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WHAT’S HAPPENING LOCALLY TUESDAY:
NHL: Sabres at Bruins, 7:30 p.m. (VERSUS)

AROUND THE WEB:

♦ On Monday, there were reports that the NFL is close to resolving its investigation into the Brett Favre-Jenn Sterger situation, and that the league was not likely to suspend the Vikings quarterback. Sterger’s manager did not take well to that news. Phil Reese told TMZ.com that Sterger has “provided extensive evidence that irrefutably proves there was harassment.” While Sterger has been mostly silent on the matter until now, Reese said that could change. Said Reese: “No matter what happens, Jenn has all legal remedies, including going public, if the NFL doesn’t clear her name.”

♦ Could a couple of pro teams be on the move in the next two years? Speculation that the Chargers will move from San Diego to Los Angeles has intensified lately. In The Los Angeles Times, T.J. Simers explains why the Chargers are likely to relocate a couple of hours north for the 2012 season. Meanwhile, with the Hornets moving under NBA ownership, the team could be ripe for a move as well when it is re-sold. Ian Thomsen at SportsIllustrated.com looks at potential landing spots and suggests Chicago might become a two-team town.

♦ Broncos coach Josh McDaniels was fired Monday, midway through his second season at the helm. In The Denver Post, Mark Kiszla writes that McDaniels is merely the scapegoat, and owner Pat Bowlen is the real problem.

♦ Michael Wilbon, who is moving to ESPN full-time, has his farewell column in The Washington Post.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On Dec. 7, 1986, in a 31-7 loss to the Bengals, Stanley Morgan had five catches to give him 67 on the year, a new Patriots single-season record. Whose mark did he break?

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I came in here to kick his butt, and he kicked mine. There are a zillion things to correct.” — Jets coach Rex Ryan, on Bill Belichick, following the Patriots 45-3 rout Monday night

STAT OF THE DAY: 26 — Consecutive regular-season home wins for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, an NFL record

‘NET RESULTS: A young woman won $123,000 in tuition money for being victorious in a football throwing competition at halftime of Saturday’s SEC championship game, and she won by throwing the football as a chest pass.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Derrick Ramsey, who had 66 receptions in 1984

SOOTHING SOUNDS: Bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne turns 79 Tuesday.

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