Falcons receiver Jones to play vs. Saints (Yahoo Sports)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Atlanta receiver Julio Jones has been activated for Sunday’s pivotal NFC South game against New Orleans.
Pats’ Edelman, Blount out; Jets’ Wilkerson active (Yahoo Sports)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman and running back LeGarrette Blount will not play against the New York Jets on Sunday because of injuries.
Novak’s 40-yard FG lifts Chargers past 49ers (Yahoo Sports)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Philip Rivers looked at the 21-point deficit on the scoreboard at halftime and even he wondered whether the San Diego Chargers had it in them to come back. The season depended on it, so Rivers took charge.
Ellis leads Mavericks over Spurs 99-93 (Yahoo Sports)
DALLAS (AP) — The star of Rajon Rondo’s debut with the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night was Monta Ellis – the teammate whom the Mavericks hope helps Rondo form a lethal backcourt combination that will make them championship contenders.
Muhammad Ali hospitalized with pneumonia (Yahoo Sports)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Boxing great Muhammad Ali was hospitalized with a mild case of pneumonia that was caught early and should result in a short hospital stay, an Ali spokesman said Saturday night.
Kentucky scores first 24 points, beats UCLA 83-44 (Yahoo Sports)
CHICAGO (AP) — No. 1 Kentucky made it look so easy that coach John Calipari felt the need to point out he had actual human beings on the court.