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2B Daily News – Friday, November 11, 2011 Scoreboard NFL At A Glance By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WL T Pct New England5 3 0 .625 N.Y. Jets 5 3 0 .625 Buffalo 5 3 0 .625 Miami South 1 7 0 .125 WL T Pct Houston 6 3 0 .667 Tennessee 4 4 0 .500 Jacksonville 2 6 0 .250 Indianapolis 0 9 0 .000 North WL T Pct Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 Cincinnati 6 2 0 .750 Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 Cleveland 3 5 0 .375 West WL T Pct Raiders 5 4 0 .556 Kansas City 4 4 0 .500 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 Denver 3 5 0 .375 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East N.Y. Giants 6 2 0 .750 Dallas WL T Pct 4 4 0 .500 Philadelphia 3 5 0 .375 Washington 3 5 0 .375 South WL T Pct New Orleans6 3 0 .667 Atlanta 5 3 0 .625 Tampa Bay 4 4 0 .500 Carolina 2 6 0 .250 North PF WL T Pct PA Green Bay 8 0 0 1.000 Detroit 6 2 0 .750 Chicago 5 3 0 .625 Minnesota 2 6 0 .250 West 49ers WL T Pct 7 1 0 .875 Seattle 2 6 0 .250 UFC's Fox debut was a decade in the making LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dana White has been waiting for Saturday night for more than a decade. The UFC's first network prime-time appearance on Fox will be a new peak in the growth of mixed martial arts from a banned sport into a billion-dollar enterprise. Yet the UFC's president and tireless one-man promo- tional machine sees Cain Velasquez's heavyweight title defense against Brazil's Junior Dos Santos as the beginning of a new growth spurt, not the end of a quest. And that's not the only reason he doesn't feel like cele- brating just yet. ''I'm sick, man,'' White said Wednesday, rubbing his shaved head. ''I haven't slept in four days. I'm a basket case. I'm more of a control freak than I've ever been. I just want this to go perfect.'' Fox believes millions of uninitiated viewers will get their first taste of the violent, growing sport by tuning into the one-hour show from Anaheim. White unflinchingly calls it the biggest night in UFC his- tory, saying the bout will set a tone for its landmark seven- year television deal with Fox Sports, which doesn't even start until January. The UFC will become a Friday fixture on FX, a major presence on Fuel TV, and a staple on Fox with four annual shows. ''We've broken records in arenas, been the largest pay- per-view provider in the world, done all these things that nobody could have imagined,'' White said. ''But on Satur- day, millions of people will see mixed martial arts who have never seen it before. If you look at where we came from, our goal (once) was to get on free TV when we weren't allowed on pay-per-view. Porn was, but we weren't. We've come such a long way.'' MCT photo North Carolina's John Henson puts up a shot during the Tar Heels shoot around on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson in Coronado, Thursday. UNC prepared for the game with Michigan State during the Carrier Classic on Veterans Day today. NBA talks break down NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA and its players are hitting pause in their negotiations as the union considers the league's lat- est revised offer. The league offered a revised offer after nearly 11 hours of bar- gaining Thursday. It's based on the possibility of a 72-game sea- son, starting Dec. 15. But union president Derek Fisher said it doesn't address all the necessary system issues that are important to the players. ''It does not meet us entirely on the system issues that we felt were extremely important to try and close this thing out, and so at this point we've decided to end things for now, take a step back,'' Fisher said. ''We'll go back as an executive committee, as a board, confer with our player reps and additional players over the next few days. Then we'll make deci- sions about what our next steps will be at that point.'' NBA Commissioner David Stern said there's really nothing left to negotiate. ''There comes a time when you have to be through negotiat- ing, and we are,'' he said. ''This is the best attempt by the labor relations committee and therefore the NBA to address the concerns that the players expressed com- ing out of their meeting of the player representatives.'' Hunter said they would try to bring the player representatives to New York by Monday or Tues- day to decide what the next step is, and whether the current offer is acceptable. GONE Continued from page 1B whether he was aware of any earlier alleged assaults. Aside from a few brief comments outside his house and two statements, Paterno has not spoken publicly since Sandusky was indicted. McQueary, who is Penn State's wide receivers coach, told the grand jury that in March 2002, he saw Sandusky sodomizing a boy of about 10 in the showers at the Penn State football building. McQueary later told Paterno, Curley and Schultz, although it is not clear how detailed his 'I would not presume to project or predict what the union would do. I can hope and my hope is the events of next week will lead us to a 72-game schedule starting on Dec. 15' — Commissioner David Stern ''It's not the greatest proposal in the world, but I have an oblig- ation to at least present it to our membership and so that's what we're going to do,'' Hunter said. Stern said he didn't expect the players to like every aspect of the revised proposal, saying there were many teams, too, who don't like aspects of the revised offer. Regardless, it will be better for players than the one that Stern had waiting: a 53-47 split of rev- description was. Schultz, in turn, notified Spanier. Curley and Schultz — as well as Paterno — testi- fied that they were told that Sandusky behaved inap- propriately in that 2002 incident, but not to the extent of McQueary's graphic account to the grand jury. Curley and Schultz have been charged with perjury and failure to report the incident to authorities, as required by state law. Through his attorney, Sandusky has denied the charges. McQueary has not spo- ken publicly. His mother, Anne, said Thursday they have been advised not to comment. Then 28, McQueary enues in the owners' favor, a flex cap with a hard ceiling, and salary rollbacks. Stern would not speculate on how players would react to the deal. ''I would not presume to pro- ject or predict what the union would do,'' he said. ''I can hope and my hope is the events of next week will lead us to a 72-game schedule starting on Dec. 15.'' Beyond the salary cap system issues that divide the sides, union executive director Billy Hunter said there were six pages of what he called ancillary items, such as the draft age and the commis- sioner's disciplinary rights, that still must be addressed before a deal. ''There's not enough progress to get a deal done,'' Fisher said. ''That's the disappointing part. We want to get back on the court.'' The union had nearly its entire executive committee in atten- dance, with Fisher and Hunter joined by players Chris Paul, Maurice Evans, Roger Mason Jr., Keyon Dooling, Theo Ratliff, Etan Thomas, Matt Bonner; attorneys Jeffrey Kessler and Ron Klempner, and economist Kevin Murphy. Management stuck with the same small group as Wednes- day: Stern, Deputy Commission- er Adam Silver, Spurs owner Peter Holt, the chairman of the labor relations committee, and attorneys Rick Buchanan and Dan Rube. ''It's been a long haul,'' Hunter said. was ''distraught'' after witnessing the alleged 2002 assault, according to the indictment. Yet it appears he may have con- tinued to participate in fundraising events with Sandusky — including one held less than a month later. Sandusky was a coach at a March 28, 2002, flag- football fundraiser for the Easter Seals of Central Pennsylvania, and McQueary and other Penn State staff members par- ticipated by either playing or signing autographs, according to a ''Letter of special thanks'' published in the Centre Daily Times. The paper also reported that McQueary was sched- uled to play in The Second Mile Celebrity Golf Clas- sic in 2002 and 2003. The Second Mile is the charity Sandusky founded in 1997 to provide education and life skills to almost 100,000 at-risk kids each year. And in 2004, the Cen- tre Daily Times reported that McQueary played in the third annual Subway Easter Bowl Game, an Easter Seals fundraiser that was jointly coached by Sandusky. Sandusky, a former Penn State player and assistant for 30 years, including 22 as defensive coordinator, had long been considered the likely successor to Paterno. But Paterno told Sandusky around May 1999 that he New York Giants Sunday 1:15 p.m. San Francisco 49ers NEW YORK GIANTS (6-2) At SAN FRANCIS- CO (7-1) OPENING LINE — 49ers by 3 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD — New York 4-4, San Francisco 7-0-1 SERIES RECORD — Tied 17-17 LAST MEETING — Giants beat 49ers 29-17, Oct. 19, 2008 LAST WEEK — Giants beat Patriots 24-20; 49ers beat Redskins 19-11 (29), PASS (6) (25), PASS (17) PASS (30) PASS (22) GIANTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (11), RUSH GIANTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (19), RUSH 49ERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (26), RUSH (6), 49ERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (9), RUSH (1), STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Giants have won last three meetings since San Francisco's 39-38 win at Candlestick Park on Jan. 5, 2003, which Niners ral- lied from 24 points down in one of best comebacks in playoff history. Giants have been back since, winning 24-6 on Nov. 6, 2005. ... New York leads regular season series 14-13, while 49ers lead postseason series 4-3. Giants 5-10 overall at Candlestick — 4-7 during regular season, 1-3 in playoffs. ... 49ers RB Frank Gore, with a franchise-record five straight 100-yard games, has 7,196 career yards rushing and needs 149 to pass late Hall of Famer Joe Perry (7,344) for most yards rushing in club history. Giants have allowed four 100-yard rushers this season. ... San Francisco K David Akers has 78 points — making 19 of 21 field goals and all 21 of PATS — ranking first in franchise history for most points scored in team's first eight games. He's on pace to set team record for points scored in season. Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice had 138 points in 1987. ... Giants C David Baas played for San Francisco from 2005-2010. ... 49ers top-ranked run defense hasn't allowed 100-yard rusher in 30 straight games, tied for fourth-longest streak since 2000. ... Giants have forced at least one turnover in 21 straight regular season games. ... Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul has sack in five consecutive games. wouldn't get the top job. According to the indictment, one of the alleged victims testified that Sandusky was ''emo- tionally upset'' after that meeting with Paterno, and Sandusky announced his retirement the next month. Sandusky said he want- ed to spend more time with The Second Mile, as well as taking advantage of a generous retirement package that included continued use of an office and access to the school's athletic facilities. Several of the alleged assaults took place on Penn State property. Sandusky was just 55 when he retired with a sparkling resume. He stepped off college foot- ball's fast track when he would have been consid- ered a top candidate for vacancies at any big-time program. Bradley spent most of his career at Penn State as a defensive assistant and suc- ceeded Sandusky as defen- sive coordinator. Penn State has said Bradley will be interim coach for the rest of the season. It has not said if he will be a candidate for the permanent job, nor has it given any timetable for hir- ing a new coach. It's not even clear who will do the hiring, with Curley on leave and provost Rodney Erickson serving as interim school president. At A Glance Arizona 2 6 0 .250 St. Louis 1 7 0 .125 Thursday's Game Oakland 24, San Diego 17 Sunday's Games Buffalo at Dallas, 10 a.m. Denver at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Washington at Miami, 10 a.m. St. Louis at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Carolina, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Houston at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Seattle, 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 1:15 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 1:15 p.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 5:20 p.m. Monday's Game Minnesota at Green Bay, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 N.Y. Jets at Denver, 5:20 p.m. NHL By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pittsburgh 15 9 3 3 N.Y. Rangers14 8 3 3 Philadelphia15 8 4 3 New Jersey 13 7 5 1 N.Y. Islanders 12 4 6 Northeast Division GP W L OT Toronto 16 10 5 1 Buffalo 14 9 5 0 Ottawa 16 7 8 1 Boston 14 7 7 0 Montreal 15 6 7 2 Southeast Division GP W L OT Florida 15 8 4 3 Washington 13 9 4 0 Tampa Bay 15 8 5 2 Carolina 15 5 7 3 Winnipeg 16 5 8 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Chicago 16 9 4 3 Nashville 15 8 5 2 Detroit 13 7 5 1 St. Louis 15 7 7 1 Columbus 15 2 12 1 Northwest Division GP W L OT Edmonton 15 9 4 2 Minnesota 14 8 3 3 Vancouver 15 7 7 1 Colorado 15 7 7 1 Calgary 14 6 7 1 Pacific Division GP W L OT Dallas 14 11 3 0 Sharks 13 8 4 1 Phoenix 14 7 4 3 Los Angeles15 7 5 3 Anaheim 15 5 7 3 Wednesday's Games N.Y. Rangers 3, Ottawa 2 Tampa Bay 2, Philadelphia 1, OT Nashville 4, Anaheim 2 Thursday's Games Toronto 3, St. Louis 2, SO Boston 6, Edmonton 3 Chicago 6, Columbus 3 Florida 5, Winnipeg 2 Montreal 3, Phoenix 2, OT N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, late Vancouver at Los Angeles, late Minnesota at San Jose, late Friday's Games Washington at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Calgary at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Vancouver at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Moves Thursday's Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Named Todd Steverson minor league roving hitting instructor; Greg Sparks hitting coach at Sacramento (PCL); John Wasdin pitching coach at Burlington (NW) and Ariel Prieto pitching coach at Vermont (NYP). F O X