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Saints QB Brees is AP Offensive Player of Year (AP)

AP - Drew Brees understood what breaking a record set by Dan Marino would mean to the New Orleans Saints.

Nuggets' Anthony out 3 weeks with broken bone (AP)

AP - Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony will miss at least three weeks with a broken bone in his shooting hand, but he won't need surgery.

A's closing in on deal with Giambi (AP)
AP - Jason Giambi might just finish his career where it began more than a decade ago.

Prosecutor: Harrison's gun used in April shooting (AP)
AP - A gun owned by Indianapolis Colts star Marvin Harrison was used in an April shooting, but investigators still can't determine who pulled the trigger, the city's chief prosecutor said Tuesday.

Phillies' J.C. Romero is suspended for 50 games (AP)

AP - Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor league pitcher Sergio Mitre were suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance. The suspensions were announced Tuesday by Major League Baseball.

Millen returns to TV, 0-16 season and all (AP)
AP - The Monday morning chatter at Scott Truman's Michigan office was all about the face that invaded people's living rooms over the weekend.

LeBron not convinced he walked (AP)
AP - LeBron James is still talkin' the walk.

Rockies bolster rotation, get Marquis from Cubs (AP)

AP - The Colorado Rockies have bolstered their starting rotation, acquiring right-hander Jason Marquis from the Chicago Cubs for reliever Luis Vizcaino.

Villanueva magic enough to see off valiant Spartans (AFP)

AFP - A brilliant freekick by Chilean international Carlos Villanueva proved the difference between Premiership side Blackburn Rovers and non-league Blyth Spartans here on Monday as Rovers ran out 1-0 winners.

Canucks' Sundin could play Wednesday (AP)
AP - Mats Sundin believes there's a "good chance" he'll debut for the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night in Edmonton.

College baseball star suing NCAA in Ohio court (AP)
AP - One of college baseball's top pitchers is suing the NCAA over its rules governing the use of advisers, after he was deemed ineligible hours before he was scheduled to play a tournament game.

Venus eyes number one spot (AFP)

AFP - Wimbledon champion Venus Williams is eyeing regaining the top spot in women's tennis as she gears up for another tilt at the season's opening Grand Slam, the Australian Open.

Daly suspended for 6 months by PGA Tour (AP)
AP - John Daly smashed one tee shot off the top of a beer can during a pro-am. At another tournament, he returned from a rain delay with Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden as his caddie. And his most memorable photo this year came in an orange jail suit, eyes half-closed.