Baseball:: Thousands of pages of grand jury testimony related to the long-running steroid investigation of Barry Bonds and other athletes were unsealed by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco. It came in response to a request from the U.S. Attorney's office that the protective order on the documents be lifted to avoid possibly delaying Bonds' trial, scheduled to begin March 2. Prosecutors noted that much of the testimony had already been leaked to news media. The documents, however, will not be made public, according to Jack Gillund, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello.
Tennis:: Jimmy Connors was charged with a misdemeanor for an altercation last week before a men's basketball game between host UC Santa Barbara and North Carolina. Connors, an eight-time Grand Slam champion, was charged in Santa Barbara Superior Court with disrupting campus activities and refusing to leave a university facility.
today's nfl games
Titans (10-1) @Lions (0-11)
TIME, TV:: 12:30 p.m., chs. 13, 9
LINE:: Titans by 11
FANTASY FACTOR: : Tennessee QB Kerry Collins has completed 62 percent of his passes for 762 yards and six TDs with only one interception in the past three games. ... Detroit WR Calvin Johnson has scored in six of the past seven games and leads the team with 48 catches, 905 receiving yards and eight TDs.
THE BUZZ:: The Titans, who have won four straight games on Thanksgiving since 1979, can reach 11-1 for the first time in franchise history.
THE BALTIMORE SUN'S PICKS:
(TO WIN, NOT AGAINST THE SPREAD):: Titans: Jamison Hensley, Edward Lee, Rick Maese, Ken Murray, Mike Preston, Peter Schmuck, David Steele.
Seahawks (2-9) @Cowboys (7-4)
TIME, TV:: 4:15 p.m., chs. 45, 5
LINE:: Cowboys by 12 1/2
FANTASY FACTOR: : In the two games since he returned from injury, Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck is 29-for-53 for just 273 yards and three TDs with five interceptions. ... Dallas QB Tony Romo has thrown 31 touchdown passes to Terrell Owens since the beginning of 2006, the most for any quarterback-wide receiver duo.
THE BUZZ:: T.O. and turkey, who could ask for anything more?
THE BALTIMORE SUN'S PICKS:: Cowboys: Hensley, Lee, Maese, Murray, Preston, Schmuck, Steele.
Cardinals (7-4) @Eagles (5-5-1)
TIME, TV: : 8:15 p.m., NFL Network
LINE: : Eagles by 3
FANTASY FACTOR: : Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb will start coming off perhaps the worst back-to-back games of his career. ... Arizona QB Kurt Warner has five straight 300-yard games. One more would tie the NFL record he shares with Steve Young and Rich Gannon.
THE BUZZ: : With a win, the Cardinals clinch their first division title since 1975, when they were in the NFC East. ... If McNabb struggles again, things could get ugly.
THE BALTIMORE SUN'S PICKS:: Cardinals: Lee, Maese, Murray, Preston. Eagles: Hensley, Schmuck, Steele.
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