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Colts Make History; Down Broncos
Published on December 13, 2009 at 09:50PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Peyton Manning tossed four touchdown passes along with three interceptions and won the first game of his career where he’s thrown as many picks in a 28-16 win over the Denver Broncos Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium in NFL action. The game was historical in several ways as the Colts won their NFL-record 22nd consecutive regular season game. Nevertheless, the Broncos had some history of their own as Brandon Marshall set the new NFL single game record for receptions as he hauled in 21 for 200 yards and a pair of scores. Early on, it looked as if the Colts would rout the Broncos as they raced out to a 21-0 lead. Nevertheless, Denver scored the next 16 points before Manning orchestrated a drive that consumed much of the remainder of the clock and capped it off with a 1-yard scoring strike to Dallas Clark. The win improved the Colts to 13-0 and gave them home field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. Meanwhile, the Broncos fell to 8-5, but are still in the wild card playoff hunt. In other NFL action Sunday, Philadelphia outgunned the New York Giants, 45-38, New Orleans held off Atlanta, 26-23, Baltimore decimated Detroit, 48-3, Green Bay downed Chicago, 21-14, Houston hammered Seattle, 34-7, Miami held off Jacksonville, 14-10, Buffalo bested Kansas City, 16-10, Minnesota pounded Cincinnati, 30-10, New England doubled up Carolina, 20-10, the New York Jets bludgeoned Tampa Bay, 26-3, Tennessee torched St. Louis, 47-7, Washington waxed Oakland, 34-13 and San Diego outlasted Dallas, 20-17.
Cavs Oust Zips on Penalty Kicks; Win National Title
Published on December 13, 2009 at 08:34PM
CARY, N.C. (AP)—The Virginia Cavaliers won their first men’s soccer national championship since 1994 with a 3-2 win on penalty kicks over the Akron Zips Sunday. True to their name, the Zips did not surrender any goals in regulation during the tournament and only lost when Blair Gavin’s kick sailed over the crossbar to give Virginia the win. The championship was the sixth in Virginia’s history while the two teams played 110 minutes of scoreless action before penalty kicks decided the outcome.