Bob Matthews
Adam Vinatieri's final-play field-goal attempt was one yard longer than Scott Norwood's 11 years ago. Norwood's kick sailed wide right. Vinatieri's went right down the middle. Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal to give the 14-point underdog New England Patriots a 20-17 victory over St. Louis will be remembered as one of the great clutch kicks in NFL history, but it was a total team effort. FULL STORY...

Fairport shows its strength
Anyone who thought the Fairport girls basketball team was Caitlin Howe and a bunch of role players couldn't have been more wrong. The rest of the Red Raiders got game, and they've been showing it all season. Since they lost their star guard Dec. 11 to a season-ending knee injury, they haven't lost to a Section V team. That streak continued Sunday at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. FULL STORY...

Schaller, Tisa spark Athena victory over slumping R-H
Greece Athena and Rush-Henrietta each played two solid quarters of basketball in Sunday's 13th annual Kearney Classic, but Athena was better when it counted the most -- crunch time. The Trojans trailed by eight points with five minutes remaining, but guards Joe Tisa and Mark Schaller sparked a game-ending 18-4 run and Athena won 55-49 at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. "It doesn't seem like anyone's paying attention to us, but we know we can compete with anybody," said senior forward Steve Taylor, who was named game MVP after scoring a game-high 15 points. FULL STORY...

Gray leads Kearney over Aquinas
Jamar Gray scored 16 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and made 7 steals as Bishop Kearney defeated Aquinas 72-50 Sunday night in the Kearney Classic at Blue Cross Arena at the Community War Memorial. Gray earned MVP honors for the game. Sean Hall pulled down 11 rebounds to go with 10 points and Michael Williams made six steals off Kearney's press, along with scoring 18 points for the Kings (9-6). Williams and Hall were named All-Stars. Mark Magliocco had 16 points for Aquinas (10-7). Magliocco and Kevin McMahan were Aquinas' All-Stars. FULL STORY...

Charron's goal caps rally for Amerks
In a season of seemingly endless injuries, the Rochester Americans found out Sunday afternoon that they're not even safe on their own bench. Craig Charron was accidentally cut on the hand by the skate of teammate Mario Larocque, but the centerman returned to score the tying goal late in the third period as the Amerks tied the Philadelphia Phantoms 4-4 at the First Union Center. The Amerks dominated the third period and overtime -- just as they did in Friday's 1-1 tie with Albany -- but needed to rally in order to gain their 13th tie of the season. FULL STORY...

AFC East breaks winless streak
New England's 20-17 victory in Super Bowl XXXVI ended the AFC East's Super Bowl futility streak. The AFC East hadn't won an NFL championship game since the Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota in Super Bowl VIII. The division had been on the losing end of eight straight Super Bowls. Here are the Super Bowl records by division since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger: FULL STORY...

Report cards
Patriots Quarterback: Tom Brady was 16 of 27 for 145 yards, had no giveaways and saved his best for last with brilliant work on the nine-play, 53-yard drive without no timeouts for the winning field goal. A- Running backs: Antowain Smith had 18 carries for 92 yards for a 5.1-yard average and had a better game rushing than St. Louis star Marshall Faulk. B+ FULL STORY...

Heroes and goats
Super Heroes Tom Brady --For most of the game, New England's second-year QB did exactly what he was supposed to do: make the routine plays and protect the football. But his nine-play, 53-yard drive to set up the winning field goal would've made Johnny Unitas, John Elway or Joe Montana proud. New England's secondary -- As many as seven defensive backs played at a time and St. Louis needed three quarters to get its passing game on track. They all played well and intercepted two passes. FULL STORY...

UR men beaten on buzzer shot
Bad first halves have hurt Rochester all season, and Sunday was no different. The Yellowjackets lost to Washington University (Mo.) 65-63 at the Palestra in a men's basketball game for first place in the University Athletic Association. The loss dropped Rochester to 7-2 in the UAA and 16-4 overall. Washington is 9-0, 19-1 and ranked No. 3 in the nation by d3hoops.com. FULL STORY...

Monroe CC women go on 3-point binge
Janitha Knight (Lyons) made five steals to go with 20 rebounds and 14 points as Monroe Community College routed Paul Smith's 109-26 Sunday in women's basketball. MCC (24-0, No. 1 nationally) attempted a school-record 43 shots from 3-point range, making 15. Taneisha McCroskey scored 22 points, making a career-high five 3-pointers, and pulled down 10 rebounds. Jamie Sheridan added 15 points and Bilisa Perkins added 13 for MCC. FULL STORY...

Bremer, Bonnies knock off Dayton
J.R. Bremer scored 30 points to lead St. Bonaventure to an 81-75 victory over Dayton on Sunday. It was the sixth 30-or-more game for Bremer, the leading scorer in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Marques Green added 17, Vidal Massiah 15 and Patricio Prato 11 for the Bonnies (5-4 A-10, 13-7). FULL STORY...

Fisher to hire Lanning
Former Fairport High football coach Dave Lanning will be named as an assistant football coach at St. John Fisher College today, the college announced. Lanning, who retired after the 2000 season, was 60-18 in eight seasons as head coach of the Red Raiders. Fairport won the Class AA state championship in 1997 and was runner-up in 1998. He also won three Section V championships. FULL STORY...

Kent third in PBA event
Doug Kent of Newark reached the TV finals of the PBA Dallas Open Sunday, but couldn't get past Rick Steelsmith in the semifinals. Steelsmith, of Wichita, Kan., rallied to beat Kent, 218-210, to reach the final. Kent earned $10,000 for his third-place tie. In the title match, second-year pro Ritchie Allen of Tulsa, Okla., beat Steelsmith, 245-237, for his first PBA title. He won $40,000, while Steelsmith earned $20,000. FULL STORY...