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Headlines are never scarce when Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer meet. But their recent feud over scheduling will add further intrigue to Thursday's Aussie semifinal, says Bruce Jenkins.

Twelve teams are headed to the playoffs. For the 20 also-rans, it's time to look to the future. Peter King analyzes Week 17's big headlines and gives his first wild-card weekend thoughts.

Andy Carroll made headlines for the right reasons as his goal gave Newcastle a shock 1-0 win over title-chasing Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.

First-round draft picks grab the headlines. But don't overlook the potential stars found in the later rounds. John P.

Lopez examines unheralded rookies who could make a quick impact.

The Ravens' defense commanded the pregame headlines, but it was the Indy 'D' that sparked the Colts to the AFC Championship Game.

The Colts finished the sixth-seeded Ravens 20-3.

Tiger Woods has been saying since he first showed up on the PGA Tour that he plays only to win. Lately, he has been making just as many headlines when he loses.

In the 268 official tournaments that Woods has played around the world as a pro, he has never gone three consecutive events without winning when he held at least a share of the 36-hole lead.

At this point it is hard to tell whose fault this continuing story is. In the past we have seen Brett Favre manipulate the media to keep himself in the headlines, however in this case the blame seems to rest with Jay Glazer of Fox Sports and that four letter network ESPN.

With 66 players filling out the rosters, the term 'All-Star snub' might now be obsolete. But these eight omissions deserve special mention for stellar first halves, writes Tom Verducci.