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Show WITS SECTION '2tatt0$$lcraUt MONDAY, Darnell Dickson SPORTS EDITOR 344-255- 5 DECEMBER 10, 2007 ddicksonheraldextra.com NHL Rangers hault Devils' streak at nine N.Y. Ira Podell . where the third shot ricocheted off his alongside teammate Jaromir Jagr, blocked three shots in that early second-perio- d flurry when the Rangers were and made goalie Henrik Lundqvist's job that much easier. "That's what you have to do, you have to block shots," Straka said. "I didn't try to do anything. I just tried to line up with the guy." Straka played just his eighth game after returning from a broken finger that kept him out for a month. As much pain as he was in at the time, he felt better after the game. weren't necessary'. body. Any one of those could've turned into Martin Straka stood NEW YORK the goal that stretched New Jersey's up to the puck, risking every inch of winning streak to 10 and extended the his New York Rangers' skid to four. frame without the benefit Not on this night. of even a stick to d Brendan Shanahan ripped a shot past him. Martin Brodeur 30 seconds into overThe first drive time, breaking a scoreless tie and sendfrom Devils defense-ma- n ing the Rangers to a victory Sunday. "We have to look at the positives," Karel Rachunek Devils forward Patrik Elias said. "We snapped Straka's stick. The second one had something special going. To get a RANGERS MARY ALTAFFERAssociated Press caught him painfully point in 10 games in a row that's great. DEVILS N.Y. Rangers' Brendan Shanahan celebrates after on the ankle. Straka We've just got to let it go." scoring the winning hurt so much he didn't even know Straka, known more for his offense goal in overtime. Mtei COP.tE.r' ASSOCIATED PRtSS THE 38 7 Minnesota V " i . CD I I .AW, U MORRY GASHAP DAVID Hfini I- - - "iiiim DUPREYAP Miami Dolphins quarterback John Beck, left foreground, fumbles the football on Sunday. Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings celebrates with the fans on Sunday. C2 27 Detroit , v. - RANGERS, NFL 28 Dallas Buffalo 17 Miami i- See WeeEs IS NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: 38 Green Bay short-hande- FILEAP i nT DUANE iSrrri BURLESONAP The Cowboys' Tony Romo, left, and Jason Wrttea celebrate their right touchdown on Sunday. game-tyin- g Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will be sentenced today in a Virginia courtroom. Vick to be 34 Patriots I 13 Steelers Stronger than steel sentenced in federal Patriots remain dogfightting undefeated with win over Pittsburgh case today Howard Ulman THE ASSOCIATED Larry O'Pell ' ' The bizarre play seemed guaranteed to fail. Guarantees, though, had a rough day Sunday when the New England Patriots stayed unbeaten with a 3 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes, Randy Moss caught two and Steelers safety Anthony Smith, who guaranteed his team would win, was burned on two long scoring throws. "It was said, it was documented and it was printed," Moss said. "We wanted it more." public apology? His cooperation? His voluntary early start on his prison term? Answers to these ques- tions, among others, will determine how much time the suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback will serve in prison for his role in a fed- eral dogfighting conspiracy. And the only man who knows the answers is U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, who will sentence Vick in a packed courtroom Monday while the disgraced NFL star's supporters and animal-right- s activists rally Even coach Bill Belichick, who See PRES brutal dogfightingring hurt him? What about his use of drugs while awaiting sentencing? Or will he benefit from his 34-1- rarely criticizes opponents publicly, took a shot at the second-yea- r pro: "We've played against a lot better safeties than him." Smith didn't look very good on the weird double lateral play on the Patriots' first possession of the second half. The gadget ASSOCIATED How RICHMOND, Va. much, if any, will Michael Vick's role as financier of a PRESS FOXBOROUGH, Mass. THE . " I - 'L .i . .i L, TOWNSONAssociated WINSLOW Press New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) lets a pass ao down field as Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Casev PATRIOTS, C4 Hampton (98) moves in during first quarter action on Sunday. outside. Vick faces a maximum of five years in prison. Hudson See VICK, C5 NBA Wade scores 35, leads Heat past Clippers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS another with the Heat two seasons ago. Wade, who had 33 points in Friday's loss at Golden State, has recorded consecutive games with 30 or more for the second LOS ANGELES Dwyane Wade had 35 points and 10 assists and the Miami Heat snapped a e skid with time this season. Udonis a 100-9- 4 victory over Haslem and Ricky Davis the Los Angeles Clipeach added 17 points. pers on Sunday, giving coach Pat Riley his Corey Maggette had 24 points and 12 re1,200th victory. bounds for the Clippers, Riley is the third NBA coach to reach who have lost eight of 1,200 wins, and he MIAMI 100 their last nine games. Fourteen-tim- e r reached it in his 1,842nd LA. CLIPPERS 94 Shaquille O'Neal got his game, faster than any look at the new-and- other coach. Riley, in his 24th sea first son as a coach, guided the Lakers unproved Chris Kaman, who is to four NBA titles before winning well on his way to a breakthrough five-gam- All-Sta- up-clo- with 329 left. Tim Thomas capped the rally with a pair of 31 seconds apart, but the Clippers struggled after that as Maggette, Cuttino Mobley and Kaman all missed layups in the final 1 Vi season while Elton Brand recovers from offseason surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles' tendoa Kaman, an early favorite for league's most improved player, won the statistical matchup thie between the 14 points and . centers with 12 rebounds. O'Neal, who complained publicly during the week about not getting the ball enough from his teammates, was from the field and finished with eight points and eight rebounds in 33 minutes. Trailing by 10 after Ricky Davis' play with 6 12 minutes to play, the Clippers ran off 10 straight points to tie it at 90-a- ll minutes. scorWade ended the first-haing with a vicious slam dunk over Kaman, pulling Miami into a tie. Miami opened the third quarlf 51-a- ll ter with a 22-- spurt that gave them their biggest lead, with 4:49 left in the period. Wade helped fuel the rally with eight that points, including a 6 73-5- 7, capped the run. See HEAT, C3 RIC FRANCISAssociated Press , Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3), right, hits a jump shot against Los Angeles Clippers' Cuttino Mobley on Sunday. |