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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was named the National Football Leagues Most Valuable Player on Saturday at the NFL Honours show. The 26-year-old Newton was a near unanimous choice for the NFLs most prestigious honour, garnering 48 of the 50 votes with quarterbacks Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Carson Palmer of the Arizona Cardinals, receiving one vote each.Newton, who will be leading the top-seeded Panthers into Super Bowl 50 on Sunday versus the Denver Broncos, was also named the leagues Offensive Player of the Year. Newtons physics We look at what makes Cam Newton the NFLs best player Playing in his fifth season, Newton led all quarterbacks in the regular season with 45 touchdowns, including 10 rushing scores, in leading the Panthers to a league-best 15-1 record. Meanwhile, strong-armed quarterback Brett Favre headlined the eight-member Class of 2016 voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Brett Favre has been inducted into the Pro Football hall of Fame Favre, who retired five years ago, was elected in his first year of eligibility after a 20-year NFL career that included a Super Bowl title with the Green Bay Packers in the 1996 season.When he left the game, the three-time NFL Most Valuable Player reigned as the leagues all-time leader in completions, yards and passing touchdowns.Favre, who played 16 seasons with Green Bay, proved to be the most durable player ever in the NFL and tops the all-time list for consecutive starts with 297, 321 including playoffs. Ken Stabler (right), the Oakland Raiders quarterback, who died last year Joining Favre into the Canton, Ohio, shrine are coach Tony Dungy, wide receiver Marvin Harrison, pass-rusher Kevin Greene, tackle Orlando Pace, quarterback Ken Stabler, guard Dick Stanfel and former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo, Jr.Stablers election came four days after results of a study of the former Oakland Raiders quarterbacks brain revealed that the Super Bowl winner was suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE, which is linked to repeated head trauma, before his death last July. Also See: Super Bowl 50 countdown LIVE! Ten memorable Super Bowls 10 stars not called Peyton or Cam How to watch Super Bowl 50 Authentic Custom Packers Jersey .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. 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DETROIT -- Daniel Norris recently changed his delivery and the results give him hope for a strong finish to a mostly disappointing season.The Detroit Tigers second-year left-hander tossed a season-high 6 1/3 innings in his last start on Thursday and notched his second victory of the year. Norris recorded a season-high 12 outs on ground balls and didnt walk anybody in an 8-5 victory over Minnesota.Norris, who will try to build off that effort when he faces the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, credits pitching coach Rich Dubee for his improvement.Dubee and I have been working on extending through the ball and finishing my delivery, rather than recoiling and cutting off, he said. In doing that, its helping me get lower in the zone. That obviously leads to ground ball outs. Its just a matter of attacking guys early and making them get themselves out.Injuries have derailed Norris a good portion of the season, most recently a right oblique strain. He feels hes rounding into form for the teams homestretch as it tries to stay in the playoff hunt.Im definitely where I want to be, he said. Its a matter of going out there and pitching my game and getting on a good roll. I know when I do that, I can be as good as anybody and help this team win. Thats what I really look foward to -- feeling that confidence out there and trusting my stuff.Detroit began a stretch of playing 26 of 29 games against Central Division opponents. The Tigers won the opener against the White Sox 4-3 and remained 4 1/2 games behind Cleveland, which won 1-0 over Minnesota in extra innings on Monday.Were at a point we still kind of control our destiny, Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. It may come to a point where we need someone elses help but right nnow, weve just got to win games.ddddddddddddThe Tigers may be without centerfielder Cameron Maybin for a while. Maybin aggravated a thumb injury and left Mondays game early. X-rays were negative but hell undergo an MRI on Tuesday.The White Sox also began a long stretch within the division -- 21 consecutive games. Chicago has perked up lately, winning six of its last eight games prior to Mondays loss. That mini-surge has given the White Sox at least faint hope of reentering the postseason picture.Weve been playing good baseball lately, Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. Weve scored some runs and weve had some great starting pitching. When you get that, you have a chance. Offensively, if we keep that up, theres a shot in there to make a run, especially when youre playing within your division a lot going into the last month.Ventura was relieved that leadoff hitter Adam Eaton was healthy enough to return to the lineup on Monday. Eaton, who left Sundays game against Seattle with a bruised right forearm, went 0-for-4 with a walk.The White Sox will try to bounce back from Mondays defeat, when setup reliever Nate Jones gave up a go-ahead, two-run homer to Jarrod Saltalamacchia.Nates been as consistent as anybody, Ventura said. Its a tough one, especially when hes out there and hes got (good) stuff. Saltys gotten us a couple of times lately. That ones a tough one because you feel like youve grinded your way through it.Right-hander Anthony Ranaudo will make his fourth start for the White Sox on Tuesday. Hes 0-1 with a 7.88 ERA while allowing five home runs since being acquired from Texas. ' ' '