Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Francona's quiet authority inspires players to do bestOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Dustin Pedroia connected and the Fenway Park crowd went crazy. Fans hollered, teammates hugged the rookie and the Game 7 rout was on. The Red Sox were on their...
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Smith: Running game improvingOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Every NFL team has at least one run of 20 yards or longer this season -- except the Bears, whose longest run is 16 yards by Cedric Benson on 136 carries. The Bears are 3...
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Urlacher, Griese worry LionsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Jon Kitna could only laugh at the question. Has Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher lost a step, as some people have implied? "Ha," the Detroit Lions quarterback scof...
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Kane not playing like 18-year-oldOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon walked out of the coaches' office at the Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville on Thursday and tapped a reporter on the shoulder. "I have ...
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Fall Series provides shot at exempt statusOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mark Calcavecchia decided to play the final four weeks of the PGA Tour season for one simple reason. "Sheer boredom," he said. Really, there isn'...
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Red Sox rout rusty Rockies 13-1Oct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) -- Josh Beckett, Dustin Pedroia and the Boston Red Sox were revved up and ready. Not so the Colorado Rockies, who showed up in Beantown looking rusty not res...
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Hinrich, Deng named captainsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Before the Bulls elected team captains Wednesday, coach Scott Skiles asked which players were interested in running for the office. Ben Wallace, a sure winner, kept his ...
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Griese 'respects' new opportunityOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As Brian Griese can attest, there's nothing like two years of inactivity to make a quarterback appreciate being back on the field. Griese became a starter in just his se...
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White Sox' coaching staff will benefit from upgradeOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - There's plenty of work to do, but the White Sox are off to a good start as they begin the difficult process of going from World Series champions in 2005 to also-rans in ...
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Giroux's late goal helps keep Wolves undefeatedOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Alexandre Giroux scored his first goal as a member of the Chicago Wolves at the perfect time. With the Wolves trailing 3-2, Giroux scored with 27.9 seconds left in regul...