Show GREEN BAY Wisi (AP) — Brett Favre went hometo Mississippi on ' FaVre and his wife Deanna flew Tuesdayhours after playing one of still while his best games eVer to Mississippi after the game stnigigling with the heartache of his Although Favre played brilliantly less than 24 hours after learning his father's! unexpected death Green Pay Packers coach Mike ' v father died of a massive heart attack-- ' while driving near his family's home Sherman juggled his schedule so that ' ' in Kiln Miss there has tafbe conhe kxvcould attend Irvin Favre’s cern jn the organization that Favrefuneral Wednesday at St Paul Catholic Church in Pass Christian Miss will he emotionally and physically exhausted by Sunday Backup quarterback Doug Peder- “I think Breft plays a lot on adren- son and his wife Jeannie close' ' Jaiine friends of thc Favres will fly out : though and ( think Sunday ' when Denver is here he'll be back to Christmiiif Eve with Sherman his old competitive self" team prfcsi- '( Assistant head coach Boh Slowik dent Bob Harlan said Tuesday will run practice in Sherman's y “But he's going to go through so absence as the Packers (9-prepare to host Denver ( 10-- in a crucial ' many ups and downs these next few days I just feel sorry fix- him I know game that could1 determine if Green how terrible it is to get thal call" added Bay makes the playoffs Harlan who like Favre Was' 34 when The Packers have a short week his father died of a heart attack in 1972 ' because of their game Monday night ' at Oakland' when Favre had the best ' Favre wait golfing with Pederson Ryan Lbngwell and Josh Bidwell at a passer rating of his career iii a 41-rout of the Raiders country club near the team hotel : - : : v it t 6) 5) f - Sunday when Pederson got a call on his cell plume from Favre’s wife She couldn’t bring herself to deliver the awful news to her husband Favre informed his teammates at the team meeting Sunday night he planned to play before flying home to be with his family: He hasn’t missed a game since becoming a starter on Sept 27 1992 and his consecutive starts streak of 205 games including playoffs is the " most for an NFL quarterback ' “Many years ago l ceased to be amazed at what he can dq” Harlan said ' Favre who last week said he'll " return in 2004 threw for 399 yank three shy 6f his career high and foul1 touchdowns and finished with a career-bepasser rating of 1549 numbers — His for 3 i yards four TDs and no inter' ceptions — were perfect based on the NFL's passer rating system in 7- - 'f r ‘ : - I J st first-ha- lf 15-of-- i8 1 's'- which the maximum possible rating AP photo Bonita Favre center mother of Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre reacts Monday night as the Packers score a touchdown against Oakland is 1583 come ' ' Rob Zamuner gave the Bruins a 0 lead at 4: 18 of the second period ' seven games Jason Blake's power-pla- y goal V v with his second goalbf the season ' in its last Columbus' feil to with live minutes left and Garth Capitals 3 Canadians 2 nine arid has only one win in 1 2 ‘ Peter Bondra scored with 538' secSnow's 34 saves led the New York ' 4-- 2 onds remaining and Washington beat 'games Islanders kia v' Rick Nash netted his 2 1 st of the Montreal ' the Philadelphia Flyers victory over Michael' Ryder tied it for Montreal ' season for Columbus to tie for the on Tuesday njght ' for the second time out of the air at NHL lead Blake scored on New York's only ' ' Senators 2 Sabres 2 V - 8:24 of the’ third period 'power play Jan Bulis also seined for Montreal Derek Roy scored his First NHL ' Arron Asham scored twice and which failed to win two jn a row fin Dave Scutchard added a goal for the goal and Buffalo snapped its seven- the 1 Ith time this season The Cana-dier- is islanders' who have won five game losing streak despite blowing a : hack-to-hatwo-go- al lead won haven't at home straight' ' Todd White and Antoine Yermette The Flyers got goalsfrom Michal y games since heating the Red Wings and Islanders on Oct: 20 and 23 i scored 29 seconds apart late in the Handus and Mark Reechi and 26 ' PhiladeU Hacked second period to help Ottawa tie the : from Jeff saves JaromirJagr and Jeff Halpcni ' phia which foil behind Tor theseined to give Washington 4) and 2- - game Vj : ' The Subres whocame inlo the leads' 14th straight game has won just twice in nine games game on a losing streak that was tied Coyotes 2 Blue Jackets 1 ' v ' 1 1 David Tanabe seined the for the franchise's longest are win- Bruins Lightning the -- Andre seain and less in1 eight 1 the first third of ) 0ttawais3-0-- l goal early period Roy's goal ' ' in its last four Ladislav Nagy had two assists to 'son 16 seconds into the third period ' lead Phoenix overColqmbus lifted Tampa Bay into ii tie with Maple Leak 5 Panthers 2 ' ’' " r The win snapped a streak of four Boston Gary Roberts scored twiqe and consecutive road ties for the Coy- - ' Toronto extended its franchise- The Bruinsare winless in five’ 1 1 are2-1-their in in 4 last anil' last who Dies their record points streak to 1 5 games 1' games By The Associated Press 1- ' : ck - ' '' ' ' -0 1 1 ' go-ahe- ad -- - (0-7-- : : - ' quarter and built ' : 'leading ihe Neis over Chicagiv Ricluird JdTcion addcd six of his 26 piiints run to start the' in a ganieThrcaking - ie defending fourlh'quartcl' and the Eastern ConfereHce'chiiiiipions won fdrthe Predators 3 Wild 3 - Rhett Warrener’s first goal in 100 Marian Gaborik broke a nine-gam- e ’s in Minnesota with a for goal draught games was the difference in fourth straight victory a tje with Nashville ? y ' ' Miikka Kipnisoff made 30 saves : Richard Park and Jason Wiemer also scored for Minnesota' which before a soldout crowd of 8389 — extended its season-hig- h unbeaten Calgary's biggest of the season ' -Z streak to six games goal Oleg Sapry kin's ' David Legwand Mark Eaton and and Warrener’s secondrperiod tally withstood a valiant Edmonton come- - ' Adam Hall had goals for Nashville Tomas Vokoun made 23 saves for back attempt over the final 30 minutes ' - -Nashville Edmonton outshot Calgary 13-- 7 in y- the third period but couldn't solve Minnesota’s Manny Fernandez who gave up just nine goats in his 'Z Kiprusoff until Mike York converted ' Radek Dvorak's rebound with 3 1 6 previous seven starts stopped 17 Cal-gary- 1 (4-0-- 2) ' first-peri- : ' 1 shots' ":': left' ' y ' ' V'' of 23 points in the side-line- ar l'3 shots iind had seven assists f- ' ? ' '' ‘ ' Kings 114 Grizzlies 97 ' At Sacranicnto Cal if Peja Siiyakovic Bucks 83 IMstons78 scored a Career-hig- h 4l points Brad Miller had At Milwaukee Joe Smith had IK points fillh his with 20 jxiints v doublcH(iouble straight play yilh $9 seconds’ 'mcluding alhive-piiin- l ' and rebounds and Sacramento 7 rallied from : in 7 the rejbiiurids leriaiid aseason-higdeficit an'eafly Bucks' wiB'v ' Mihcyseored 17 of his points in the first half ReddhadlX pdintsaiid Masiui added 5for ' the Kings (20-6- ) rebounded from the first- - ' as for climbed 500 to wliivh back the aukee Milw ' ' the 4 JTrst time since IXc 2 improving to quarter deficit to pull with lwij vhalf with jts fiflh win in seven games ' TVaij Blazers 97 Mavericks 88 ''Payers' 79 Rockets 7 : Ai : Portland Ore Zach Randolph had 21 'A1 Houston Jermaine (V Neal had 21 points ' ' to lead' the Blazers and 14 rebounds Ibrhis 5lih ptunts and nine rebounds ’ ''' over Dallas’ 'the seiisimior Indiana ' liad 2 20 Antawn in: of Jamistm his w 23 Fraiicis Houston led ith Steve points points the fourth quarter tp lead the Mavericks who Jim JackSon had 14 and MaUriceTaylor had 3 " : ' V 4 rebouiuis for Houston have lost four straight V ' Lakers 98 Vairiorsl07 'Spurs ll Clippers 9(1' Oakland: Calif Clifford Robinson scored At Sah Ant(nio'Iiin Duncan scored 22 points imd Tony i’arker had a Career-hig- h 4 assists to a season-hig- h 24 points and Erick Dampiec had 17 points' and LI rebounds while out-- -lead the Spurs lb their l Ith straight win ' ' Parker added 19 points for (he Spurs whomuscling Shaquille O'Neai in Golden State's ' ' ' " “ pulled away froin the Clippers late in the fust vickrry''' ' i' : 1 h nine-gam- (7-0-- 2) ' All-St- ' - 1 54-52- a( 14-i- - - - ’ double-doubleof- v - ! - Warm holiday xheiersmd familygatheringsare special moments throughout the yean 1 : '‘Af If you are age 21 or over and choose to drink : v DESIGNATE A DRIVER! - t V Many holjday celebrations will be epjoyed with beer 1 V s a rjVtegSiy Continued from Bl Rebounding wasn't the only facet of the game Mountain y Crest (4-struggled in ' The Mustaings'were horrible from the line con- - 4-of- And remember it is illegal for anyone under 21 to purchase shots Northridgeclosed the half' - 4) free-thro- -9 w ' we shiiu up to games super!!- - ' verting just attempts' ' ! Yeah let's Conversely Northridge missed : go cially Saying Nrx out' Blit in the bitek of only two of its attempts from ’ our minds we're still eirneen- -' : the charity 'stripe ' other vze things “That's tratirigon 'something gotta don't know if we were woik on" admitted Pickett ' ' ' from the who was thipking about Christmas ' ' bad in not thinking about what Santa's ' stripe “We'rc that gonna gi ye us (don't know' practice"''' We just didn't have it” y- “We' re not' mentally prepar- ' It showed ty" ing for the games We're not': Jdrdan B urre a 6-- 2 guard y stepping up and playing like ' led' all for Norlbridge (5-men when we need : 13 with rebounds Mountain Crest' also stmg- players ’V including five on the olfensive: glcdto hit shots froift the ' 'end field In the first half the' : Chipped in 12 ' lone piiints for Mustangs were just doubfc-douhand had the as the Knights jumped out to a ? 30-1- 5 tead at intermission Knighis’mly two blinks of ' the v game Following a layup by Of Northridge’s 43 hoards Crest did get to within with 3:48 3 y l6 came' on the offensive end -- ' leading to many second- remaining in the second quar-tchance piiints Monson was the only taher ' but the Mustangs could ' “We had a lot of offensive have go( even closer had they ' Mustang to score in double : hit their free throws ' putbacks” Knights coach : figures as’ he netted 13 North- CK Hansen said “There's no : After falling behind by 1 1 ridge guard Xage Clifford led all scorers in the game with way to guard against an offen- - just 1:20 into the second v sive rebound I don') think 24 to go along with six Mountain Crest went to they It’s just heart” line five times but made just rebouiuis and four assists : 20-of-- 35 - : ! ‘ ' of consume alcohol! A’ bn a 12-- 2 run and never ' y looked back : The KnighLs led by as many ' as 22 in the second half before settling for their tory rrby far the worst loss of the: season for the Mustangs who have1 dropped three '" straight heading into the ' Christmas break: “We’re all a little :: awestruck” Mountain Crest coach Jim Crosbie Said ‘This : is somewhere we never ' ' thought we would be We're rcelinga little bit from it ' “In a way it almost makes you want to step back and take a look at what's really going on Maybe we’re gonna have to We’ve lost alot of confidence and if you don’t have confidence when you go into a ballgame it’s tough to do things posi-tivel- y” The Utah Beer Wholesalers Association reminds you to X:'' be responsible this holiday season DONT DRIVE DRUNK AND DESIGNATE A DRIVER ' lf-of-- l5 : - : 1 1 ti"‘ 2) thc-gtim- e's le i : '" “ vv A public seivice announcement from: V V : He-als- - ! National Beer Wholesalers Association -- : 18-1- 1 hawks who won for only the second ' Z time in 21 games The Blues have lost two straight' e unbeaten following a streak Flames 2 Oilers 1 ' ' tWo-ti'ir- Black- - lyierAmason scored for the Z- threc-tim- I : -1 SuperSonics 116Suiis90 At Seattle Ray Allen rejoined the SuperSon-- : ies after missing the first 25 games and scored ’ 24 points :y e d The shooting guard with an ankle injury started for the Son-ie- s but was limited to 23 minutes Hehit ' Continued from B2 tip a lead r ’third' Blackhawlu 3 Blues 0 Michael Leighton stopped 23 shots for his first shutout this season to lead Chicago over St Louis Steve Sullivan Scott Nichol and Nik Antropov added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs who haven't lost in regulation since Nov -- 1 20 at Edmonton Toronto is l during the stretch’ V The win and Philadelphia’s loss moved Toronto into first place overall in the NHL The Maple leafs haven't led the league in points this since the 1962- deep into the season ' 63 campaign ' ' er RESPONSIBILITYNEVER |