NVR Logo
Sports for Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Crusaders tough on defense in rout of Lions

Coach John Streett wanted a defensive-minded man-to-man approach out of his Trinity Prep boys basketball team Monday night. And that’s just what the Crusaders delivered — denying the ball, filling the passing lanes, forcing turnovers and playing with great intensity.

Gibson earns Pac-10 honorable mention

NOTES AND QUOTES for a Tuesday in the Napa Valley:

Prep Report: Vintage wrestlers place in Fairfield

From Register Staff

Local Schedule

From Register Staff

Kings put away Bucks

From The Associated Press

Vick gets 23-month sentence

RICHMOND, Va. — Michael Vick was sentenced to prison Monday for running a dogfighting operation and will stay there longer than two co-defendants, up to 23 months, because he lied about his involvement when he was supposed to be coming clean to the judge who would decide his fate.

Raiders’ momentum wiped out

ALAMEDA — Back-to-back wins against division rivals generated talk that the Oakland Raiders had turned things around under first-year coach Lane Kiffin.

National Briefs: Saint Mary’s in AP Top 25 for the first time in 18 years

From The Associated Press

Packers coach not happy with how Raiders’ Burgess hit Favre

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers coach Mike McCarthy called a hit that Raiders defensive end Derrick Burgess made on Brett Favre low and unnecessary.

What awaits Vick after prison term?

From The Associated Press

Surgery to end 49er Smith’s season

SANTA CLARA — Quarterback Alex Smith will undergo surgery on his right shoulder, ending a disappointing season for the San Francisco 49ers’ former No. 1 overall draft pick.

No Bush, no problem for Saints in rout of Falcons

From The Associated Press

Search:
Web Search Powered
By Yahoo! Search
Copyright © 2009 Napa Valley Publishing, a member of Lee Enterprises, Inc.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy