM ET 4-4@2-6 1-7@6-2 4-4@3-5 8:20PM ET 6-2@6-2 Monday, November 15th 8:30PM ET 5-3@4-4

2010 NFL WEEK 9 LIVE THREAD Sunday, November 7th 1:00PM ET 5-2@2-5 4-3@5-2 6-1@2-5 3-5@4-3 4-3@0-7 3-4@2-5 5-2@5-2 5-3@1-6 4:05PM ET 5-2@4-3 4:15PM ET 5-2@4-3 5-2@4-4 8:20PM ET 1-6 @5-3 Monday, November 8th 8:30PM ET 5-2@2-5

2010 NFL WEEK 8 LIVE THREAD Sunday, October 31st 1:00PM ET 2-5@1-6 3-4@1-5 3-3@2-4 0-6@4-2 4-3@1-5 1-5@3-4 4-3@5-1 4:05PM ET 5-2@2-5 4:15PM ET 2-4@5-1 4-2@3-3 4-2@3-4 8:20PM ET 5-1@4-3 Monday, November 1st 8:30PM ET 4-2@4-2

Next Week: The Battle of Leipzig A decisive defeat for the empire. 10:35 AM, Oct 27, 2010 • By WILLIAM KRISTOL I was reminded, reading Fred Bauer's interesting post, that on the day after Obamacare passed, I'd compared President Obama's legislative success to Napoleon's catastrophic victory at Borodino. Here's what I wrote on March 22nd: Napoleon invaded Russia in June of 1812. On September 7 of that year, the Grande Armée under Napoleon’s command attacked the Russian army near the village of Borodino. Napoleon won the battle, the greatest of the Russian campaign, but at a terrible cost--about a third...

Morning Jay: Underestimating Republicans, Newsweek Strikes Again, and Time To Purge! 6:30 AM, Oct 25, 2010 • By JAY COST 1. Are State Polls Underestimating Republican Strength? Yes, says Sean Trende of RealClearPolitics. He writes: Republicans and Democrats are drawing near unanimous support from their partisans, while Democrats are drawing support from 35-40 percent of Independents. In other words, these pollsters don't disagree on how Republicans, Democrats and Independents are going to cast their votes. Instead, they disagree on how many Republicans, Democrats and Independents are going to cast their vote. The most relevant question is thus: what mix of...

2010 NFL WEEK 7 LIVE THREAD Sunday, October 24th 1:00PM ET 2-3@4-2 4-1@3-2 0-5@4-2 3-3@3-2 1-5@4-2 3-3@4-2 1-5@0-5 3-3@3-2 4-2@4-2 4:05PM ET 3-2@3-2 4:15PM ET 4-1@2-4 2-4@2-4 8:20PM ET 2-3@3-3 Monday, October 25th 8:30PM ET 4-2@1-4