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The Seattle Times: Sports: NFC Championship: Eagles going to Super Bowl (Sports, 20 articles)
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The Eagles 27-10 win over Atlanta on Sunday got them beyond the NFC championship game, where they had lost the past three seasons. (01-23) 18:57 PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) The final piece the Eagles needed to reach the Super Bowl turned out to be a healthy Brian Westbrook , rather than a hobbled Terrell Owens . With Owens sidelined by a severe ankle injury, Westbrook ran for 96 yards and caught five passes to help the Eagles beat the Atlanta Falcons 27-10 Sunday after three straight losses in the conference title game. Philadelphia moves on to its first Super Bowl in 24 years - the only acceptable outcome for the Eagles and their rabid fans after so many close calls - New England beats Pittsburgh, 41-27 My brother Bill , who lives just across Walt Whitman Bridge from Lincoln Financial Field is having cornea-transplant surgery tomorrow morning. (01-23) 17:12 PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) The NFC title game may have been the last one for Atlanta defensive tackle Ed Jasper . Across the state, just a few inches of snow fell in Pittsburgh one day before the Steelers hosted the New England Patriots in the AFC title game at Heinz Field .
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The Seattle Times: Sports: Roundup: Woods needs little time to tie Lehman (Sports, 12 articles)
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Once the fog cleared and players finished their third rounds, Luke Donald and Tom Lehman shared the lead at the Buick Invitational. Woods finished his second round early yesterday with a birdie to cap off a 63 on the easier North course, then waited some six hours before the fog lifted enough to see fairways and greens, but not the Pacific Ocean. Lehman ehman made two birdies to regain the lead Friday, then waited out a three-hour fog delay and left everyone behind with two more birdies to close out a 5-under 67 on the tough South course and tie the 36-hole tournament record.
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The Seattle Times: Sports: Australian Open: Hewitt captures wet, wild match (Sports, 7 articles)
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US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, not surprisingly, by beating another Russian in today's fourth round. Kuznetsova got only half of her first serves into play, relying on her powerful ground strokes in a 6-4, 6-2 win over Vera Douchevina . Seven Russian women made the fourth round, including three Grand Slam winners, although the opening match on Rod Laver Arena Melbourne Park's center court was the only all-Russian encounter.
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Lewis: 'I'm making a comeback'; Klitschko ready (Sports, 4 articles)
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Reuters Jan. 23 LONDON World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is ready for a re-match with Lennox Lewis if the Briton were to come out of retirement. Lewis did hint at a possible wish to return after Briton Danny Williams' battering at the hands of Klitschko in a world title bout in Las Vegas last month. It appears a little trash talk and loads of cash are about to lure Lewis out of retirement.
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The Seattle Times: Sports: Roundup: Slovenia's Maze wins giant slalom (Sports, 5 articles)
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Tina Maze of Slovenia won a World Cup giant slalom for the third time this season yesterday while Lindsey Kildow of Vail, Colo., enjoyed her best result in the event by finishing ninth. Austrian Manfred Pranger claimed his first World Cup victory on Sunday by finishing first in the men's slalom in Kitzbuehel, Austria. Falling snow and poor visibility forced organizers to abandon Thursday's final training session for this weekend's classic downhill race in Kitzbuehel.
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SA v Eng fifth Test day three photos (Sports, 4 articles)
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In Douglas Gilbert's Amesbury darkroom , the black-and-white silhouettes slowly emerge, revealing images of a person and a time that changed the face of rock n roll history. The person is Bob Dylan , the time is the summer of 1964, and the photos were hidden from the public for four decades. That will change next month, when the photographer now a psychotherapist holds his first public showing of the prints at the Perfect Exposure Gallery in Los Angeles.
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Plano soccer tournament gets on schedule (Sports, 4 articles)
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Marty Berryman has coached tennis for most of his adult life, first for nine years at Plano Senior High and then 16 years at Collin County Community College. Plano East blows em away Plano East was quick to take advantage of a stiff northerly wind during the championship game against Lewisville in the Plano Tournament of Champions. With the win, Plano West (24-5, 6-3) not only avenged a loss to Marcus (19-8, 5-4) but also took sole possession of third place in the district.
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Rangers out of Delgado hunt (Sports, 7 articles)
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The Texas Rangers abruptly withdrew Sunday night from the competition to sign Carlos Delgado , leaving the New York Mets, Baltimore and Florida as the remaining bidders for the free-agent first baseman. After months of trying to make Delgado fit into their payroll and their lineup, the Rangers decided Sunday things were simply too complicated and ended their pursuit of the free agent. On Sunday, they added one caveat: That Delgado would be the designated hitter because the Rangers refuse to move Mark Teixeira to the outfield and set a domino effect of other moves in motion.
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Knicks' Wilkens resigns (Sports, 6 articles)
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This one came a day after Hall of Fame coach Lenny Wilkens stepped down and Williams assumed the head job for the rest of the season. With Knicks president Isiah Thomas looking on from his usual vantage point in the tunnel behind the bench, Williams immediately set to work putting his imprint on the team. Wilkens woke up Saturday, headed to the New York Knicks' morning practice and quit as head coach of the NBA team.
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The Seattle Times: Sports: Pac-10 roundup: Stanford alone in first place (Sports, 4 articles)
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Candice Wiggins scored 23 points and had a season-high nine rebounds in leading No. 5 Stanford to a 94-58 victory over USC last night and sole possession of first place in the Pac-10. At Arizona State 74, Oregon 65 Emily Westerberg scored a career-high 26 points, including 17 in the second half, to lead Arizona State. The No. 5 Stanford women's basketball team made a mockery of that idea Saturday night with a 94-58 victory over USC at Maples Pavilion.
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