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After years of being called one of the league’s best cornerbacks by opposing wide receivers, Al Harris finally made it to the Pro Bowl. “I think it’s probably just my time,” Harris said. “There’s a couple guys that I’m very surprised they didn’t go.” The Packers had four players make the NFC’s Pro Bowl roster…

The Denver Broncos released beleaguered punter Todd Sauerbrun on Tuesday, bringing in his training camp rival Paul Ernster to replace him. The team also placed safety Nick Ferguson on injured reserve with a right knee injury and waived safety Marviel Underwood, opening up a spot to promote safety Roderick Rogers to the roster off the…

How’s this for respect: The Dallas Cowboys not only tied a franchise record with 11 Pro Bowl selections, one of them is a backup. And there’s a chance they might have a 12th guy headed to Hawaii. Or more. Terrell Owens, Tony Romo and backup running back Marion Barber are some of the Dallas players…

Finish. That was the Chicago Bears’ mantra since losing the Super Bowl 10 months ago. Their goal was to get back to the NFL’s marquee game and win it. It’s what they expected. Instead, with two weeks left in a follow-up season that has gone afoul, the Bears are finished for sure, officially and mathematically…

Coach Herm Edwards apologized to Kansas City Chiefs fans Tuesday for telling them to “get over it,” and said he should have chosen his words more carefully in talking about their reaction to his team’s long losing streak. The Chiefs (4-10) have lost seven in a row in Edwards’ second season and could be headed…

Roddy White and four other Atlanta Falcons were fined by the NFL for violating uniform regulations with tributes to Michael Vick during last week’s Monday night game. Vick, Atlanta’s suspended Pro Bowl quarterback, was sentenced to 23 months in prison on federal dogfighting charges the morning of Dec.

New York Islanders forward Chris Simon was banned for 30 games Wednesday, drawing the longest suspension in NHL history again. Simon’s latest infraction was stepping on Pittsburgh’s Jarkko Ruutu with his skate during a game last weekend. “Several factors were considered in imposing the longest suspension in NHL history for an on-ice incident,” league disciplinarian…

Even the freshest rookies can sense that the Anaheim Ducks’ meetings with the San Jose Sharks are more momentous than the average Tuesday night game in December. Bobby Ryan knew it from the moment he stepped on the Shark Tank ice for his sixth NHL game, so the Anaheim youngster took particular pride in keeping…

Roberto Luongo picked up right where he left off — shutting out teams on his home ice. Markus Naslund overcame the flu to score twice and Luongo returned from a rib injury to make 31 saves and lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. “For Roberto…

That third time, apparently, was the charm. Sent to a fourth straight shootout, the Oilers’ luck finally ran out when Dallas’ Sergei Zubov scored the only goal to end Edmonton’s three-game shootout winning streak with a 2-1 Stars victory Tuesday night. “Our record over the last few years shows we’re pretty adept at the shootout…

Carolina had the hardest time getting the first goal. After that, everything came easy. Scott Walker capped an unlikely comeback by scoring with 32.6 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Cory Stillman and Ray Whitney scored less than a minute apart in…

It definitely wasn’t the prettiest game Jacques Lemaire has coached, but it was memorable for many reasons. Marian Gaborik, Eric Belanger and Brian Rolston all scored in the third period to bring the Minnesota Wild back from two goals down and beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 Tuesday night, giving Lemaire a victory in his 1,000th…