KATY PERRY: Woman of the Year
2012 was the year of Katy Perry, according to Billboard, which has named her its Woman of the Year. She was honored with a gala in New York City.
The California Gurl told the industry publication, "I was very honored. I was also a bit surprised, because I thought my year was over, especially with the tour ending last year. But it's nice to see that it's been extended. I really appreciate it. I like to be viewed as a strong woman, and I think that's what Billboard is basically saying."
Previous winners of the award, which is given out annually, include Fergie, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Receives Kennedy Center Honors
David Letterman and Dustin Hoffman were among those receiving Kennedy Center Honors Saturday in Washington, DC.
In toasting the late-night talk show host, Stephen Colbert said, "I knew Johnny [Carson], and I loved Johnny. Johnny was beyond reproach. Dave was stupid. Dave was ours. Dave was like us. We wanted to throw things off of buildings. ... We would love to stick our heads out the window of 30 Rock and yell at passers-by, 'I'm not wearing any pants!"'
Meryl Streep and Glenn Close both toasted Dustin Hoffman. Other artists honored Saturday included Led Zeppelin and Buddy Guy.
(COMING SOON)
-A Webster woman was charged with robbery.
-A 13 year old is accused of stealing a car.
-A shooting victim was stopped in the East End.
NFL
Ryan Fitzpatrick directed five straight scoring drives in Buffalo's 34-18 victory over visiting Jacksonville that keeps the 5-7 Bills slim playoff hopes alive.
Fred Jackson had 101 yards rushing and C.J. Spiller scored on a 44-yard run that put Buffalo (5-7) up 34-10 early in the fourth quarter.
ryan fitz 9-17 for 112 yards 2 tds and 1 pick
trailing 10-7 in the second, The Bills went ahead for good with 1:56 left in the second quarter when Fitzpatrick hit tight end Scott Chandler for an 11-yard touchdown.
jags 1-for 10 on third down
bills 5-12 on third down
The Kansas City Chiefs, stunned by the murder-suicide of teammate Jovan Belcher the day before, went out and snapped their eight-game losing streak by beating visiting Carolina 27-21. Coach Romeo Crennel says playing the game was absolutely the right thing to do, no matter the outcome
A spokesman for the Cleveland Browns say a member of the team's grounds crew killed himself at their practice facility in Berea (buh-REE'-uh
In the Sunday night game, the Dallas Cowboys beat Philadelphia 38-33. The Cowboys kept their postseason hopes alive by reaching the .500 mark in handing Philadelphia its eighth straight defeat. Three touchdown passes for Tony Romo, who passed Troy Aikman to become the all-time Cowboys career leader with 168 TD passes. Romo completed 22 of 27 for 303 yards.
New England clinched their fourth straight AFC East title by beating Miami 23-16. Tom Brady threw his first interception in 203 pass attempts.
Third-string quarterback Greg McElroy led the Jets to their only points of the day and New York beat visiting Arizona 7-6. Backup QB Tim Tebow was inactive due to broken ribs.
The Denver Broncos wrapped up the AFC West with a 31-23 win over Tampa Bay that also clinched the NFC South title for Atlanta, which won on Thursday night. Peyton Manning threw three TD passes to give him 29 on the season, moving past Jake Plummer and John Elway for the most by a Denver quarterback in a single year.
The Houston Texans clinched their second straight playoff berth and set a franchise record for wins in a season with a 24-10 road victory over the Tennessee Titans. The 11-1 Texans set a franchise record for victories, forcing six turnovers.
Indianapolis improved to 8-4 in in command of an NFC wild-card playoff berth by outscoring Detroit 35-33 at Ford Field. Number-1 draft pick Andrew Luck threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Donnie Avery with no time left for the winning TD.
Andy Dalton scrambled up the middle for a 6-yard touchdown with 4:11 left for the go-ahead score and the Cincinnati Bengals won their fourth straight game, 20-13 over San Diego. The 7-5 Bengals remained tied with Pittsburgh in the race for the AFC's second wild-card berth.
MONDAY NIGHT THE REDSKINS HOST THE GIANTS...KICKOFF IS 8:30
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Northern Illinois out of the Mid-American Conference has busted the BCS, and is heading to the Orange Bowl to play ACC champion Florida State.
No. 4 Florida will meet No. 22 Louisville in the Sugar Bowl.
Oregon will meet Kansas State in another marquee matchup at the Fiesta Bowl.
Wisconsin believes its third straight trip to the Rose Bowl could be the charm when it plays Stanford.
ND AND ALABAMA WILL MEET FOR THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN MIAMI ON JANUARY 7TH
After missing out on the BCS, Big 12 co-champion Oklahoma will instead take on Johnny Football, freshman sensation Johnny Manziel, and former conference rival Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.
Syracuse is headed back to the Pinstripe Bowl for the second time in three years and will face former Big East foe West Virginia on Dec. 29 in Yankee Stadium.
NBA
The New York Knicks protected their unblemished home record by beating Phoenix 106-99. They are 7-0 at Madison Square Garden, and their 12-4 overall mark is just a half-game behind Miami for best record in the NBA's Eastern Conference.. Carmelo Anthony was high man for the Knicks with 34 points.
In the only other game on the pro hoops schedule, the L.A. Lakers fell to Orlando 113-103.. Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15 rebounds against his former team. COLLEGE HOOPS
No. 6/5 Syracuse puts the longest home-court winning streak in Division I on the line when it welcomes Eastern Michigan to the Carrier Dome on Monday, Dec. 3. Tip off between the Orange (5-0) and the Eagles (5-1) is set for 7 p.m.
Saint Louis beat Valparaiso 62-49 on Sunday in its first game since former coach Rick Majerus died of heart failure. The 64-year-old Majerus passed away at a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday after coaching the Billikens to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 12 years last season.
COLLEGE HOCKEY
The RIT men’s hockey team (2-8-3, 1-5-2 AHA) dropped a heartbreaker on Sunday evening, as Air Force’s Stephen Carew scored 1:01 into overtime to hand the Tigers a 3-2 defeat
RIT returns to action on Friday and Saturday with a pair of home games against Sacred Heart. Both contests start at 7:05 p.m.
Former All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra is scheduled to be sentenced in Los Angeles for hiding and selling sports memorabilia and other items that were supposed to be part of his bankruptcy filing... Federal prosecutors are asking for a 2{-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud and money laundering charges.
