
USA! USA! Our own Olivia Culpo crowned Miss Universe
Miss USA Olivia Culpo has taken that most coveted of beauty queen crowns and been named Miss Universe for 2012. Culpo elbowed out 88 teetering and teary others to win the title, taking over royal duties from the 2011 winner Leila Lopes, of Angola. The 20 year old from Rhode Island was anointed at a televised ceremony at the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas as the first American to be crowned since Brook Lee in 1997. Culpo's beguiling charm, winning smile and ability to wear a teeny-weeny bikini and red velvet gown helped her edge out runner-up Miss Philippines.

NASA's fancy new spacesuit looks like it was designed by Pixar


ADRIENNE BARD
Chet talks with CBS correspondent, Adrienne Bard, about people migrating for the end of the world.
JEFF GILBERT
Chet talks with CBS reporter, Jeff Gilbert, about the Toyota crash tests.

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AHL
The Rochester Americans scored a pair of power-play goals, but it was not enough as the Amerks dropped a 4-2 decision to the Grand Rapids Griffins Wednesday night at Van Andel Arena. The game marked the final matchup of the season between the former North Division rivals, who each posted wins on home ice throughout the two-game season series....Rochester returns home to The Blue Cross Arena on Friday, Dec. 21 as the Amerks battle the Binghamton Senators in the first leg of a two-game set between the intrastate rivals.
albany devils lost at bridgeport 4-3
NFL
Buffalo is 1-4 in regular-season games at Toronto since the series began in 2008
Center Eric Wood considers the Buffalo Bills' annual games in Toronto to be ``a joke,'' believing the team gives away its home-field edge by playing under a dome and in front of ambivalent crowds....Wood added he understands how playing games in Canada's financial capital and largest city benefits a small-market team such as the Bills. He enjoys traveling to Toronto and taking advantage of what the city has to offer culturally.
What's not enjoyable, Wood says, is playing there.
It’s a bad atmosphere for football. I mean, nobody wants to play there. I guess for opposing teams it beats the hell out of going in somebody else’s stadium and dealing with a bunch of crowd noise.”
the ny jets will explore all options with Sanchez, including a trade, and the team plans to part ways with Tebow after the season, league sources said Wednesday..would be difficult to trade Sanchez because of an $8.25 million guarantee in 2013 in his contract
Greg McElroy is going from third-string to starting quarterback for the New York Jets. He will get his first NFL start on Sunday, stepping in for the benched Mark Sanchez and leapfrogging backup Tim Tebow. McElroy took the first-team snaps at practice yesterday.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has been voted Associated Press coach of the year after leading the Fighting Irish to a spot in the BCS championship game...Kelly received 25 votes from the AP college football poll panel. Penn State's Bill O'Brien was second with 14 votes.
NBA
Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points in his return to the lineup, and the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 100-86 last night in the third meeting this season between the city rivals. J.R. Smith added 19 points and Tyson Chandler had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks. Joe Johnson scored 17 points for the Nets...THE KNICKS ARE 19-6
knicks host chicago on friday
Paul Pierce scored 25 of his season-high 40 points in the second half, carrying the Boston Celtics to a 103-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers last night
KEVIN Durant poured in a season-high 41 points on 14-of-23 shooting and had 13 rebounds as the Thunder topped the Hawks 100-92 in Atlanta. Westbrook added 27 points and 11 rebounds while helping the Thunder improve to a NBA'-best 21-4.
The Los Angeles Clippers ran their winning streak to a franchise record-tying 11 games with an easy win over New Orleans, which dropped its ninth in a row... The Clippers are 19-6 after Blake Griffin scored 18 points and Jamal Crawford added 17 in a 93-77 win over the Hornets.
COLLEGE HOOPS
Seth Curry scored 20 points and Mason Plumlee added 18 as Duke crushed Cornell 86-47
No. 5 Louisville whip Florida International 79-55.
Sean Kilpatrick scored 25 points and led a second-half surge that carried No. 11 Cincinnati to a 60-45 victory over Xavier
No. 22 Notre Dame beat Kennesaw State 85-57 behind Jack Cooley's 14 points and 13 rebounds
Billy Baron scored 19 points, including nine in the final 4:12 as Canisius defeated Temple 72-62
Chris Johnson and Demitrius Conger scored 16 points each to pace St. Bonaventure to a 97-57 nonconference victory over The Citadel on Wednesday night.
UALBANY HOST QUINIPIAC ON FRIDAY..
MLB
The Yankees and Ichiro Suzuki have finalized a $13 million, two-year contract that keeps the 10-time All-Star in the Bronx. The 39-year-old was obtained in a trade with Seattle on July 23rd.
The Red Sox have signed right-hander Ryan Dempster to a two-year contract. The team announced the signing yesterday, nearly a week after two people familiar with the negotiations said Dempster had agreed to a $26.5 million deal.
The community of Newtown, Conn., continued the healing process Wednesday night with a return to the basketball court.
Five days after 20 children and six faculty members lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the Newtown High School girls' basketball team added a tiny piece of normalcy, taking on its longtime rival Masuk of Monroe
There was a 26-second moment of silence for the victims..Newtown celebrated its first victory of the season, 64-44.





