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PITTSBURGH - Ben Roethlisberger played one of the worst games of his NFL career one week after sustaining a concussion in 2006. He is days removed from his fourth concussion in four years, an uncommonly high number even for an NFL player.

DETROIT - Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three touchdown passes and Green Bay beat the Detroit Lions 34-12 on Thursday, giving the Packers three straight wins and improving their playoff prospects.

DETROIT (Reuters) - On the day when Americans count their blessings, the Detroit Lions were left to try and add up theirs after a 34-12 Thanksgiving Day thrashing by the Green Bay Packers on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Philadelphia 76ers guard Lou Williams will be sidelined for eight weeks after having jaw surgery on Thursday, the team said in a news release.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia 76ers guard Lou Williams will miss eight weeks after having surgery on his jaw Thursday morning.

PHILADELPHIA - With no apparent interest from NBA teams, Allen Iverson is set to retire, according to an online report.

LONDON (AFP) - English Premier League strugglers Portsmouth on Thursday named former Chelsea and Israel boss Avram Grant as their new manager.

BERLIN (AFP) - Italian want-away striker Luca Toni can leave German giants Bayern Munich in the January transfer window, coach Louis van Gaal said Thursday, but club bosses are hoping the pair can be reconciled.

ROME (AFP) - AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso dropped a clear hint on Thursday that he will be looking for a transfer during the January window.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Marian Hossa scored twice in his first game for Chicago, and the Blackhawks beat the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Wednesday night for their eighth straight victory.

EDMONTON, Alberta - Jonathan Quick made 22 saves, and Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist in the Los Angeles Kings' 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Petteri Nokelainen scored the go-ahead goal with 7:17 left and the Anaheim Ducks beat Carolina 3-2 on Wednesday night, sending the Hurricanes to a franchise-record 12th straight road loss to start the season.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Casey Mitchell scored a career-high 18 points and No. 8 West Virginia routed Long Beach State 85-62 on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Manny Harris had 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead No. 15 Michigan to an 83-76 overtime win over Creighton at the Old Spice Classic on Thursday.

BOULDER, Colo. - Colorado coach Dan Hawkins will get a fifth season in Boulder instead of a pink slip and a $3.1 million buyout.

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Andy Murray laboured to a third set tie-break victory over Spain's Fernando Verdasco in their final Group A game at the World Tour Finals on Thursday.

LONDON (AFP) - India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his doubles partner Mark Knowles were in confident mood heading into the ATP World Tour Finals last four, despite losing their concluding group match.

LONDON (AFP) - Rafael Nadal said he was going work hard on regaining his self-belief and sharpness in a bid to reclaim the world number one spot from Roger Federer next year.

SHENZHEN, China - Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell shot a better-ball 58 on Thursday to give Ireland a three-stroke lead over Argentina after the first round of the World Cup of Golf on Thursday.

Each year brought more recognition to Curtis Strange. He was the first PGA Tour player to earn $1 million in a season in 1988, then he became the first player in nearly a half-century to win the U.S. Open in consecutive years.

RICHMOND, Texas - Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin fought to the last hole for the LPGA's top player award.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Jeremy Mayfield's former attorneys filed a civil suit Wednesday against the suspended NASCAR driver seeking nearly $400,000 in unpaid fees.

Chad Knaus believes he and Jimmie Johnson can continue to add to their championship total for years to come.

NEW YORK - Jimmie Johnson has put together the kind of winning streak that Johnny Damon and the Yankees can certainly appreciate.

LONDON - London Olympic organizers will avoid building a $66 million temporary arena after reaching an "agreement in principle" with two sports to move to an existing venue for the 2012 Games.

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - Sarah Schleper closely consults her checklist to make sure she leaves nothing behind before taking off for a ski competition.

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - The money goes where the medals are — one of those Darwinian truths that often undercuts the oft-told Olympic fairy tale about the journey being as important as the result.

WASHINGTON - The Washington Wizards played the Philadelphia 76ers in a neighborhood that was torched during the 1968 riots.

Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams, saying the co-chairmen of the league's committee on brain injuries have resigned and that he is examining potential rule changes "to reduce head impacts."

ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols matched Stan Musial and did him one better, too.