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OUTLOOK: After such a successful 2008-09 season, Siena thinks it is about time to make an even bigger statement on a bigger stage and that's what the Saints are aiming for in 2009-10. Siena was just one of three programs in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference last season to finish better than .500 in league play and there's not much of a chance that that will change this time around.

OUTLOOK: The Big East Conference makes and the rest of the basketball world takes should be the theme for this league as it enters the 2009-10 campaign. Last season, the Big East sent both Connecticut and Villanova to the Final Four in Detroit and although neither program brought home the trophy, it was still a strong sign that college basketball is more than just alive and well in the region. Another indication that the Big East has the makings of a basketball superpower is that, of the top 14 picks in the latest NBA Draft, four came from the league. Overall, the conference was drained of nine top performers in the two rounds of the event, which is both good and bad for this year's version of Big East basketball.

The Minnesota Twins exercised the 2011 option on the contract of outfielder Michael Cuddyer.

Giants star pitcher and reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum has reportedly reached a plea agreement stemming from a drug possession charge that occurred on October 30.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Jacksonville Jaguars should get Rashean Mathis back for Sunday's game against Kansas City.

The New York Giants' depleted defense looks to get a boost for Sunday's game against the Chargers, as linebacker Michael Boley and defensive tackle Chris Canty are both listed as questionable for the tilt.