NEW YORK — Rickey Henderson almost certainly will get a ticket to Cooperstown. The question is if baseball’s career leader in runs and stolen bases will have any company.

PITTSBURGH — Electrifying early and too late, the San Diego Chargers just didn’t have enough juice.

Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor league pitcher Sergio Mitre were suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance.

MILWAUKEE — The Green Bay Packers’ season came apart thanks in large part to a defense that consistently blew fourth-quarter leads. Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and most of his staff were let go Monday as a result.

ARLINGTON, — All seems well and good for the Washington Capitals these days.

MINNEAPOLIS — All but forgotten as a postseason contender just one month earlier, Andy Reid, Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles have a playoff win.

NEW YORK — Mike Smith and Tony Sparano performed so brilliantly as rookie head coaches it was almost impossible to separate them.

MIAMI — Chad Pennington waited in front of his end zone, the last line of defense for the Miami Dolphins. A blocker buried him — just like the Baltimore Ravens treated Pennington and the Dolphins all day.

GLENDALE, Ariz.  — The Arizona Cardinals were no playoff pretenders.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Buffalo Bills safety Ko Simpson was arrested outside a bar in his hometown of Rock Hill after he refused to leave officers alone as they arrested another man, according to a police report.

CHICAGO — Outside in the elements, the Detroit Red Wings showed they can play the Chicago Blackhawks anywhere, anytime, in any conditions. And still beat them.

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers followed Joe Nedney’s game-ending field goal with an even bigger bang, swiftly confirming that coach Mike Singletary will be back next year.

IRVING, Texas — Stars, stars, stars. Everywhere you look, the Dallas Cowboys are all about the stars.

Every year, at least a handful of NBA coaches wind up unemployed through some combination of bad play and bad luck. This season, there has to be another reason.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Western Conference has ruled the NBA the past decade. Not anymore.

The Tennessee Titans were in first place alone in the AFC South all season. If the Denver Broncos win at San Diego on Sunday, they will duplicate that feat in the AFC West.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Rod Marinelli was as angry publicly on Monday as he’s been in three seasons as coach of the Detroit Lions.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.  — Three months after winning the FedEx Cup, Vijay Singh padded his most lucrative year in golf Sunday by making a 10-foot birdie on the final hole for a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory in the Chevron World Challenge.

LANDOVER, Md.  — Jim Zorn sure didn’t look like the worst coach in America on Sunday. Instead, he’s the coach who got his Washington Redskins turned around a week too late — with a stop at the 1-yard line on the game’s final play.

ASHBURN — Whether by marketing or merit, the Washington Redskins are sending four players to the Pro Bowl.

ASHBURN — Saying he feels ‘like the worst coach in America,’ Jim Zorn began a two-day self-evaluation Monday into the meltdown that has plummeted his Washington Redskins out of the playoff race and prompted questions about his future.

CINCINNATI — Doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the Washington Redskins are in a mess of trouble.

LAS VEGAS — Greg Maddux grew up with the same weekend ritual as so many other American kids.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.— Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook and the desperate Philadelphia Eagles proved more of a headache for the New York Giants than all the chaos surrounding Plaxico Burress.

RALEIGH, N.C.— Eric Staal broke a tie for Carolina with 4:09 left, and Ray Whitney scored twice to help give Paul Maurice his first victory in his second coaching stint with the Hurricanes, 3-1 over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

Any lingering doubt whether the NFL faces serious issues about guns and player safety was emphasized on this particular Sunday.

LANDOVER, Md.  — The New York Giants have shoved every distraction aside, including a shooting incident involving their star receiver, to become as dominant as, say, a Chicago Bulls team with Michael Jordan.

Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress was accidentally shot in the right thigh and spent the night in the hospital, another dramatic turn in a tumultuous season in which the star New York Giants receiver has been fined and suspended.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The New York Knicks needed Stephon Marbury to play, then suspended him a game and docked him nearly $400,000 in salary Friday after claiming he refused.

Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley used to go to work with his house unlocked, his garage door open and his mind at ease.