Former Cowboys, Saints DC Rob Ryan joining brother with Bills and other top stories.

• Former Cowboys, Saints DC Rob Ryan joining brother with Bills

  

  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- One Ryan wasn't enough for theBuffalo Bills.Bills coach Rex Ryan hired his twin brother Rob to serve as the team's assistant head coach with a specific responsibility for defense, the team announced Sunday night. It marks the second time the two have worked together after previously serving as assistants on their father Buddy Ryan's staff in Arizona in 1994 and `95."I'm excited to have Rob join our staff, and I think he will be a great asset," Ryan said in a statement relea..

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• Steelers hopeful injured Ben Roethlisberger can play vs. Broncos

  

  Despite the fact thatPeyton Manninghas been battling injuries all season, he might actually be the healthiest quarterback on the field when theBroncoshost theSteelerson Jan. 17 in the divisional round of the playoffs, and that's becauseBen Roethlisbergeris so banged up, there's no guarantee he's going to play.NFL Playoff BracketSchedule for next week's divisional round matchupsCBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora has reported that Roethlisberger suffered a right shoulder strain against the Be..

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• WBB: Wildcats swept at the Washingtons

  

  SEATTLE, WA - Dejza James scored 10 points and Malena Washington and Taryn Griffey each added eight, but the Arizona Wildcats dropped their second straight Pac-12 road game, losing to Washington 63-47 Sunday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena.The Wildcats (10-6, 1-3 Pac-12) started hot from the floor and led 9-3 in the early minutes of the game. Keyahndra Cannon and Griffey both hit 3-pointers during the stretch and JaLea Bennett finished off a three-point play off a foul.The Huskies respond..

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• Rockets rally to beat Pacers in overtime

  

  EditorsNote: fixes spelling of "confident: in seventh grafRockets rally to beat Pacers in overtimeHOUSTON -- The Indiana Pacers had beguiled the Houston Rockets so convincingly with their small lineup that there was no reason for them to utilize traditional personnel with the outcome up for grabs late in overtime.But after shooting their way into a lead with a hail of 3-pointers, the Rockets mustered the defensive might late to fend off the Pacers 107-103 in overtime on Sunday night at Toyota Ce..

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• Steady and Unselfish, Knicks Are Winning the Games They Used to Lose

  

  PhotoThe Knicks’ Derrick Williams completed an alley-oop in the first half.CreditSeth Wenig/Associated PressSigns of the Knicks’ gradual progress have come in different forms. Coach Derek Fisher has shortened his rotation. Kristaps Porzingis has spent more time plying his trade at the center position. And Carmelo Anthony has shown a willingness to cede more of the spotlight, going so far as to — gasp — pass up a look at a potentially winning shot last week.These are incremental changes — nothing..

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• Billy King era comes to a merciful end for Nets

  

  NEW YORK -- Perplexed people around the NBA had been asking the same question for a long time now.How isBilly Kingstill the general manager of theBrooklyn Nets?As of Sunday, after 5˝ seasons filled with one franchise-crippling transaction after another, he isn't.Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov finally came to his senses, officially announcing in a statement that King would no longer serve as GM -- much to the delight of the team's downtrodden fan base.Editor's PicksThibodeau, Calipari and Van Gundy..

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