The demons can relocate to some other team's locker room. Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy are Super Bowl material now. Manning led the Colts from 18 points down in the second quarter, and on a game-winning 80-yard drive late in the fourth, for a wildly entertaining 38-34 victory Sunday over the New England Patriots in the AFC title game.

The Chicago Bears know how to make a Super Bowl memorable. They're making this one historic long before it's played. Dissed all season long, Rex Grossman and Co. are heading to the big game for the first time since 1985 after rolling over the New Orleans Saints 39-14 Sunday, and Da Coach leading them there makes it all the more special.

Mike Tomlin is proof the NFL's Rooney Rule is working out exactly like it was intended. Tomlin was a not-widely-known Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant coach less than two years ago and was a college assistant as late as 2000. On Monday, the Steelers are expected to introduce Tomlin as only their third coach in 38 years and the first black head coach in their 74-year history.

Without Kevin Garnett and Ricky Davis, the Minnesota Timberwolves had no chance against the streaking Phoenix Suns. Shawn Marion had 17 points and 20 rebounds, then sat out the fourth quarter as the Suns won their 13th in a row with a 131-102 rout of the depleted Timberwolves on Sunday night. "Incredible," the Suns' Steve Nash said.

The Spurs dominated early and hit all the big shots at the end. Not even a sour stretch in the second half kept them from beating the 76ers. Tim Duncan had 17 points and 15 rebounds, and Brent Barry scored 23 points to lead San Antonio to a 99-85 win over Philadelphia on Sunday night. Robert Horry and Manu Ginobili each scored 12 points for the Spurs, who never trailed and shook off a second-half...

Had this been last season, when the Portland Trail Blazers finished with the league's worst record, they might not have been able to hold off the Milwaukee Bucks. That was before the Blazers got rookie Brandon Roy. Roy had a career-high 28 points, including a late jumper that helped preserve the Portland's 99-95 victory over the short-handed Bucks on Sunday night.

Ron Artest played imaginary catch with "friends" in the stands, making gestures like he was tossing a ball underhanded in different directions before his first game at The Palace since the brawl. The fans simply responded with boos and jeers. That sure beat his last game in suburban Detroit, when he was hit by a thrown cup and responded by charging into the stands to spark one of the worst brawls...

Utah coach Jerry Sloan was more interested in talking about his latest victory than his latest milestone. He isn't the type to wax poetic, so moving into fourth place on the NBA's career wins list didn't mean much to him. Winning the game Saturday night did. Mehmet Okur scored 21 points and Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Jazz to a 95-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

A gritty come-from behind road victory over the Los Angeles Kings was worth the wait for the Phoenix Coyotes. Ladislav Nagy and Travis Roche scored in the third period and Josh Gratton scored his first of the season, leading the Coyotes to a 3-2 victory Saturday night and extending the Kings' losing streak to seven games.

Dallas goalie Marty Turco had to work hard for his milestone win, which capped a momentous week for the Stars to take into the All-Star break. Stu Barnes scored in the ninth round of the shootout, beating the Minnesota Wild 2-1 and making Turco the Stars' all-time leader in victories on Saturday night.

Calgary headed into the All-Star break a first-place team after beating the rival Oilers. Not that grabbing a share of the Northwest Division lead mattered all that much to the Flames. "It's where you are at the end of the season that matters," forward Marcus Nilson said after Calgary defeated Edmonton 4-0 on Saturday night.

David Legwand would have a tough time topping his performance Saturday night. David Legwand scored three goals and assisted on another and the Nashville Predators beat Chicago 6-3 to send the Blackhawks into the All-Star break with a nine-game losing streak. Legwand completed his first career hat trick with an empty-net goal that also gave him the franchise lead with 97, passing Scott Walker.

Manny Legace wasn't thinking shutout. That didn't stop him from blanking one of the NHL's best teams. Legace saved 31 shots as the St. Louis Blues defeated the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Saturday night. It was Legace's third shutout of the season and 16th of his career. "I feel way better when we get a win then when I get a shutout," Legace said.

Alexander Perezhogin built up enough nerve to make a few rare comments in English after his big play helped send the Montreal Canadiens into the All-Star break on an upswing. Perezhogin set up Michael Ryder's go-ahead goal with 2:53 remaining in regulation and Montreal beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night, despite blowing a three-goal lead.

The Ottawa Senators seem to have solved the Boston Bruins. Dany Heatley scored his team-leading 29th and 30th goals, and Ray Emery stopped 18 shots for his fourth shutout to lead the Senators to 3-0 victory over the Bruins on Saturday night. Chris Phillips also scored for Ottawa, winners of five straight road games and six of seven overall.

It wasn't that long ago that Peter Budaj was playing in the minors and had everyone in the Colorado Avalanche organization believing that someday he would become a No. 1 goalie. Now that he's gained confidence to go with those abilities, Budaj has reached that projection. Budaj kept Colorado in it with 27 saves and Andrew Brunette scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, helping the...