Vikings from Red McCombs for US$625 million, possibly becoming the first African-American owner of an NFL team (subject to NFL approval). However, this is soon overshadowed by a number of public relations gaffes by Fowler and his associates—most notably, padding his résumé with false or misleading information. (CNN/SI) 13 February 2005 (Sunday) American Football: Pro Bowl – In the concluding game of the 2004–2005 NFL season, held in Hawaii, the AFC all-stars beat the NFC by the score of 38–27. Basketball: Karl Malone the Mailman retires. Cricket: South Africa (241 for 7) beat England (240) by 3 wickets in the seventh and final One Day International at Pretoria, winning the ODI series 4–1. (BBC) Rugby union – Six Nations: In the final match of the second round at Twickenham in London, France comes back from a 17–6 halftime deficit to defeat England 18–17. (BBC) 12 February 2005 (Saturday) Football: Disgraced German referee Robert Hoyzer is formally arrested after German prosecutors find evidence that he may have fixed more matches than those he has admitted to manipulating. (Reuters/Yahoo!) Rugby union – Six Nations: In the second round of matches, Wales record their first away win in the Six Nations for nearly four years when they defeat Italy 8–38 in Rome's Stadio Flaminio. (BBC). Meanwhile, despite injuries sustained in last week's match against Italy, Ireland overwhelm Scotland by 13–40 at Edinburgh's Murrayfield. (BBC) College basketball (men): Illinois defeats Wisconsin to go 25–0 for the season. (ESPN) NBA (NBA): Flip Saunders is fired as head coach of the underachieving Minnesota Timberwolves following a 25–26 start, which came in spite of having virtually the same team that they had when they posted the best record in the Western Conference the previous year. ESPN.com Allen Iverson scores a career- and season-high 60 points as the Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Orlando Magic 112–99 in Philadelphia. (NBA) Detroit Pistons 107, Washington Wizards 86 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. (NBA) Milwaukee Bucks 113, Atlanta Hawks 83 in Milwaukee. (NBA) 11 February 2005 (Friday) Football: The German Football Association (DFB) announces it will pay Bundesliga club Hamburger SV €500,000 as direct compensation for its tainted DFB-Pokal loss in August 2004, which was one of several games fixed by disgraced referee Robert Hoyzer. The DFB also announced that a Germany international friendly will be played at Hamburg's AOL Arena in October 2005, with a potential extra profit of €1.5 million to