INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Peyton Manning can\'t wait to play all four quarters against the New York Jets in this week\'s AFC Championship game.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -Men to watch at the Australian Open, which begins Monday (seedings in parentheses):

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones didn't commit to keeping Wade Phillips as his head coach in 2010 following Sunday's playoff loss.

Brett Favre threw four touchdown passes as the Minnesota Vikings beat the Dallas Cowboys, 34-3, on Sunday to reach the NFC Championship game.

Reggie Bush rips off a 46-yard TD run and an 83-yard punt return for another score as New Orleans rolls 45-14 to reach the NFC title game against the Dallas-Minnesota winner.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Wayne Chism had 12 points, 12 rebounds and six steals and No. 9 Tennessee shook off a slow start to beat Auburn 81-55 on Thursday night.

For all their success together, all those division titles and playoff appearances over the past decade, Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb are measured by this in Philadelphia: No Super Bowl trophy.

Turns out the New England Patriots can lose a home playoff game. The Baltimore Ravens dominated Sunday's wild-card game, beating the Patriots 33-14 and ending an 11-game home win streak.

If ever two players seemed like locks to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith would be the choices.

Fired Texas Tech coach Mike Leach is accusing his former bosses of making \

No. 1 Crimson Tide took advantage of an early shoulder injury to Texas star quarterback Colt McCoy to defeat the No. 2 Longhorns 37-21 in the BCS Championship Game. It's Alabama's first national title since 1992.

Jason Terry scored 26 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 22 and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a slow start to hand Detroit its 10th consecutive loss, beating the Pistons 98-93 Tuesday night.