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The New Orleans Saints defeated the Detroit Lions 42-7 on Sunday in a further blow to the Motor City’s battered pride.

With the loss the winless Lions become the first team to lose 15 games in a season leaving Detroit on the brink of claiming an unwanted place in the NFL record book.

A loss to the Green Bay Packers next Sunday in their season finale on Lambeau Field would make the Lions the only team to complete 0-16 for the season, replacing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who finished the 1976 campaign 0-14.

http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE4BK1UD20081221

Looking at Brock Lesnar’s performance against Randy Couture on Saturday, it’s hard to believe many reporters called him the next Kimbo Slice.

With a record of 2-1 in professional mixed martial arts competition, some critics made the most of very little ammunition in Lesnar’s video library.

No matter how hard Dana White tried, he couldn’t shake the Slice comparisons.

“If I had hair, I’d pull it out,” the UFC president quipped.

But any parallels between the titanic champion and his backyard-bred counterpart were erased at UFC 91. Lesnar’s size and strength bridged the gap in experience between he and Couture, setting the stage for a unique changing of the guard in the UFC’s inconsistent heavyweight division. Lesnar is the greenest—and possibly the most promising—champion in its history.

In their eight minutes together, Couture felt every single pound of the forty-five between them. There was no room for him to be elusive.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7603&zoneid=13

The Philadelphia Phillies ended their long wait for a World Series title with a short burst of baseball on Wednesday as they clinched the crown by completing a rain-suspended 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Phillies captured their first Fall Classic title since 1980 in a unique, three-inning finish as they resumed Game Five that was suspended in the middle of the sixth on Monday with the score tied 2-2 when the field became unplayable after rain.

http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSN2646794520081030

 Baseball

After Jackson was arrested Tuesday in Costa Mesa, Calif., and booked on a felony charge of evading arrest, and misdemeanor charges of hit-and-run and reckless driving following a chase with police, White said he was on a plane within “17 minutes” and actually beat Jackson to the Orange County Jail. Jackson was eventually released on $25,000 bail, and has a court date set for Aug. 15.

Then, yesterday, NBCSports.com reported that the former champ was hospitalized Wednesday for a mental health evaluation after friends were concerned by his “unusual behavior.”

Though White did not elaborate on Jackson’s condition, he did throw a load of support behind the fighter.

“When you’re in the UFC you’re part of this family and we really do care about most of the guys in this organization,” White told the Herald Wednesday night in his first public comments since Jackson’s arrest. “I’m not going to tell you I love every guy in here that fights for me, but most of these guys that fight for us, I truly do care about these guys inside and outside the Octagon. When bad (expletive) happens, you better believe I’m showing up.”

UFC’s ’Rampage’ draws serious concern - BostonHerald.com

THE UNDEFEATED HEAVYWEIGHTS

Shane Carwin 9-0-0  6′ 4″ (193 cm) 265 (120 kg)

THE UNDEFEATED LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Rashad Evans 16-0-1 5′ 11″ (180 cm) 205 (93 kg)

Thiago Silva  13-0-0  6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)

Lyoto Machida 13-0-0  6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)

Goran Reljic 8-0-0 6′ 3″ (191 cm) 205 (93 kg)

THE UNDEFEATED MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Johnny Rees 10-0-0 6′ 0″ (183 cm) 185 (84 kg)

Demian Maia 8-0-0 6′ 0″ (183 cm) 185 (84 kg)

Nate Loughran 8-0-0 6′ 2″ (188 cm) 185 (84 kg)

THE UNDEFEATED WELTERWEIGHTS

Dong Hyun Kim 10-0-1 6′ 3″ (191 cm) 170 (77 kg)

Paul Kelly 8-0-0 5′ 9″ (175 cm) 170 (77 kg)

Ben Saunders 5-0-2 6′ 3″ (191 cm) 170 (77 kg)

THE UNDEFEATED LIGHTWEIGHTS

Gray Maynard 5-0-1 5′ 8″ (173 cm) 155 (70 kg)

Dale Hartt 5-0-0 5′ 10″ (178 cm) 155 (70 kg)