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Gregory Bull/AP Peyton Manning grabs his right ankle as teammate Knowshon Moreno comes over to take a look near the end of Denver’s win over the Chargers. BRONCOS 28, CHARGERS 20 SAN DIEGO (AP) — John Fox sent text messages to several Denver Broncos on Sunday morning, wishing them good luck against the San Diego Chargers. The Broncos will reciprocate ...

Simmons, Howard/New York Daily News Carmelo Anthony scores just 16 points as the Knicks fall to 2-4. SPURS 20, KNICKS 89 Mike Woodson’s job security may or may not be an issue. Only James Dolan knows the answer and considering the owner’s sometimes irrational behavior — remember he expects an NBA title this season — anything is possible. Woodson, though, ...

John Minchillo/AP Roy Hibbert and the Pacers stop a late push by Brook Lopez, who tallied 16 points, and the Nets. PACERS 96, NETS 91 The Nets didn’t make it easy for the NBA’s best Saturday night, but ultimately fell, 96-91, in a crushing home loss to the undefeated Indiana Pacers to stay beneath the .500 mark. The Nets (2-4) ...

Ron Antonelli/New York Daily News Rangers winger Rick Nash says the headaches following his Oct. 8 concussion have faded. Though he sat out for practice, Rick Nash returned to the ice for the Rangers on Saturday afternoon, four-plus weeks after sustaining a concussion on Oct. 8. “I think when you’re dealing with the brain you always want to be careful,” ...

Lynne Sladky/AP Kevin Dineen is out as the bench boss with the Florida Panthers after a 3-9-4 start to season. The sun has set on Kevin Dineen and his coaching staff in Sunrise, Fla. Florida Panthers management fired Dineen and his assistant coaches Gord Murphy and Craig Ramsay on Friday morning, promoting AHL head coach Peter Horachek as Dineen’s interim ...

Mark Bonifacio/New York Daily News NY Giants WR Victor Cruz sheds the red non-contact jersey during Friday’s practice. The Knicks City Dancers might not do any dancing Sunday, but Victor Cruz looks like he’ll be free to salsa if he finds the end zone. The Giants receiver (neck) shed the red non-contact jersey he wore Thursday and was back in ...

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Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images See that guy in the top right? He didn’t wear that Jets helmet to Wednesday’s game. Adam Pardy was getting it from all angles Wednesday night. The Winnipeg Jets defenseman was checked hard into the boards at the United Center by Chicago’s Brandon Bollig, sending him through the plexiglass and into the seats where Blackhawks ...

Timothy D. Easley/AP Louisville’s Kevin Ware (l.) seems fine as he pulls down a rebound next to Pikeville’s Bruce Reed. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kevin Ware’s uncertainty over whether he would play or not is what made his return Wednesday night all the more special for the Louisville junior. Ware, the guard whose gruesome right leg injury in the NCAA ...

Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News Carmelo Anthony scores a game-high 32 points but the Knicks can’t close out the Bobcats in the end in an embarrassing loss at the Garden on Tuesday night. BOBCATS 101, KNICKS 97 Mike Woodson has been determined to make his “big lineup” work for the Knicks, sticking with that alignment for the third straight game ...