My 'notable' happenings and keynotes from the sports world this past week:
NFL: Denver Broncos quarterback and leading candidate for the league's MVP Peyton Manning set the new single season mark for most touchdowns thrown with his 51st tally of 2K13 in the team's 37-13 victory over the Houston Texans. The Broncos clinched a playoff berth, plus the AFC West title with the win. The New England Patriots (AFC East champs), Cincinnati Bengals (AFC North champs), defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers, and the Carolina Panthers also wrapped up postseason berths....Key injuries: Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo (Herniated disk, back; out for the season); Denver Broncos LB Von Miller (knee: out for the season)....32-year-old former All-Pro cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha retires after 11 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles....Both the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will each have eight players represented in the annual Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday 1/26/2K14....The Chicago Bears re-signed placekicker Robbie Gould to a four-year, $15M extension. ($9M guaranteed)
NBA: Players of the Week (Monday 12/16 - Sunday 12/22)....Eastern Conference - G Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat; Western Conference - F Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers....Dallas Mavericks veteran forward Dirk Nowitzki passed Hall-of-Famer Alex English for 13th place on the all-time scoring list....Key injuries: Oklahoma City Thunder G Russell Westbrook. (knee; out until around February 2K14)
*Associated Press Male and Female Athletes of the Year: LeBron James; Serena Williams
Men's College Basketball: Associated Press Top 10 - 1. Arizona 2. Syracuse 3. Ohio State 4. Wisconsin 5. Michigan State 6. Louisville 7. Oklahoma State 8. Villanova 9. Duke 10. Wichita State
Women's College Basketball: Associated Press Top 10 - 1. U.Conn 2. Notre Dame 3. Duke 4. Stanford 5. Tennessee 6. Kentucky 7. Louisville 8. Maryland 9. Baylor 10. UNC
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