Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Warning: Don't be so quick to count out Chargers, GiantsJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - According to the wise guys in Las Vegas and the media know-it-alls, a New England Patriots-Green Bay Packers Super Bowl is a foregone conclusion. But it's a mistake to s...
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Simply no accountabilityJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Tuesday defined why I vote for Mark McGwire for the Hall of Fame. Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and players union chief Don Fehr appeared before Congress....
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Podres pitched Brooklyn Dodgers to only Series titleJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - GLENS FALLS, N.Y. -- Johnny Podres, an All-Star who pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to their only World Series title in 1955, has died. He was 75. A spokesman for Glens Fal...
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Lewis scores 26 points and Orlando routs Chicago 102-88Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Orlando Magic's often-criticized signing of free agent Rashard Lewis might finally be working out. Lewis, who averaged 22.4 points in Seattle l...
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Back to wing for Byfuglien?Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Dustin Byfuglien has been nursing a tender ankle, but that's not why Blackhawks coach Denis Savard didn't use the defenseman in the third period Sunday night in Nashvill...
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Noah deals with tough penaltyJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Joakim Noah was back at practice Monday in Orlando and ready to move on. But he obviously will never forget the events of last weekend, when his teammates held a players...
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Packers find plenty of heroesJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Although Brett Favre and Ryan Grant were the headliners in Green Bay's playoff victory over Seattle, it would be a mistake to ignore the Packers' supporting cast. It's a...
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Maroney's time has comeJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Laurence Maroney ran to his left and waited. His chance was about to come. Tom Brady scanned the defense then turned toward him and threw a short pa...
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Dodgers mourn PodresJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - GLENS FALLS, N.Y. -- As soon as he heard Johnny Podres had died, Don Newcombe recalled that famous moment more than a half-century ago. "My mind went back to Yankee Stad...
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Earnhardt feeling the pressure of new Hendrick rideJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. is already feeling the pressure, and the season hasn't even started. As his winless streak nears two years, NASCAR's most popula...