Monday's results

Notre Dame 88, Indiana 50

Cornell 78, Loyola 53

\ Wizards fire Eddie Jordan

Eddie Jordan was fired as coach of the Washington Wizards on Monday after opening the season 1-10 without injured starters Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood. Ed Tapscott, the Wizards' director of player development, will replace Jordan on an interim basis.

Just a bit outside

The Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday signed Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, two 20-year-old pitchers from India who had never picked up a baseball until earlier this year.

They are believed to be the first athletes from India to sign professional baseball contracts outside their country.

Singh and Patel were the top finishers in an Indian reality TV show called "Million Dollar Arm" that drew about 30,000 contestants. The show sought to find athletes who could throw strikes at 85 m.p.h. or faster.

While neither pitcher threw hard enough to earn the $1 million prize, Singh made $100,000 from the contest and Patel made $2,500. Neither pitcher has ever taken the mound in a game situation.

When they first came to the U.S. and began playing catch, the pitchers were mystified by the concept of gloves and had to be taught not to try to catch the ball with their bare hands.

New Orleans 51, Green Bay 29

New Orleans running back Deuce McAllister stretches out for the end zone during the Saints' stomping of Green Bay on Monday. With this score, McAllister became the Saints' all-time touchdown leader with 54. AP

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