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Brian Urlacher intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble and the battered Bears defense looked like the playmaking unit of old to help Chicago take a 13-6 lead over the Minnesota Vikings at halftime on Monday night. Nathan Vasher also intercepted an ill-advised pass from Tarvaris Jackson in the final minute of the half, returning…

Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams was suspended without pay for one game Monday by the NFL after his third illegal “horse collar” tackle of the season. Williams, whose use of the tactic led to the league passing a rule making it a 15-yard penalty, did it against Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb in Sunday’s 10-6 loss.

Coach Jack Del Rio has talked incessantly about building a potent offense in Jacksonville. He finally has one. Buoyed by quarterback David Garrard and running backs Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew, the Jaguars have set franchise records by gaining at least 400 yards in four consecutive games and scoring at least 24 points in eight…

The emergence of Justin Fargas as a featured running back has been the highlight offensively for the Oakland Raiders this season. Now they will have to finish the season without their 1,000-yard back. An MRI on Monday confirmed that Fargas sprained the MCL in his right knee in Sunday’s 21-14 loss, shutting him down for…

In their latest loss at home to Washington, the New York Giants frequently looked like the bumbling, stumbling team that lost six of its last eight games a year ago and barely slipped into the playoffs. Yet, while the Giants have lost four of seven games at Giants Stadium this season, they have won six…

Asked last week about his strategy for resting veteran players down the stretch, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy said he’d be more willing to ponder the problem this week. Now the answer might have changed. While McCarthy would like to get his players some rest over the next two weeks, a surprising loss by…

Sore-thumbed quarterback Tony Romo is going to be OK and the Dallas Cowboys still are tied for the NFC’s best record, with the inside track for home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. So it wasn’t exactly doomsday Monday for the Cowboys (12-2) when they dealt with defeat for the first time in two months.

The Atlanta Hawks overcame foul trouble, Carlos Boozer and five years of losing to the Utah Jazz for a 116-111 win Monday night. Boozer scored a season-high 39 points and had 12 rebounds for Utah, but Joe Johnson scored 26 points to help Atlanta end a nine-game losing streak against the Jazz. Utah, which lost…

Stephon Marbury was back with the Knicks on Monday night against Indiana, while Jermaine O’Neal started for the Pacers two days after sustaining a mild concussion. Marbury missed four straight and five of the last seven games following the Dec. 2 death of his father, Donald. He returned to practice Sunday but didn’t reclaim his…

Antoine Walker still speaks to a couple former Miami Heat teammates, and he’s not enjoying seeing the Heat get off to a slow start. There is, however, one piece of consolation for the injured Minnesota forward. “I wasn’t the problem,” Walker said. Walker returned Monday night to his former home court in Miami for the…

Two suspects were arrested and will be charged with carjacking Atlanta Hawks forward Shelden Williams at gunpoint. The men have been accused of five armed robberies near Atlanta and are being held at the Douglas County jail, police said Monday. They are to be charged in Fulton County on Williams’ carjacking but first must answer…

Vancouver Canucks center Brendan Morrison could be out up to 12 weeks after surgery on his right wrist Monday. He showed up at G.M. Place on Monday in a cast that ran from his right finger, past his elbow to his upper arm. He’s expected to remain in a cast at least six weeks. Morrison,…