Post-Gazette sports reporter Paul Zeise blogs about the world of sports, and Pittsburgh sports in particular, with an assist from Seth Rorabaugh and his Morning Links. Follow Paul on Twitter @PaulZeise and Seth @emptynetters.

-Eight turnovers doom Charlie Batch (above) and the Steelers in a 20-14 loss to the rival Browns.
-Mike Adams and LaMarr Woodley each left the game due to ankle injuries.
-A loss to the Ravens next week would officially eliminated any chances the Steelers have at winning the AFC North title.
-Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden suffered a concussion following a hit by Jason Worilds.
-An 38-yard field goal in overtime by Justin Tucker (right) gave the Ravens a 16-13 win against the Chargers.
-Andy Dalton threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns for the Bengas in a 34-10 defeat of the Raiders.
-Bengals offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth and Raiders defensive linemen Lamarr Houston and Tommy Kelly were ejected following a brawl.
-Peyton Manning threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns for the Broncos in a 17-9 win against the rival Chiefs.
-Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster left the game due to a head/neck injury.
-T.Y. Hilton had a punt return and receiving touchdown for the Colts who defeated the Bills, 20-13.
-Chad Henne threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns for the Jaguars in a 24-19 win against the Titans.
-A 43-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter in overtime gave the Dolphins a 24-21 win against the Seahawks.
-Eli Manning threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Giants to a 38-10 rout of the Packers.
-Giants running back Andre Brown left the game due to a broken fibula.
-Matt Ryan threw for 353 yards and a touchdown for the Falcons in a 24-23 win against the Buccaneers.
-Colin Kaepernick threw for 231 yards and a touchdown for the 49ers who defeated the Saints, 31-21.
-Michael Bush (right) had 60 yards rushing and two touchdowns for the Bears in a 28-10 win against the rival Vikings.
-Bears running back Matt Forte (ankle), cornerback Charles Tillman (ankle), wide receiver/kick returner Devin Hester (concussion) and guards Lance Louis (knee sprain) and Chris Spencer (knee sprain) each left the game due to injuries.
-Janoris Jenkins two interception returns for touchdown and led the Rams past the Cardinals, 31-17.
-Can Pitt defeat South Florida and gain a bowl bid?
-Notre Dame sits at No. 1 in the BCS rankings.
-Two years after winning a national title, Auburn fired head coach Gene Chizik.
-Boston College fired head coach Frank Spaziani.
-North Carolina State fired head coach Tom O'Brien.
-Purdue fired head coach Danny Hope.
-Colorado fired head coach Jon Embree.
-Pitt guard Trey Zeigler (right) was arrested on DUI charges.
-Juwan Staten had 15 points for West Virginia which lost to Oklahoma, 77-70.
-No. 1 Indiana got 19 points from Will Sheehey in a 101-53 rout of Ball State.
-James Southerland scored 18 points for No. 6 Syracuse which beat Colgate, 87-51.
-Kyle Odister had 15 points for Cal Poly which upset No. 11 UCLA, 70-68.
-Keith Appling scored 19 points for No. 15 Michigan State which held off Louisiana, 63-60.
-Elias Harris had 24 points for No. 17 Gonzaga in a 81-67 win against Davidson.
-Markel Brown scored 23 points for No. 20 Oklahoma State which defeated Portland State, 81-58.
-No. 21 Connecticut got 19 points from Shabazz Napier in a 73-62 defeat of Stony Brook.
-Josh Scott scored 20 points for No. 23 Colorado which beat Air Force, 89-74.
-Jamaal Franklin collected 17 points for No. 25 San Diego State in a 66-60 win against Southern California.
-Charlie Morton (right) is looking to rebound following Tommy John surgery.
-A shootout goal by Jason Megna gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 5-4 win against the Albany Devils. Tom Kuhnhackl had two regulation goals and an assist for the Penguins while teammate Brian Gibbons added a reguation goal and two assists. Brad Thiessen made 28 saves in the victory.
-Thiessen has stopped all nine shootout attempts he has faced this season.
-Evgeni Makin had a goal for Metallurg Magnitogork in a 2-1 loss to Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia's KHL.
-Highlights (Malkin's goal is at the 0:45 mark):
-Deryk Engelland was held without a point for Rosenborg which lost to Tønsberg, 3-2, in a shootout in Norway's Get Ligaen.
(Photos: Batch-Jason Miller/Getty Images; Tucker-Harry How/Getty Images; Bush-Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images; Zeigler-Mike Stobe/Getty Images; Morton-Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
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