AP Sports Thursday

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Here's the AP's top sports stories for Thursday, December 4th, 2008: Tuberville out at Auburn; Raptors fire Sam Mitchell; Carolina Hurricanes make coaching change; Minn. judge blocks Viking doping suspensions. (Dec. 4)

Tags: inning philadelphia dodgers mondayrookie blake dewitts 3-run triple capped 5-run first went nlcs leads 1.dramatic endings highlighted nfl sunday josh brown booted [notes:anchor voice]this is ap sports tuesday new england rebounded from a humbling loss to san diego to crushed denver 41-7 in the monday night football game. matt cassell threw for three touchdowns sammy morris rambled for 138 of the patriots 257 yards world gets underway st petersburg tonight rays hosting philadelphia....tampa goes franchise history full confidence seven alcs matt garza are tampa got it started 2-run become 34th player home bat cole ham knotted apiece downing 4-2 james shields pitched shutout two-thirds despite allowing hits scored rbi grounders took 4-0 le pittsburgh is 5-2. texas remains the unanimous choice extend another heavier than forecast rains forced suspension tied 2-all area not looking good tues [notes:anchor voice] this is ap sports wednesday is expected to let up but its exp phillies manager phillies pitche this is ap sports fridayken macha has been hired as manager of the brewers. he replaces interim skipper dale sveum winnin it took a little extra time tuesdaythe detroit pistons hoping allen iverson get them nba finals since former that lead title acquired trade from denver monday wednesdayben roethlisbergers status uncertain sundays against colts pittsburgh steelers re-injured separated right shoulder nights 23-6 washington.he had an mri te jay cutler connectedd brandon marshall touchdown 1 seconds 34-30 cleveland browns threw career high 2 yards scores help overcome 3 point mondaythe titans team years begin 10-and-0 tennessee trailed 14-3 halftime kerry collins touchdowns past jaguars 24-14 last scoring strik this is ap sports wednesday keeping them drew brees threw for four touchdowns as the new orleans saints blew out visiting green bay monday night 51-29.brees took apart the green bay secondary. he was 20-of-26 for 323 yards.the saints led by three at half then erupted for three touchdowns in the but faces five yea this is ap sports thursdaythe oklahoma thunder continue to stumble in their first season since leaving seattle falling to 1-15 with their 13th consecutive loss a 117-to-82 blowout at cleveland. lebron james scored 14 points in just 17 minutes resting m giants still share nfls record 11-and-1 following big blues 23-7 road redskins eli manning 21-of-34 4 seventh 5-and-7 capped by a 36-0 loss to archrival alabama saturday. his best season was 2004 when the tigers we