Good Thursday to everyone and welcome to Noontime Sports! We are closing in on another weekend, but before that happens, lets have our Daily Noontime for November 18, 2010.

Headlines:

* Cecil Newton, the father of Auburn quarterback, Cam Newton, apparently had a payment plan for his college career.

* With a [19-1] record, Zenyatta is headed back home to Kentucky to retire.

* Detroit Pistons “big man,” Ben Wallace is planning to earn a degree in law following his final days in the NBA.

* The Portland Trailblazers have learned about some bad news, which is that center Greg Oden will be sidelined for the remainder of the season.

* The Minnesota Vikings will worry about their new stadium situation in 2011.

* The McCourt divorce case will have a say on Friday about splitting up the L.A. Dodgers.

* MLB commissioner Bud Selig continues to admit that baseball is living its “Golden Age.“

Games to Watch:

* New Jersey at Toronto (NHL) – 7:00pm eastern

* Chicago at Miami (NFL) – 8:20pm eastern

* San Jose at Dallas (NHL) – 8:30pm eastern

* Denver at Portland (NBA) – 10:30pm eastern

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