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Mariners score 13 runs in first 4 innings against Tigers and cruise to win (Sports, 6 articles)
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DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers ended a hectic 24 hours with two wins from three games but ultimately made little progress in their American League wild card chase on Tuesday. The rookie right-hander allowed one run over five innings to lead the Tigers to a 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers and a split of Tuesday's day-night doubleheader. Alex Rodriguez's home run tear is carrying the Yankees toward the playoffs und and one of their chief competitors just lost a key pitcher to injury. Closing in on his third MVP award, Rodriguez homered for the fifth straight game Sunday and New York completed a weekend sweep with a 6-3 victory at Kansas City. The surging Yankees, who have won five in a row, extended their AL wild-card lead to four games over Detroit. DETROIT - Ichiro Suzuki scored in each of the first four innings and the Seattle Mariners busted out of a long slump, beating the Detroit Tigers 14-7 on Sunday for only their second victory in 15 games. Raul Ibanez hit a three-run homer, Adrian Beltre had four RBIs and Jose Guillen drove in three runs for Seattle, which began the day five games behind the New York Yankees in the AL wild-card race.
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Romo-Witten combination clicks for Cowboys (Sports, 13 articles) [UPDATE]
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Sunday night, Owens was dancing, smiling and catching touchdown passes in the Cowboys' season-opening victory over the Giants at Texas Stadium. While the bright lights of Sunday Night Football will shine on Coach Wade Phillips, not Parcells , the new coach is expected to start 19 players who were drafted, signed or re-signed during Parcells' time at Valley Ranch. IRVING - On an uneasy night, sensing rather quickly how vulnerable the Cowboys defense was going to be to the Giants' attack, QB Tony Romo started with the familiar.
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More Pain: Wizards Lose Arenas, Then the Game (Sports, 13 articles) [UPDATE]
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The Washington Wizards shot 51 percent, received a terrific all-around game from center Etan Thomas and had all five starters score in double figures, while holding one of the game's brightest stars below his scoring average. That has been the story of the Washington Wizards without injured all-stars Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler and another painful chapter was added to the tale Wednesday night in an 85-82 loss to the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. The Wizards (39-39) once again were in position to pull out a victory, but couldn't make the key plays down the stretch against a Heat team that was without Shaquille O'Neal .
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A Nice Fit for Federer: Sampras’s Slam Record (Sports, 8 articles) [UPDATE]
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Putting aside aces for arias, Mr. Personality traded center court at the U.S. Open for center stage at the Metropolitan Opera House. NEW YORK - Roger Federer lost the first set to Feliciano Lopez , barely won the second, then trailed love-40 to start the third. Then Federer did the sort of remarkable thing that Federer does: He won the next 35 points he served.
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Bengals hang on to beat Ravens; Smith rallies 49ers (Sports, 7 articles) [UPDATE]
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With wounded players shuffling off the field in waves, Cincinnati pulled off the kind of victory last night that could set the tone for a season - that is, assuming no one else gets hurt. SAN FRANCISCO - Quarterback Alex Smith and his San Francisco 49ers looked awful on Bill Walsh Field until the last few minutes. Arnaz Battle scored on a 1-yard end around with 22 seconds to play, and the 49ers erased an inept offensive performance with an 86-yard scoring drive to cap a 20-17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL's final opener Monday night.
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Talent in Chase field among NASCAR's best - (Sports, 7 articles)
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The hottest driver in NASCAR's Nextel Cup series over the past two months is holding down the final spot in the 12-man Chase for the Championship with two races remaining until the start of the stock car playoff. RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 8 (AP) - Jimmie Johnson locked up his spot as the favorite for the Nextel Cup title, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. was locked out of Nascar s Chase for the championship. Johnson easily raced to his series-best sixth victory of the season, winning Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway to shore up the top seed in the Chase.
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Tight End Likely Paralyzed After Injury, Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett Sustained Life-Threatening Spinal-Cord Injury In Season Opener (Sports, 14 articles) [UPDATE]
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The doctor who performed surgery on Everett , Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, said Everett's condition had " improved. Everett voluntarily moved his arms and legs on Tuesday when partially awakened, prompting a neurosurgeon to say the Buffalo Bills' tight end would walk again und contrary to the grim prognosis given a day before. PITTSBURGH - Steelers coach Mike Tomlin isn't surprised a New England Patriots employee is suspected of videotaping signals by Jets coaches during Sunday's season opener.
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Woods marks spot in record book - (Sports, 13 articles) [UPDATE]
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The Masters: April 5-8, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga. In the past three years, Phil Mickelson has sandwiched his two Masters wins around the fourth by Tiger Woods. ATLANTA, Sept. 10 - The golfers who have complained about the condensed schedule of the FedEx Cup and about how the top prize in the first PGA Tour playoff will be disbursed now have something else to be unhappy with. The summer drought here, exacerbated by an average temperature of 96 degrees in August, has withered the bentgrass greens at East Lake Golf Club, where the FedEx Cup's final event, the Tour Championship, will be played starting Thursday.
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New York Yankees (Sports, 10 articles)
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SPARKY Lyle, superb out of the Yankees bullpen all season long, failed to preserve a late lead last night as the Bombers fell to the Orioles, 6-5, in Baltimore. Thurman Munson pushed the cushion to two runs with a solo home run in the top of the eighth, but the Yanks came unglued in the bottom half. MILWAUKEE-Weary of the constant controversy sur rounding the Yankees, Billy Martin has threatened to bar certain New York writers from the clubhouse, team bus or plane if he deems necessary.
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United's Olsen Fills Unlikely Role in Victory (Sports, 12 articles)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 28 The only thing that could interrupt another D.C. United loss Saturday night was the rain and lightning storm that engulfed Columbus Crew Stadium with about six minutes remaining. Jaime Moreno provided the lead with a bicycle kick, but Adolfo Bautista scored the equalizer and Gonzalo Pineda broke the tie seven minutes into the second half when Perkins could not hold a rising shot. Having already built a massive advantage in the total-goals series, D.C. United was under no pressure to win the second and final match against Olimpia of Honduras last night at rainy RFK Stadium.
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Alexander, Hasselbeck, big hits lead Seahawks past Bucs (Sports, 7 articles) [UPDATE]
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Seahawks wide receiver D.J. Hackett has a high sprain on his right ankle, coach Mike Holmgren said Monday, and is out indefinitely. The Seahawks signed -TE Marcus Pollard the very day in March that Jerramy Stevens was arrested in Arizona for driving under the influence. Not until Sunday when they exchanged greetings after a game in which Pollard led the Seahawks in receptions and Stevens didn't catch much more than boos.
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Navy Overpowers Army, Advances to League Final (Sports, 4 articles)
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The Navy men's lacrosse team received two wake-up calls before completing its 13-5 victory over Canisius yesterday morning in Annapolis. The first came from the academy at 6 a.m. The second came from Navy Coach Richie Meade at halftime, when the Midshipmen were leading the winless Golden Griffins only 4-3. Navy's 12-1 victory over Army in a Patriot League men's lacrosse semifinal yesterday in Annapolis was so decisive that, at one point, Army had seven defenders one too many and Navy still scored.
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Gators' 'Circus' Gets Chance at an Encore (Sports, 4 articles)
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ATLANTA, March 31 As if the clock were turned back one year, UCLA walked onto college basketball's largest stage again Saturday and confronted the same Florida starting lineup that thoroughly embarrassed the Bruins in last season's national championship game. After overcoming early offensive struggles, the Gators were at their scintillating best in the second half Saturday, cruising to a convincing 76-66 victory at the Georgia Dome to advance to Monday's national title game against Ohio State. The national title game will serve as a rematch of Florida's 26-point victory over Ohio State in December as well as Florida's 41-14 victory over Ohio State in this year's national championship football game.
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Colonials Have Been Cooking Thanks to Pressure Defense (Sports, 8 articles)
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DALLAS, March 25 George Washington's greatest fear before its NCAA tournament region semifinal Sunday night was North Carolina turning Reunion Arena into a 94-foot sprinter's paradise. GW offered little resistance in the lane, allowing the versatile Tar Heels to score and rebound easily en route to a 70-56 victory before an announced crowd of 3,875. In handing the Colonials (28-4) just their second loss in 3 1/2 months, the Tar Heels (33-3) advanced to face second-seeded Purdue a 78-65 winner over No. 3 Georgia earlier in the evening in Tuesday's final.
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Orioles stay quiet on Gibbons, steroids (Sports, 6 articles) [UPDATE]
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One person who has been briefed on the situation but was not authorized to speak publicly said baseball expects the names of perhaps 10 more players to emerge as the investigation continues to unfold. Over the last week, news reports have linked Rick Ankiel , Troy Glaus and Jay Gibbons to shipments of human growth hormone and steroids. NEW YORK Major League Baseball representatives met Monday with officials from the district attorney's office in Albany County, N.Y., regarding the upstate investigation into performance-enhancing drugs, according to published reports Tuesday.
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Report: Brown, Dvoracek out for season :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bears (Sports, 6 articles)
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Kyle Boller took over after McNair strained his groin in the fourth quarter - the last in a nonstop run of injuries for both teams - and led the Ravens to the 1-yard line in the closing seconds. A pass interference penalty on Todd Heap negated his catch in the end zone, and Boller's final pass deflected off Heap's shoulder and was intercepted in the end zone by diving lineman Michael Myers . McNair's interception , his fourth gaffe of the game, set up Carson Palmer's fourth-quarter touchdown pass , and Cincinnati's suspect defense pulled off a goal-line stand last night that preserved a 27-20 victory over the visiting Baltimore Ravens.
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Moss fine wingman to Brady (Sports, 4 articles)
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Just like any kid presented with a new toy, the New England quarterback played with it over and over and over again. Yes, it was almost 90 degrees at the Meadowlands and the Jets were constantly mumbling a September version of " Bah Humbug. That didn't keep Brady and his new best friend Randy Moss from showing the rest of the NFL that it should be afraid... very afraid.
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At Women's World Cup, Germany doesn't cry for Argentina (Sports, 8 articles) [UPDATE]
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The golden era of American women's soccer was supposed to have ended on a cool weeknight nearly two years ago in suburban Los Angeles. Contenders such as the No. 1-ranked United States, which was to play North Korea in Chengdu in a Group B match today at 2 a.m. Pacific time, will certainly take notice. Kristine Lilly scored on a penalty kick late in overtime to give the United States a 2-1 victory over Canada on Sunday night in the Gold Cup championship game.
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Shorecrest's Swenson tosses for 4 TDs (Sports, 8 articles)
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Eberspacher also hit from 35 yards and 47 yards in the first quarter and helped stake NWU to a 13-0 early cushion. Hector, a 6-1, 212 lb senior quarterback from Le Mars, Iowa, posted 401 yards of total offense and scored six touchdowns as No. 7 Northwestern won 44-30 last Saturday. The senior quarterback completed only nine passes, but four were for touchdowns, as Shorecrest beat district rival Shorewood 28-14 Friday night in a WesCo South Division game at Shoreline Stadium.
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Yankees Reach Goal Set by Torre (Sports, 4 articles)
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With a 9-2 thrashing of the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, the Yankees lifted their record to 20 games over.500, at 82-62. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 10 - In the visitors' clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium late Sunday afternoon, Alex Rodriguez tried to catch Hideki Matsui s eye near a back hallway. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 9 - Chien-Ming Wang was breezing along with a 3-0 lead Sunday, pitching as economically as ever, when things took a sudden bad turn.
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Raiders, Russell agree to contract (Sports, 5 articles) [UPDATE]
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The deal would set a rookie record and represent a $4.5 million increase in guaranteed money over last year's No. 1 overall pick, defensive end Mario Williams of the Houston Texans. National and local media outlets reported as early as Monday afternoon the deal was agreed to in principle, but a high-ranking team official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, stressed nothing was official as of late Monday night. Earlier Monday, Raiders coach Lane Kiffin expressed confidence that the former LSU quarterback would be with the team before Sunday's game at Denver.
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Mets' Martinez to return tomorrow against Reds - (Sports, 5 articles) [UPDATE]
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The Mets' plan for Carlos Delgado to miss a week to 10 days took a hit yesterday when Willie Randolph said the slugger won't play against the Braves or Phillies - the remainder of the 10-game homestand. New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez , recovering from rotator cuff surgery, will make his first start of the season tomorrow at Cincinnati. Randolph said Martinez threw "crisp, nice and free" in a bullpen session Friday and said the throws appeared to be " effortless coming out of his hand.
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Patriots Stretch Run, Advance To CAA Final (Sports, 5 articles)
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George Mason Coach Jim Larranaga was in a cheerful mood yesterday as his team wrapped up a spirited practice and prepared to board a bus for the Colonial Athletic Association tournament in Richmond. Just five days removed from a miserable finish to a wildly erratic regular season, the Patriots went through their final workout in Fairfax with an energy and pace that had been absent so often this year. The top-seeded Rams scored 11 consecutive points, nine by sophomore point guard Eric Maynor , and dashed to a 65-59 victory before a delirious sellout crowd of 11,200 at Richmond Coliseum.
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Speak, see, hear better digitally :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Technology (Sports, 7 articles)
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A F C N O R T H Baltimore Ravens bull News bull Directory bull Results bull Roster bull Schedule bull Statistics. Random thoughts while wondering how many more injuries the Cardinals need before St. Louis is out of contention in the National League Central: bull bull Let's say the Cardinals play approximately.500 baseball (11-10) the rest of the season. Oh, and finishing ahead of the Cards does not guarantee a National League Central crown is in the cards bull bull It's far too early to be concerned about the Bears' ground game (OK, lack of one).
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Virginia Tech No Match for No. 2 LSU (Sports, 4 articles)
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Sylvia Fowles overpowered Connecticut with 23 points, 15 rebounds and an intimidating defensive performance that led third-seeded LSU to a 73-50 victory over the top-seeded Huskies last night in the Fresno Region final. BATON ROUGE, La. LSU didn't need any small-school sacrificial lambs on its early season schedule to post a couple of gaudy blowouts. Keiland Williams ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Matt Flynn led LSU to scores on four of its first five possessions as the Lady Tigers cruised to a 48-7 victory over the uncharacteristically hapless Hokies on Saturday night.
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Michigan QB Henne Out Vs. Notre Dame (Sports, 6 articles) [UPDATE]
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Freshman Ryan Mallett will start at quarterback for Michigan on Saturday against Notre Dame in a matchup of storied programs with 0-2 records this season - and he could have the job a few weeks longer. Coach Lloyd Carr declined to confirm Saturday's ABC-TV report that Michigan trainer Paul Schmidt said Henne had a lower-leg injury. It's not the best time to be a Michigan alum, but school should give Carr a chance to turn around his struggling program.
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Brewers in a good spot :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (Sports, 6 articles) [UPDATE]
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The Cubs are dealing with an overcrowded rotation, and manager Lou Piniella is plotting a course for some of his key starting pitchers to work on three days' rest down the stretch. " Our pitchers are fairly Piniella said before the Cubs pounded the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3 in a makeup game Monday at Wrigley Field. The manager said with a smile after a 12-3 victory brought to life the dormant Cubs bats and put one more hurt on the Cardinals' hopes to surprise in the National League Central.
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