Tampa Bay Buccaneers 212 Tampa Bay got win number two

Houston Texans (7-7): Houston is desperately clinging to playoff hope Forget it, it's over 9-7 will not cut it.17. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7): Pittsburgh is right there with ya, Houston Beat Baltimore first, and they need a lot of help Could be 9-7 not great.18. Tennessee Titans (7-7): The Titans also have a scat-cat chance of making the playoffs Nice to save the 0-6 start with a 9-7 season Just awesome, dudes.19. Atlanta Falcons (7-7): Atlanta has a decent record at 7-7, but this will not be enough with Dallas and Philly both playing well They sure can't catch the Packers.20 New York Jets (7-7): The Jets will be toast soon The quarterbacking was spotty, at best But a rookie, thrown in Week One, is not that bad He will improve.21. San Francisco 49ers (6-8): They didn't quite cut it this season.22. Oakland Raiders (5-9): The Bay Area stays together with the Raiders moving up to No 22 Hooray!23 Carolina Panthers (6-8)24 Chicago Bears (5-9): Chicago needs a lot of work.25. Washington Redskins (4-10): Washington needs even more work.26 Buffalo Bills (5-9): Buffalo is shopping for a coach Is Marv Levy around27.

Kansas City Chiefs (3-11): Not so fun out of New England, huh Matt Kansas City, here we come.28. Seattle Seahawks (5-9): Seattle just lost to Tampa Bay at home Have I said enough29. Cleveland Browns (3-11): Cleveland has really moved up out of the cellar with a huge game by Marvin Harrison.30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-12): Tampa Bay got win number two.31.Detroit Lions (2-12): Detroit keeps losing.32 St. Louis Rams (1-13): The worst team in the NFL is still the St Louis Rams.. UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - France and Turkey said on Tuesday they were willing to contribute to an international monitoring team for a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive last weekend. "International monitoring mechanisms might prove necessary and we are willing to contribute to this," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told a session of the U.N Security Council.

"If Turkey is asked to be in such an international monitoring team, we are going to be of course willing to be there," Babacan told reporters before the special U.N. session.(Reporting by Sue Pleming and Claudia Parsons; Editing by John O'Callaghan). Strong American Schools Chairman Romer to Host President Bush and Mayor Nutterto Celebrate the Achievements of Urban Public SchoolsPresident Bush, Education Secretary Spellings, Mayor Nutter, SuperintendentAckerman and Al Sharpton to Join Romer at General Philip Kearny School inPhiladelphiaStrong American Schools Chairman Roy Romer will welcome President Bush,Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, Mayor Nutter and other local andnational education leaders to recognize the gains made by urban public schoolsat the Kearny School in Philadelphia.The event, which includes a classroom visit, a roundtable discussion withnational, state and local education reformers will highlight the urgent needto continue advancing a reform agenda based on high expectations for studentsand accountability for schools.The Kearny School is an example of the tremendous impact that the new era ofaccountability ushered in by NCLB.The event will focus on the reforms andstrategies being implemented in Philadelphia to dramatically improve studentachievement.Event Details:Date: Thursday, January 8th, 2009Location: General Philip Kearny SchoolPhiladelphia, PATime: 11:05 a.m.Remarks by Chairman Romer, Mayor Nutter, Superintendent Ackerman and PresidentBushCoverage:Open press 11:30 a.m.Media Availability with Chairman Romer, Mayor Nutter, Superintendent Ackermanand Al SharptonCoverage:Open pressOther components of the event include a school tour and roundtable discussionwith press coverage limited to pool press only and pool photo only. NOTE: All media must be credentialed.To acquire credentials for the event,please contact White House Office of Media Affairs at (202) 456-6238.For allother media inquiries, please contact Krista Zaharias at (202) 552-4557.CONTACT:Krista Zaharias of Strong American Schools, 1-202-552-4557/PRNewswire-USNewswire Jan 6/SOURCEStrong American Schools. In what will clearly be considered the dividing point of the USC season, the arrival of unheralded Mike Gerrity before the Tennessee game has led to a 2-0 A.G. (After Gerrity) record for the Trojans after a gutsy win over Western Michigan which featured a double-digit, second-half comeback, led by the aforementioned senior point guard. USC has shown to be a different team with a floor leader who can both handle the ball and is a threat to opposing defenses with his break-down-his-defender-and-get-into-the-lane skills. After what would have to be one of the top-five, all-time worst offseasons in NCAA history, that not only had the Trojans lose maybe their best coach ever (Tim Floyd), but also their strongest captain in recent history (Daniel Hackett), their best inside presence in recent history (Taj Gibson to the NBAs Bulls), and their best pure scorer (DeMar DeRozan to the NBAs Raptors).They also had recruits fleeing USC for greener, potentially non-NCAA-sactioned pastures, including three players in ESPNs Top-100 recruits, USC has apparently found its life preserver in Gerrity, after floating aimlessly to an early 4-4 record, with zero good wins and an RPI below 250. Although new USC coach Kevin ONeill and most USC-faithful owe Donte Smith a debt of thanks after how he had been previously treated by the former coaching staff, it was very apparent that Smith was not a Division I-level point guard and USC suffered horribly the first eight games with him at the point, sporting an assist-to-turnover ratio on the bad side of 1:1, where a good NCAA ratio hovers around 2.5:1. It was becoming very easy for USCs opponents to just pressure Smith consistently, which led to too many easy baskets and with no real backup for Smith, USC was at the mercy of the opposing defenses and were actually lucky to stumble their way to a 4-4 record. Then, before the Tennessee game, USC received word from the NCAA that unheralded point guard Mike Gerrity would be eligible for the Tennessee game, and for the rest of the season. This news was surely music to the ears of the USC staff, but to the fans, this was just another piece of neutral news amid a season of below-average results. Gerrity by no means cut an imposing figure on the sidelines, and his under-six-foot frame and receding hairline made him look much more like an average, everyday, walk-on than the sparkplug and commander the Trojans so sorely needed. While it seemed worth a try to throw anyone in at the point other than Smith, expectations for Gerrity had to certainly be moderate at best. With a 40-point blowout at the hands of the ball-hawking, tenacious, and superiorly-talented, Volunteers surely imminent, Gerrity instead used his cool and collected ball-handling and ultra-quick dribble-drives to break down the startled Tennessee squad to a surprisingly easy blowout win where USC won going away over the No.