Sunday, January 12, 2003
Steelers bungle, Eagles rumble
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The NFL playoffs just keep getting better.
Six days after ending the Browns' season with a dramatic win, Pittsburgh's playoff run ended 34-31 in overtime when Tennessee kicker Joe Nedney kicked a 26-yard field goal.
Nedney missed a 48-yarder on the final play of regulation and muffed a 31-yarder in overtime, but a penalty on that play gave him a third opportunity to win the game.
"I got a chance to redeem myself - it's unbelievable," Nedney said. "I went from feeling that small to being the king of the world for the week. Just crazy."
In the late game Saturday, the Eagles Donovan McNabb, making his first start since he broke his ankle Nov. 17, led Philadelphia past Atlanta and its sensational quarterback, Michael Vick, 20-6.
Earlier Saturday, the Eagles' Andy Reid was named coach of the year.
In today's action:
Tampa Bay finds out if giving up $8 million and an assortment of draft picks to hire coach Jon Gruden will pay off. The Buccaneers host the San Francisco 49ers at 1 p.m.
The Oakland Raiders and MVP quarterback Rich Gannon take on the surprising New York Jets, who have outscored their last three opponents 113-34. The game, at Oakland, starts at 4:30 p.m.
UC BEARCATS
UC 83, TCU 72
Barker starts, but Moore finishes
XAVIER
XU 99, St. Bonaventure 83
Weary Musketeers muster resolve
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 18 UK 62, South Carolina 55
Reserves starting to make impact
Top 25 roundup: Okafor plays little, comes up big
Ohio State 81, No. 15 Indiana 69
Flyers finish Dukes at foul line
No. 12-ranked Norse men win, now 13-2
Syracuse freshman guard has superstar potential
Scores, how Top 25 fared
BENGALS
Bengals' search nearly finished
NFL PLAYOFFS
Steelers bungle, Eagles rumble
Whiners guilty of unnecessary roughness on officials
Eagles 20, Falcons 6
McNabb tops Vick with grit instead of art
Titans 34, Steelers 31, OT
Washington takes blame for Steelers' loss
Bucs hope 'D' keeps dominating
Time for Gruden to prove his worth
Notebook: Long snappers will get look from Giants
REDS / BASEBALL
Reds Q&A
Tigers trade best starter to Marlins
Notebook: Longtime AL ump dies
PREP SPORTS
City well-represented on the gridiron
Kidd gets my vote for Sportsman of Year
No. 4 Colonels topple No. 1
Ohio boys: Aden stars for the Devils
Ohio girls: Bacon surprises No. 2 McNick
Ky. Boys: Simon Kenton's Brock dominates Clark
Ky. Girls: Bray's big night lifts Campbell
Schools to resume football rivalry
Swimming: Relay gives St. X winning edge
Prep sports results
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Willingham hits road to sell Irish
Canes winning recruiting war
Shrine Classic: East 20, West 17
NASCAR
No consensus yet on new body styles
Speed not crucial at Daytona testing
French driver killed in Paris-Dakar rally
NHL
Lemieux, Jagr together again as All-Stars
TRISTATE SPOTLIGHT
Guite powers Ducks to victory
Enquirer Page Two Power rankings
Honest Deceiver wins Wishing Well
Stowers switch brings Norse wins
Grab a pal, head for the hill
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