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Angels Sign Ex-Cardinal Pineiro 13

Posted: January 21, 2010 11:50 AM ; Updated: January 21, 2010 12:09 PM

By Jon Heyman, SI.com

Right-hander Joel Pineiro, one of the top free-agent pitchers remaining on the market, has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Angels, sources told SI.com

Posted: January 20, 2010 11:52 PM ; Updated: January 21, 2010 12:11 PM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The final seconds were ticking away when Sidney Lowe finally broke into a smile and pumped his fists at his players from the North Carolina State sideline.

Then he vanished, mobbed by his assistant coaches as he disappearing in a crowd of red-clad fans running to midcourt to celebrate.

''I didn't know they were going to storm the court,'' Lowe joked.

Posted: January 19, 2010 1:35 AM ; Updated: January 19, 2010 11:47 AM

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- More than 15 minutes after the final horn, thousands of Kansas State fans lingered in the stands to savor a hard-earned victory.

No floor-rushing celebrations, no hopping on the scorer's table, just a loud, sustained ovation.

Even against the nation's No. 1 team, Kansas State and its fans, many wearing fake beards in homage to high-scoring Jacob Pullen , expected to win.

Posted: January 18, 2010 8:41 PM ; Updated: January 19, 2010 11:55 AM

NEW YORK (AP) -- Defending champion Nate Robinson will return to the slam dunk contest, trying to become the first three-time winner.

Posted: January 17, 2010 9:55 PM ; Updated: January 17, 2010 10:00 PM

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Maybe Rex Ryan already knows the score of the AFC championship game, too.

The rookie coach who, at one point, didn't know his Jets were still in playoff contention, then declared them Super Bowl favorites, will need some more bold predictions.

His Jets are still playing.

Posted: January 17, 2010 6:27 PM ; Updated: January 17, 2010 6:31 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- This is why Brett Favre said he was coming back. And back he is - maybe better than ever.

Four - count 'em, four - touchdown passes from Minnesota's 40-year-old quarterback put the Vikings within a game of the Super Bowl with a 34-3 rout of the Dallas Cowboys to advance to the NFC championship Sunday.

Posted: January 17, 2010 3:40 PM ; Updated: January 17, 2010 3:50 PM

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) -- Gaines Adams, a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears who was an all-American at Clemson, passed away Sunday in South Carolina, the Bears said. He was 26.