Eagles' Sheppard out for Sunday's playoff
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Philadelphia cornerback Lito Sheppard will miss the Eagles' NFL playoff game Sunday at New Orleans because of a dislocated elbow.
Sheppard, a Pro Bowl selection this season, injured his right arm during a run by New York's Tiki Barber in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game. Sheppard's Eagles eliminated the Giants 23-20 in the contest and advanced to a divisional playoff game against the Saints.
Rod Hood will likely replace Sheppard in the Eagles' lineup. William James, inactive last week with a calf injury, and Joselio Hanson are also expected to be used more in the New Orleans game.
Sheppard had 30 tackles in 13 games during the regular season and intercepted six passes. He returned one of those 102 yards for a touchdown.
Tiger Woods earned $99 million last year
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Tiger Woods pulled in nearly $99 million in 2006 on-course and off-course earnings and tops the Golf Digest 50 top earners for the fourth consecutive year.
Golf Digest said Woods made $11,941,827 on the golf course last year and another $87 million in off-course endorsements. The magazine said Woods' increased his total by about $12 million over 2005.
Golf Digest editors estimate Woods has earned $646,738,003 over 10 seasons and say the 31-year-old will become the first billionaire in sports by the end of 2010.
Phil Mickelson was second on the 2006 Golf Digest list with $4.2 million in earnings on the course and about $40 million off the course. Golf legend Arnold Palmer, with $27.5 million off the course and $42,850 on the course, was third.
Michelle Wie was the highest earning woman, totaling $20.2 million -- $735,224 on the course -- for sixth place, Golf Digest said. Annika Sorenstam, the No. 1 ranked woman in the world, was 13th with $2.3 million won on the course and $10.8 million earned off it.
Hurricanes, Coyotes make player trade
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- NHL defenseman Dennis Seidenberg has been traded from the Phoenix Coyotes to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Kevyn Adams, the teams announced Monday.
Seidenberg, 25, has one goal and one assist over 32 games with Phoenix this season. A four-year veteran, he previously played for Philadelphia and has eight goals and 25 assists in 158 NHL games.
Seidenberg is expected to help an injury-depleted Hurricanes' lineup. Carolina's Tim Gleason and Frantisek Kaberle are both out indefinitely; Bret Hedican is out until early February and Glen Wesley is listed as day-to-day with a lower body injury.
Adams, 32, was credited with two goals and two assists this season. He has scored 38 goals and assisted on 34 others since joining the Hurricanes in 2002 from Florida. He's also played for Toronto and Columbus and has 56 goals and 66 assists in 445 NHL games.
Arenas, Garnett take NBA weekly honors
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Washington's Gilbert Arenas and Minnesota's Kevin Garnett were selected the NBA players of the week, the league announced Monday.
Arenas rook the NBA Eastern Conference honor by averaging 33.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 2.7 steals while helping the Wizards to a 2-1 record last week.
Garnett, the Western Conference weekly award winner, had a scoring average of 27.5 points a game last week while getting 14.5 rebounds in pacing the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 4-0 record on the week. He had a season-high 32 points against Charlotte on News Year's Day.
