Professional Sports

LeBron James had another big fourth quarter, but this time it wasn't enough.

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons are interested in Southern California coach Pete Carroll for their head coaching job. A person familiar with the team's coaching situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the Falcons want to speak with Carroll, who is on vacation in Hawaii. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Falcons have not officially met with Carroll.

ATLANTA -- Jeff Carter scored two goals within a span of 13 seconds in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK -- Goose Gossage became only the fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame today, earning baseball's highest honor on his ninth try on the ballot.

WASHINGTON -- Joe Gibbs resigned as coach and team president of the Washington Redskins on Tuesday. The Redskins said in a statement that Gibbs will remain part of the Redskins family and serve as a special adviser to owner Dan Snyder. Gibbs was to discuss his decision at a 3 p.m. news conference at Redskins Park.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Michael Vick left Virginia and was transferred today to a federal prison camp in Leavenworth, Kansas, to serve the rest of his 23-month sentence on a dogfighting charge.

Marian Hossa (HOH'-sah) scored twice and Ilya Kovulchuk (KOH'-vul-chuk) added his league-leading 34th goal of the season as Atlanta topped Buffalo 5-2.

Add Most Valuable Player to all the other accolades Tom Brady has been collecting. The New England Patriots' record-setting quarterback drew all but one vote Saturday in romping to The Associated Press 2007 NFL MVP award in the same manner his team romped through its schedule, going 16-0.

Josh Scobee saved the game by kicking a 25-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining and the Jacksonville Jaguars came back after squandering an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-29 on Saturday night in an AFC wild-card game that was wild in every sense of the word.

The Seattle Seahawks weren't about to play along with the sentimental favorite of this year's playoffs. The Redskins rode the passion and momentum of the last month one more time, overcoming a 13-point, second-half deficit. Then the Seahawks came back with three touchdowns of their own for a 35-14 NFC wild-card victory Saturday.